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Barry Foster

1927–2002 · British film and television actor

John 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 portraying the title character in the British crime series Van der Valk and Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972).

Barry Foster, in order

  1. 1956 The Battle of the River Plate: acted · directed by Emeric Pressburger and Michael Powell
  2. 1957 High Flight: acted · directed by John Gilling
  3. 1958 Dunkirk: acted · directed by Leslie Norman
  4. 1958 Sea of Sand: acted · directed by Guy Green
  5. 1959 Yesterday's Enemy: acted · directed by Val Guest
  6. 1960 Surprise Package: acted · directed by Stanley Donen
  7. 1964 King & Country: acted · directed by Joseph Losey
  8. 1966 The Family Way: acted · directed by John Boulting and Roy Boulting
  9. 1967 Robbery: acted · directed by Peter Yates · critics 80%, audiences 75% · streaming on Kanopy
  10. 1968 Inspector Clouseau: acted · directed by Bud Yorkin · critics 0%, audiences 21% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  11. 1968 Twisted Nerve: acted · directed by Roy Boulting
  12. 1969 Battle of Britain: acted · directed by Guy Hamilton
  13. 1969 The Guru: acted · directed by James Ivory
  14. 1970 Ryan's Daughter: acted · directed by David Lean · critics 47%, audiences 73% · streaming on Plex, Tubi
  15. 1972 Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization: acted · directed by James Ivory
  16. 1972 Frenzy: acted · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 89%, audiences 78%
  17. 1973 Divorce His, Divorce Hers (TV movie): acted · directed by Waris Hussein
  18. 1974 A Quiet Day in Belfast: acted · directed by Milad Bessada
  19. 1975 The Last Word: acted · directed by Robert van Ackeren
  20. 1976 Sweeney!: acted · directed by David Wickes
  21. 1977 The Three Hostages (TV movie): acted · directed by Clive Donner
  22. 1978 The Wild Geese: acted · directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
  23. 1982 A Woman Called Golda (TV movie): acted · directed by Alan Gibson
  24. 1983 Heat and Dust: acted · directed by James Ivory · critics 79%, audiences 57% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, Fawesome
  25. 1986 The Whistle Blower: acted · directed by Simon Langton
  26. 1987 Maurice: acted · directed by James Ivory · critics 81%, audiences 87% · streaming on Prime Video, Philo, Kanopy
  27. 1988 The Killing Game: acted · directed by Joseph Merhi
  28. 1990 King of the Wind: acted · directed by Peter Duffell