Barry Foster
Acting
Born August 21, 1927 · Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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 · 40 titles
Screen Two
The Wednesday Play
Playhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Bergerac
Maigret
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Public Eye
Drama 61-67
The Troubleshooters
Van der Valk
Thursday Theatre
Dalgliesh
Espionage
Doomwatch
Sir Francis Drake
Chillers
Fall of Eagles
Smiley's People
Premiere
Maurice
The Wild Geese
Battle of Britain
Frenzy
Roger Roger
The Battle of the River Plate
Ryan's Daughter
Death of an Expert Witness
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Nicholas Nickleby
Dunkirk
Inspector Clouseau
Robbery
A Family Affair
The Whistle Blower
Twisted Nerve
The Baby and the Battleship
The Wind in the Willows