Deceased

How Did Barry Foster Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 74

Also known asJohn Barry FosterGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn21/08/1927Born inBeeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UKDied11/02/2002 (aged 74)Died inGuildfordCausemyocardial infarctionWikidataQ291002 ↗TMDb#8225 ↗

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).

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Filmography57 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2000	Rancid AluminiumMovie	Doctor	73
1998	Joseph Losey: The Man with Four NamesMovie	—	71
1995	The Wind in the WillowsMovie	Boatman	68
1992	Party TimeMovie	Gavin	65
1990	ChillersSeries	Roger	63
1990	King of the WindMovie	Mr. Williams	63
1987	MauriceMovie	Dean Cornwallis	60
1987	Three Kinds of HeatMovie	Norris	60
1986	Hotel du LacMovie	David Simmonds	59
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Derek	58
1983	DalglieshSeries	Maxim Howarth	56
1983	Death of an Expert WitnessSeries	Dr. Maxim Howarth	56
1982	Smiley's PeopleSeries	Saul Enderby	55
1982	A Woman Called GoldaMovie	Major Orde Wingate	55
1981	BergeracSeries	Howard Bailey	54
1981	Beyond the Next MountainMovie	Alan Montforce	54
1980	Rabbit Pie DayMovie	The Major	53
1980	Danger on DartmoorMovie	Mr. Green	53
1977	Sweeney!Movie	Elliott McQueen	50
1977	PremiereSeries	Major	50
1975	The Last WordMovie	Edward	48
1975	Old TimesMovie	Deeley	48
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Bellamy	47
1974	Fall of EaglesSeries	Kaiser Wilhelm II	47
1973	Divorce His, Divorce HersSeries	Donald Trenton	46
1973	Divorce His - Divorce HersMovie	Donald Trenton	46
1972	FrenzyMovie	Robert "Bob" Rusk	45
1972	Van der ValkSeries	Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk	45
1970	Ryan's DaughterMovie	Tim O'Leary	43
1970	DoomwatchSeries	Dr. Carson	43
1969	Battle of BritainMovie	Sqd. Leader Edwards	42
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	John Dixon	42
1969	The GuruMovie	Chris	42
1968	Twisted NerveMovie	Gerry Henderson	41
1967	RobberyMovie	Frank	40
1966	The Family WayMovie	Joe Thompson	39
1965	Public EyeSeries	Gerald Gurney-Stuart	38
1965	The TroubleshootersSeries	Robert Driscoll	38
1965	The Interior DecoratorMovie	Bellamy	38
1964	The Wednesday PlaySeries	Dan Sankey	37
1964	Thursday TheatreSeries	Jeff Smith	37
1964	King and CountryMovie	Lt. Webb	37
1963	EspionageSeries	Gerry Paynter	36
1962	PlaybackMovie	Dave Hollis	35
1961	Drama 61-67Series	Monty Mays	34
1961	Sir Francis DrakeSeries	Tom Brewster	34
1960	Sunday-Night PlaySeries	—	33
1960	MaigretSeries	—	33
1960	Surprise PackageMovie	US Marshal	33
1959	Worm in the BudMovie	Edgar Malone	32
1958	Sea of SandMovie	Cpl. Matheson	31
1958	DunkirkMovie	Don R	31
1958	Sea FuryMovie	Vincent	31
1957	Nicholas NicklebySeries	Frank Cheeryble	30
1956	The Battle of the River PlateMovie	Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter	29
1956	The Baby and the BattleshipMovie	First Sailor at Dance	29
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Tim Smith	23