Personal Info
Birthday
August 21, 1927
Place of Birth
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting
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).
Acting Filmography (70)
No Backdrop
6.0
The Story of 'Frenzy'
Movie2001
No Backdrop
3.7
Rancid Aluminium
Movie2000
9.0
Roger Roger
TV Series1998
7.1
The Wind in the Willows
Movie1995
No Backdrop
6.5
Party Time
Movie1992
7.0
King of the Wind
Movie1990
6.7
Chillers
TV Series1990
7.6
Maurice
Movie1987
No Backdrop
9.0
Succubus
Movie1987
5.4
Three Kinds of Heat
Movie1987
7.4
After Pilkington
Movie1987
5.9
The Whistle Blower
Movie1986
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4.3
Hotel du Lac
Movie1986
7.1
Screen Two
TV Series1985
7.0
To Catch a King
Movie1984
6.9
Dalgliesh
TV Series1983
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6.5
Death of an Expert Witness
TV Series1983
6.0
Heat and Dust
Movie1983
7.7
Smiley's People
TV Series1982
7.7
A Woman Called Golda
Movie1982
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0.0
How Many Miles to Babylon?
Movie1982
6.7
Bergerac
TV Series1981
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0.0
Random Moments in a May Garden
Movie1981
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10.0
Beyond the Next Mountain
Movie1981
No Backdrop
0.0
Rabbit Pie Day
Movie1980
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0.0
The Rear Column
Movie1980
6.2
Danger on Dartmoor
Movie1980
6.8
The Wild Geese
Movie1978
6.7
Sweeney!
Movie1977
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0.0
Orde Wingate
Movie1976
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0.0
Practical Experience
Movie1976
No Backdrop
0.0
Old Times
Movie1975
4.7
The Last Word
Movie1975
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6.3
A Quiet Day in Belfast
Movie1974
7.0
Fall of Eagles
TV Series1974
No Backdrop
7.0
Playhouse
TV Series1974
6.7
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
TV Series1973
6.2
Van der Valk
TV Series1972
7.1
Frenzy
Movie1972
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6.3
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Movie1972
7.1
Ryan's Daughter
Movie1970
6.4
Doomwatch
TV Series1970
6.8
Battle of Britain
Movie1969
6.0
The Guru
Movie1969
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7.0
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV Series1969
6.8
Twisted Nerve
Movie1968
5.1
Inspector Clouseau
Movie1968
6.6
Robbery
Movie1967
6.7
The Family Way
Movie1966
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4.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV Series1965
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7.3
The Troubleshooters
TV Series1965
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10.0
The Interior Decorator
Movie1965
8.2
Public Eye
TV Series1965
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5.2
The Wednesday Play
TV Series1964
7.1
King and Country
Movie1964
10.0
Espionage
TV Series1963
0.0
Playback
Movie1962
No Backdrop
7.5
Where the Difference Begins
Movie1961
5.1
Sir Francis Drake
TV Series1961
7.1
Maigret
TV Series1960
6.6
Surprise Package
Movie1960
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0.0
Worm in the Bud
Movie1959
6.3
The Siege of Pinchgut
Movie1959
6.4
Sea of Sand
Movie1958
6.1
Sea Fury
Movie1958
6.8
Dunkirk
Movie1958
7.3
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Movie1957
6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
Movie1956
6.4
The Baby and the Battleship
Movie1956
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3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
TV Series1950