Barry Foster

1927-08-21 – 2002-02-11 (age 74) Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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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).

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Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Known For

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969

as Sqd. Leader Edwards

The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1978

as Thomas Balfour

Frenzy

Frenzy

1972

as Robert "Bob" Rusk

Maurice

Maurice

1987

as Dean Cornwallis

Inspector Clouseau

Inspector Clouseau

1968

as Addison Steele

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970

as Tim O'Leary

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

1958

as Don R

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

as Petty Officer McCarthy

The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

1995

as Boatman

Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

1968

as Gerry Henderson

Robbery

Robbery

1967

as Frank

Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand

1958

as Cpl. Matheson

Heat and Dust

Heat and Dust

1983

as Major Minnies

Sweeney!

Sweeney!

1977

as Elliott McQueen

Sea Fury

Sea Fury

1958

as Vincent

King and Country

King and Country

1964

as Lt. Webb

To Catch a King

To Catch a King

1984

as Max Winter

The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower

1986

as Charles Grieg

The Family Way

The Family Way

1966

as Joe Thompson