Barry Foster
Acting
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).
Born: August 21, 1927
Place of Birth: Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known For
Public Eye
Public Eye is a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975. It was produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four series. The series depicted the investigations and cases handled by the unglamorous enquiry agent Frank Marker, an unmarried loner who is in his early forties when the series begins. In the words of an ABC trailer for the third series: "Marker isn't a glamorous detective and he doesn't get glamorous cases—he doesn't even get glamorous girls. What he does get is people who are in trouble—the sort of trouble you can't go to the police about, even if you are innocent."
A Woman Called Golda
The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Smiley's People
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations that it doesn't want to know what happened. He begins to follow up the clues of his friends past days, discovering that the clues lead to a high person in the Russian Secret service, and a secret important enough to kill for.
Maurice
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
While sailing lawfully up the Yangste in 1949, the British warship Amethyst found its return to the open sea blocked by Communist Chinese shore batteries that unexpectedly opened fire. In charge, Lietenant Commander Kerans was not however prepared for his crew and his ship to remain as a hostage for the Chinese to use as an international pawn.
Maigret
BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector Maigret, a French police detective who preferred to watch and listen in order to solve crimes. The series ran from 1960-63 on British television.
King and Country
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Ryan's Daughter
In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
Frenzy
London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.
The Wind in the Willows
Jailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his beloved Toad Hall comes under threat from the wily weasels, who plan to build a dog food factory on the very meadow sold to them by Toad himself.
Filmography
as Self
as Doctor
as Pieter Eugene
as Boatman
as Gavin
as Mr. Williams
as Roger
as Dean Cornwallis
as Mike
as Norris
as Derek
as Charles Grieg
as David Simmonds
as Derek
as Max Winter
as Maxim Howarth
as Dr. Maxim Howarth
as Major Minnies
as Saul Enderby
as Major Orde Wingate
as Major Glendinning
as Howard Bailey
as David
as Alan Montforce
as The Major
as Barttelot
as Mr. Green
as Thomas Balfour
as Elliott McQueen
as Orde Wingate
as Bellamy
as Deeley
as Edward
as John Slattery
as Kaiser Wilhelm II
as Bellamy
as David
as Maj. Glendinning
as Donald Trenton
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk
as Robert "Bob" Rusk
as Narrator (voice)
as Tim O'Leary
as Dr. Carson
as Sqd. Leader Edwards
as Chris
as Gerry Henderson
as Addison Steele
as Frank
as Joe Thompson
as Robert Driscoll
as Bellamy
as Gerald Gurney-Stuart
as Dan Sankey
as Squadron-Leader Phil Osborne
as Lt. Webb
as Dave Hollis
as Richard
as Tom Brewster
as US Marshal
as Edgar Malone
as Cpl. Matheson
as Vincent
as Don R
as Petty Officer McCarthy
as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter
as First Sailor at Dance
as Trooper Bates
as Supply Assistant Brooker
as Tim Smith