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Barry Foster

Actor | * 08/21/1927 († 74, 02/11/2002) | Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John Barry Foster (21 August 1927 – 11 February 2002) was an English actor who had an extensive career in film, radio, stage and television over almost 50 years. He was best known for portraying the title character in the British crime series Van der Valk (1972–1992) and Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain. ...

Battle of Britain

FSK: 16+ years

1969 | 3.4/5 | 2h 12min
Action, Drama, History, War
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An Irish lass is branded a traitor when she falls for a British soldier. ...

Ryan's Daughter

FSK: 16+ years

1970 | 3.6/5 | 3h 26min
Drama, Romance / Love, History
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After his lover rejects him, a young man in early 20th century England, trapped by the oppressiveness of Edwardian society, tries to come to terms with and accept his sexuality. ...

Maurice

FSK: 12+ years

1987 | 3.8/5 | 2h 20min
Drama, Romance / Love
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After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he claims vehemently to be the wrong man. ...

Frenzy

FSK: 16+ years

1972 | 3.6/5 | 1h 56min
Crime, Thriller, Horror
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Van der Valk is a British television series that was produced by Thames Television for the ITV network. It starred Barry Foster in the title role as Dutch detective Commissaris "Piet" van der Valk. Ba ...

Van der Valk

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1972 | 2.8/5 | 50min per episode
Drama
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Movies with Barry Foster as Actor(39)

as Alan Montforce2004 Beyond the Next Mountain
as himself2001 The Story of 'Frenzy'
as Doctor2000 Rancid Aluminium
1998 Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names
as Boatman1995 The Wind in the Willows
as Gavin1992 Party Time
as Mr. Williams1990 King of the Wind
1990 A Curious Suicide
as Dean Cornwallis1987 Maurice
as Norris1987 Three Kinds of Heat
as Derek1987 After Pilkington
as David Simmonds1986 Hotel du Lac
as Charles Grieg1986 The Whistle Blower
as Max Winter1984 To Catch a King
as Major Minnies1983 Heat and Dust
as Major Glendinning1982 How Many Miles to Babylon?
as Major Orde Wingate1982 A Woman Called Golda
as Mr. Green1980 Danger on Dartmoor
as Thomas Balfour1978 The Wild Geese
as Elliott McQueen1977 Sweeney!
as Edward1975 The Last Word
as Deeley1975 Old Times
as John Slattery1974 A Quiet Day in Belfast
as Narrator (voice)1972 Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization
as Robert Rusk1972 Frenzy
as Tim O'Leary1970 Ryan's Daughter
as Chris1969 The Guru
as Sqd. Leader Edwards1969 Battle of Britain
as Gerry Henderson1968 Twisted Nerve
as Frank1967 Robbery
as Joe Thompson1966 The Family Way
as Lt. Webb1964 King and Country
1962 Playback
as Richard1961 Where the Difference Begins
as Vincent1958 Sea Fury
as Cpl. Matheson1958 Sea of Sand
as Don R1958 Dunkirk
as Petty Officer McCarthy1957 Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter1956 The Battle of the River Plate

TV Shows/Series with Barry Foster as Actor(7)

as Dr. Maxim Howarth1983 Death of an Expert Witness
as Saul Enderby1982 Smiley's People
as Kaiser Wilhelm II1974 Fall of Eagles
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk1972 Van der Valk
as Gerald Gurney-Stuart1965 Public Eye
as Tom Brewster1961 Sir Francis Drake
1960 Maigret

Full Name: Barry Foster
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 08/21 1927 (August) in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 02/11 2002 (February) in Guildford (aged: 74)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama
Children: Joanna Foster
Other names for Barry Foster (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"John Barry Foster"
Barry Foster frequently works together with these people:
James Ivory (7x, Crew)
Ismail Merchant (5x, Crew)
Alfred Hitchcock (4x, Crew)
Frank Finlay (4x, Actor)
Laurent Bouzereau (4x, Crew)
Billie Whitelaw (4x, Actress)
Glynn Edwards (4x, Actor)
Roger Delgado (4x, Actor)
Alfred Burke (4x, Actor)
Roy Boulting (4x, Crew)
Jennifer Daniel (4x, Actress)
Gordon K. McCallum (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1425197, Added: 09/05/2019, Last updated: 03/22/2024