Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
21 agosto 1927
Died
11 febbraio 2002
Place of birth
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as
John 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).
Conosciuto per
6.2
Series
Van der Valk
Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
1972–1992
6.4
Film
Sea of Sand
Cpl. Matheson
1958
5.8
Film
The Whistle Blower
Charles Grieg
1986
7.6
Film
Maurice
Dean Cornwallis
1987
6.9
Film
Battle of Britain
Sqd. Leader Edwards
1969
6.8
Film
The Wild Geese
Thomas Balfour
1978
7.1
Film
Frenzy
Robert "Bob" Rusk
1972
6.7
Series
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
Donald Trenton
1973
6.5
Series
Death of an Expert Witness
Dr. Maxim Howarth
1983
Acting credits 9 titles
Maurice
as Dean Cornwallis
7.6
1987
The Whistle Blower
as Charles Grieg
5.8
1986
Death of an Expert Witness
as Dr. Maxim Howarth
6.5
1983
The Wild Geese
as Thomas Balfour
6.8
1978
Divorce His, Divorce Hers
as Donald Trenton
6.7
1973
Van der Valk
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
6.2
1972–1992
Frenzy
as Robert "Bob" Rusk
7.1
1972
Battle of Britain
as Sqd. Leader Edwards
6.9
1969
Sea of Sand
as Cpl. Matheson
6.4
1958