
Barry Foster
Acting
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).
TV Shows(22)

Roger Roger
Pieter Eugene
1998

Chillers
Roger
1990

Screen Two
Derek
1985

Dalgliesh
Maxim Howarth
1983

Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Maxim Howarth
1983

Smiley's People
Saul Enderby
1982

Bergerac
Howard Bailey
1981

Fall of Eagles
Kaiser Wilhelm II
1974

Playhouse
Bellamy
1974

Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Donald Trenton
1973

Van der Valk
Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
1972

Doomwatch
Dr. Carson
1970

The Troubleshooters
Robert Driscoll
1965

Public Eye
Gerald Gurney-Stuart
1965

The Wednesday Play
Dan Sankey
1964

Espionage
Gerry Paynter
1963

Sir Francis Drake
Tom Brewster
1961
Drama 61-67
Monty Mays
1961

Maigret
1960
Sunday-Night Play
1960
Nicholas Nickleby
Frank Cheeryble
1957

Sunday Night Theatre
Trooper Bates
1950
Movies(52)

The Story of 'Frenzy'
Self
2001

Rancid Aluminium
Doctor
2000
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998

The Wind in the Willows
Boatman
1995

Party Time
Gavin
1992
A Curious Suicide
1990

King of the Wind
Mr. Williams
1990

Maurice
Dean Cornwallis
1987

Succubus
Mike
1987

Three Kinds of Heat
Norris
1987

After Pilkington
Derek
1987

The Whistle Blower
Charles Grieg
1986

Hotel du Lac
David Simmonds
1986

To Catch a King
Max Winter
1984

Heat and Dust
Major Minnies
1983

A Woman Called Golda
Major Orde Wingate
1982

How Many Miles to Babylon?
Major Glendinning
1982

Random Moments in a May Garden
David
1981

Beyond the Next Mountain
Alan Montforce
1981

Rabbit Pie Day
The Major
1980

The Rear Column
Barttelot
1980

Danger on Dartmoor
Mr. Green
1980

The Wild Geese
Thomas Balfour
1978
The Three Hostages
Richard Hannay
1977

Sweeney!
Elliott McQueen
1977

Orde Wingate
Orde Wingate
1976

Practical Experience
Bellamy
1976

Old Times
Deeley
1975

The Last Word
Edward
1975

A Quiet Day in Belfast
John Slattery
1974

Frenzy
Robert "Bob" Rusk
1972

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
Narrator (voice)
1972

Ryan's Daughter
Tim O'Leary
1970

Battle of Britain
Sqd. Leader Edwards
1969

The Guru
Chris
1969

Twisted Nerve
Gerry Henderson
1968

Inspector Clouseau
Addison Steele
1968

Robbery
Frank
1967

The Family Way
Joe Thompson
1966

The Interior Decorator
Bellamy
1965

King and Country
Lt. Webb
1964

Playback
Dave Hollis
1962

Where the Difference Begins
Richard
1961

Surprise Package
US Marshal
1960

Worm in the Bud
Edgar Malone
1959

The Siege of Pinchgut
Navy Rating (Uncredited)
1959

Sea of Sand
Cpl. Matheson
1958

Sea Fury
Vincent
1958

Dunkirk
Don R
1958

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Petty Officer McCarthy
1957

The Battle of the River Plate
Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
1956

The Baby and the Battleship
First Sailor at Dance
1956