Acting
Barry Foster
Also Known As: John Barry Foster
Birth Date
August 21, 1927
Death Date
February 11, 2002
(passed away at 74)
Place of Birth
Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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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).
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1985 • 1 episode
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1974 • 1 episode
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1981 • 1 episode
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1965 • 1 episode
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1964 • 1 episode
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1969 • 1 episode
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1960 • 1 episode
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1965 • 1 episode
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1950 • 1 episode
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1972 • 32 episodes
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1964 • 1 episode
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1965 • 4 episodes
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1963 • 1 episode
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1977 • 1 episode
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1961 • 1 episode