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Home/People/Barry Foster
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Born
Aug 21, 1927Died: Feb 11, 2002
Lived 74 years
Place of Birth
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

51
Movies
25
TV Shows
Also Known As
John Barry Foster
IMDb Profile

Barry Foster

Acting

Biography
Barry Foster was an English actor who had an extensive career in film, radio, stage and television over almost 50 years. He was best known for playing Kaiser Wilhelm II in Fall of Eagles (1974), Order Wingate (1976), the title character in the British crime series Van der Valk (1972–1992) and Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972).
The Story of 'Frenzy' poster

The Story of 'Frenzy'

as Self
2001
Rancid Aluminium poster

Rancid Aluminium

as Doctor
2000
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names poster

Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

Cast
1998
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

as Boatman
1995
Party Time poster

Party Time

as Gavin
1992
A Curious Suicide poster

A Curious Suicide

Cast
1990
King of the Wind poster

King of the Wind

as Mr. Williams
1990
Maurice poster

Maurice

as Dean Cornwallis
1987
Succubus poster

Succubus

as Mike
1987
Three Kinds of Heat poster

Three Kinds of Heat

as Norris
1987
After Pilkington poster

After Pilkington

as Derek
1987
The Whistle Blower poster

The Whistle Blower

as Charles Grieg
1986
Hotel du Lac poster

Hotel du Lac

as David Simmonds
1986
To Catch a King poster

To Catch a King

as Max Winter
1984
Heat and Dust poster

Heat and Dust

as Major Minnies
1983
A Woman Called Golda poster

A Woman Called Golda

as Major Orde Wingate
1982
How Many Miles to Babylon? poster

How Many Miles to Babylon?

as Major Glendinning
1982
Random Moments in a May Garden poster

Random Moments in a May Garden

as David
1981
Beyond the Next Mountain poster

Beyond the Next Mountain

as Alan Montforce
1981
Rabbit Pie Day poster

Rabbit Pie Day

as The Major
1980