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Barry Foster

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Barry Foster

Aug 21, 1927 – Feb 11, 200279 titles 52 movies · 27 TV
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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).

Also known as

John Barry Foster

Born

Aug 21, 1927 – Feb 11, 2002

Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Career timeline

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1950 1 title(s)

1956 2 title(s)

1957 2 title(s)

1958 3 title(s)

1959 2 title(s)

1960 3 title(s)

1961 3 title(s)

1962 1 title(s)

1963 1 title(s)

1964 3 title(s)

1965 4 title(s)

1966 1 title(s)

1967 1 title(s)

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1970 2 title(s)

1972 3 title(s)

1973 1 title(s)

1974 3 title(s)

1975 2 title(s)

1976 2 title(s)

1977 3 title(s)

1978 1 title(s)

1979 1 title(s)

1980 3 title(s)

1981 3 title(s)

1982 3 title(s)

1983 3 title(s)

1984 1 title(s)

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1986 2 title(s)

1987 4 title(s)

1990 3 title(s)

1992 1 title(s)

1995 1 title(s)

1998 2 title(s)

2000 1 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)