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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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

5.8
Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

4.5
Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

6.9
The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

5
Maigret

Maigret

6.9
Playhouse

Playhouse

7
Bergerac

Bergerac

6.667
Public Eye

Public Eye

7.8
Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

6.9
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

0
Screen Two

Screen Two

6.833
Divorce His, Divorce Hers

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

5
Roger Roger

Roger Roger

0
Death of an Expert Witness

Death of an Expert Witness

6.5
Smiley's People

Smiley's People

7.7
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

4.5
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

3.5
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

3.5
Doomwatch

Doomwatch

6
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

4.5
Playhouse

Playhouse

7
Playhouse

Playhouse

7

Movies

Frenzy

Frenzy

7.108
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names

0
Sea of Sand

Sea of Sand

6.5
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

6.9
The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

6.848
The Whistle Blower

The Whistle Blower

5.821
Maurice

Maurice

7.622
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

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

7.2
The Interior Decorator

The Interior Decorator

0
Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

7.1
The Family Way

The Family Way

6.7
Robbery

Robbery

6.6
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

6.809
Sweeney!

Sweeney!

6.8
Rancid Aluminium

Rancid Aluminium

3.5
King and Country

King and Country

7.116
The Guru

The Guru

5
The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

7.044
Worm in the Bud

Worm in the Bud

0
After Pilkington

After Pilkington

7
To Catch a King

To Catch a King

4
Succubus

Succubus

0
Sea Fury

Sea Fury

6
King of the Wind

King of the Wind

6.4
Playback

Playback

0
A Woman Called Golda

A Woman Called Golda

8.1
Random Moments in a May Garden

Random Moments in a May Garden

0
Where the Difference Begins

Where the Difference Begins

7
A Curious Suicide

A Curious Suicide

0
Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

5
Beyond the Next Mountain

Beyond the Next Mountain

0
Heat and Dust

Heat and Dust

6.128
Dunkirk

Dunkirk

6.8
Danger on Dartmoor

Danger on Dartmoor

5.7
The Three Hostages

The Three Hostages

0
The Last Word

The Last Word

2
The Story of 'Frenzy'

The Story of 'Frenzy'

5
Hotel du Lac

Hotel du Lac

4
Three Kinds of Heat

Three Kinds of Heat

4.2
A Quiet Day in Belfast

A Quiet Day in Belfast

6
Old Times

Old Times

0
How Many Miles to Babylon?

How Many Miles to Babylon?

0
Party Time

Party Time

5
The Battle of the River Plate

The Battle of the River Plate

6.2
Orde Wingate

Orde Wingate

0
Rabbit Pie Day

Rabbit Pie Day

0
Practical Experience

Practical Experience

0
Surprise Package

Surprise Package

5.8
Inspector Clouseau

Inspector Clouseau

5
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

6