Barry Foster

    Known For

    Acting

    Birthday

    August 21, 1927

    Day of Death

    February 11, 2002 (74 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

    • Frenzy

      Frenzy

      1972

    • Maurice

      Maurice

      1987

    • Battle of Britain

      Battle of Britain

      1969

    • The Wild Geese

      The Wild Geese

      1978

    • Ryan's Daughter

      Ryan's Daughter

      1970

    • Inspector Clouseau

      Inspector Clouseau

      1968

    • Dunkirk

      Dunkirk

      1958

    • The Battle of the River Plate

      The Battle of the River Plate

      1956

    • Twisted Nerve

      Twisted Nerve

      1968

    • King and Country

      King and Country

      1964

    • Smiley's People

      Smiley's People

      1982

    • Robbery

      Robbery

      1967

    • The Whistle Blower

      The Whistle Blower

      1986

    • Heat and Dust

      Heat and Dust

      1983

    • The Wind in the Willows

      The Wind in the Willows

      1995