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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-08-21 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Barry Foster

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).

Known For

Acting

2001

2000

1998

Roger Roger as Pieter Eugene

1995

1992

Party Time as Gavin

1990

King of the Wind as Mr. Williams

1987

Maurice as Dean Cornwallis
Succubus as Mike

1986

The Whistle Blower as Charles Grieg
Hotel du Lac as David Simmonds

1985

Screen Two as Derek

1984

To Catch a King as Max Winter

1983

Heat and Dust as Major Minnies
Dalgliesh as Maxim Howarth
Death of an Expert Witness as Dr. Maxim Howarth

1982

A Woman Called Golda as Major Orde Wingate
How Many Miles to Babylon? as Major Glendinning
Smiley's People as Saul Enderby

1981

Beyond the Next Mountain as Alan Montforce
Bergerac as Howard Bailey

1980

Danger on Dartmoor as Mr. Green
Rabbit Pie Day as The Major

1978

The Wild Geese as Thomas Balfour

1977

Sweeney! as Elliott McQueen
The Three Hostages as Richard Hannay

1976

Orde Wingate as Orde Wingate

1975

The Last Word as Edward
Old Times as Deeley

1974

A Quiet Day in Belfast as John Slattery
Fall of Eagles as Kaiser Wilhelm II
Playhouse as Bellamy

1973

Divorce His, Divorce Hers as Donald Trenton

1972

Frenzy as Robert Rusk
Van der Valk as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk

1970

Ryan's Daughter as Tim O'Leary
Doomwatch as Dr. Carson

1969

Battle of Britain as Sqd. Leader Edwards
The Guru as Chris

1968

Twisted Nerve as Gerry Henderson
Inspector Clouseau as Addison Steele

1967

Robbery as Frank

1966

The Family Way as Joe Thompson

1965

The Troubleshooters as Robert Driscoll
Public Eye as Gerald Gurney-Stuart

1964

King and Country as Lt. Webb
The Wednesday Play as Dan Sankey

1962

1961

Sir Francis Drake as Tom Brewster

1960

Surprise Package as US Marshal

1959

Worm in the Bud as Edgar Malone

1958

Sea of Sand as Cpl. Matheson
Sea Fury as Vincent
Dunkirk as Don R

1957

1956

The Battle of the River Plate as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
The Baby and the Battleship as First Sailor at Dance

1950

Sunday Night Theatre as Trooper Bates
Sunday Night Theatre as Supply Assistant Brooker