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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Frenzy
as Robert "Bob" Rusk
1972
Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
1998
Sea of Sand
as Cpl. Matheson
1958
Battle of Britain
as Sqd. Leader Edwards
1969
The Wild Geese
as Thomas Balfour
1978
The Whistle Blower
as Charles Grieg
1986
Maurice
as Dean Cornwallis
1987
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Petty Officer McCarthy
1957
The Interior Decorator
as Bellamy
1965
Ryan's Daughter
as Tim O'Leary
1970
The Family Way
as Joe Thompson
1966
Robbery
as Frank
1967
Twisted Nerve
as Gerry Henderson
1968
Sweeney!
as Elliott McQueen
1977
Rancid Aluminium
as Doctor
2000
King and Country
as Lt. Webb
1964
The Guru
as Chris
1969
The Wind in the Willows
as Boatman
1995
Worm in the Bud
as Edgar Malone
1959
After Pilkington
as Derek
1987
TV Appearances
Van der Valk
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
1972
Sir Francis Drake
as Tom Brewster
1961
Fall of Eagles
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
1974
The Troubleshooters
as Robert Driscoll
1965
Maigret
1960
Playhouse
as Bellamy
1974
Bergerac
as Howard Bailey
1981
Public Eye
as Gerald Gurney-Stuart
1965
Dalgliesh
as Maxim Howarth
1983
Sunday-Night Play
1960
Screen Two
as Derek
1985
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
as Donald Trenton
1973