Barry Foster

Barry Foster

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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Filmography

2001

The Story of 'Frenzy'
The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/6/2001

2000

Rancid Aluminium
Rancid Aluminium
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/21/2000

1998

Movie
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
Movie - Released: 6/6/1998
Roger Roger
Roger Roger
as Pieter Eugene
TV - Released: 1/8/1998

1995

The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows
as Boatman
Movie - Released: 12/24/1995

1992

Party Time
Party Time
as Gavin
Movie - Released: 11/17/1992

1990

King of the Wind
King of the Wind
as Mr. Williams
Movie - Released: 5/25/1990
Movie
A Curious Suicide
Movie - Released: 6/2/1990

1987

Maurice
Maurice
as Dean Cornwallis
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
After Pilkington
After Pilkington
as Derek
Movie - Released: 1/25/1987
Succubus
Succubus
as Mike
Movie - Released: 7/2/1987
Three Kinds of Heat
Three Kinds of Heat
as Norris
Movie - Released: 6/1/1987

1986

The Whistle Blower
The Whistle Blower
as Charles Grieg
Movie - Released: 11/21/1986
Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac
as David Simmonds
Movie - Released: 3/2/1986

1985

Screen Two
Screen Two
as Derek
TV - Released: 1/6/1985

1984

To Catch a King
To Catch a King
as Max Winter
Movie - Released: 1/20/1984

1983

Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust
as Major Minnies
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh
as Maxim Howarth
TV - Released: 4/8/1983
Death of an Expert Witness
Death of an Expert Witness
as Dr. Maxim Howarth
TV - Released: 4/8/1983

1982

A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda
as Major Orde Wingate
Movie - Released: 4/26/1982
How Many Miles to Babylon?
How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Major Glendinning
Movie - Released: 2/26/1982
Smiley's People
Smiley's People
as Saul Enderby
TV - Released: 9/20/1982

1981

Random Moments in a May Garden
Random Moments in a May Garden
as David
Movie - Released: 5/22/1981
Beyond the Next Mountain
Beyond the Next Mountain
as Alan Montforce
Movie - Released: 3/11/1981
Bergerac
Bergerac
as Howard Bailey
TV - Released: 10/18/1981

1980

Danger on Dartmoor
Danger on Dartmoor
as Mr. Green
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980
Rabbit Pie Day
Rabbit Pie Day
as The Major
Movie - Released: 11/10/1980

1978

The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
as Thomas Balfour
Movie - Released: 6/28/1978

1977

Sweeney!
Sweeney!
as Elliott McQueen
Movie - Released: 1/14/1977
Movie
The Three Hostages
as Richard Hannay
Movie - Released: 12/27/1977

1976

Orde Wingate
Orde Wingate
as Orde Wingate
Movie - Released: 7/16/1976
Practical Experience
Practical Experience
as Bellamy
Movie - Released: 4/16/1976

1975

The Last Word
The Last Word
as Edward
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Old Times
Old Times
as Deeley
Movie - Released: 10/22/1975

1974

A Quiet Day in Belfast
A Quiet Day in Belfast
as John Slattery
Movie - Released: 5/17/1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
TV - Released: 3/15/1974
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Bellamy
TV - Released: 3/13/1974

1973

Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
as Donald Trenton
TV - Released: 2/6/1973

1972

Frenzy
Frenzy
as Robert Rusk
Movie - Released: 5/25/1972
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1972
Van der Valk
Van der Valk
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
TV - Released: 9/13/1972

1970

Ryan's Daughter
Ryan's Daughter
as Tim O'Leary
Movie - Released: 3/19/1970
Doomwatch
Doomwatch
as Dr. Carson
TV - Released: 2/9/1970

1969

Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain
as Sqd. Leader Edwards
Movie - Released: 9/15/1969
The Guru
The Guru
as Chris
Movie - Released: 2/10/1969

1968

Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve
as Gerry Henderson
Movie - Released: 12/20/1968
Inspector Clouseau
Inspector Clouseau
as Addison Steele
Movie - Released: 7/19/1968

1967

Robbery
Robbery
as Frank
Movie - Released: 8/1/1967

1966

The Family Way
The Family Way
as Joe Thompson
Movie - Released: 12/18/1966

1965

The Interior Decorator
The Interior Decorator
as Bellamy
Movie - Released: 4/14/1965
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Robert Driscoll
TV - Released: 7/7/1965
Public Eye
Public Eye
as Gerald Gurney-Stuart
TV - Released: 1/23/1965

1964

King and Country
King and Country
as Lt. Webb
Movie - Released: 9/5/1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Dan Sankey
TV - Released: 9/30/1964

1962

Playback
Playback
Movie - Released: 9/1/1962

1961

Where the Difference Begins
Where the Difference Begins
as Richard
Movie - Released: 12/15/1961
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
as Tom Brewster
TV - Released: 11/12/1961

1960

Surprise Package
Surprise Package
as US Marshal
Movie - Released: 9/29/1960
Maigret
Maigret
TV - Released: 10/31/1960
TV
Sunday-Night Play
TV - Released: 9/25/1960

1959

Worm in the Bud
Worm in the Bud
as Edgar Malone
Movie - Released: 9/27/1959

1958

Sea of Sand
Sea of Sand
as Cpl. Matheson
Movie - Released: 11/4/1958
Sea Fury
Sea Fury
as Vincent
Movie - Released: 8/26/1958
Dunkirk
Dunkirk
as Don R
Movie - Released: 3/20/1958

1957

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Petty Officer McCarthy
Movie - Released: 4/1/1957

1956

The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
Movie - Released: 10/30/1956
The Baby and the Battleship
The Baby and the Battleship
as First Sailor at Dance
Movie - Released: 6/1/1956

1950

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Trooper Bates
TV - Released: 1/1/1950
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Supply Assistant Brooker
TV - Released: 1/1/1950