Barry Foster: movies and TV shows
Barry Foster has 86 credits in the archive: 52 films and 34 TV series, from 1950 to 2001. Highest rated: Public Eye (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 2001 · busiest year: 1964 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Story of 'Frenzy' | Self | Film | 6.0 | 73 |
| 2000 | Rancid Aluminium | Doctor | Film | 3.7 | 72 |
| 1998 | Roger Roger | Pieter Eugene | TV | 9.0 | 70 |
| 1998 | Joseph Losey: The Man with Four Names | Film | 9.0 | 70 | |
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Boatman | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1992 | Party Time | Gavin | Film | 6.5 | 64 |
| 1990 | Chillers | Roger | TV | 6.7 | 62 |
| 1990 | King of the Wind | Mr. Williams | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1990 | A Curious Suicide | Film | — | 62 | |
| 1987 | Maurice | Dean Cornwallis | Film | 7.6 | 59 |
| 1987 | Three Kinds of Heat | Norris | Film | 5.4 | 59 |
| 1987 | After Pilkington | Derek | Film | 7.4 | 59 |
| 1987 | Succubus | Mike | Film | 9.0 | 59 |
| 1986 | The Whistle Blower | Charles Grieg | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 1986 | Hotel du Lac | David Simmonds | Film | 4.3 | 58 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Derek | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | David Simmonds | TV | 7.1 | 57 |
| 1984 | To Catch a King | Max Winter | Film | 7.0 | 56 |
| 1983 | Dalgliesh | Maxim Howarth | TV | 6.9 | 55 |
| 1983 | Death of an Expert Witness | Dr. Maxim Howarth | TV | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1983 | Heat and Dust | Major Minnies | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1982 | Smiley's People | Saul Enderby | TV | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1982 | A Woman Called Golda | Major Orde Wingate | Film | 7.7 | 54 |
| 1982 | How Many Miles to Babylon? | Major Glendinning | Film | — | 54 |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Howard Bailey | TV | 6.7 | 53 |
| 1981 | Beyond the Next Mountain | Alan Montforce | Film | 10.0 | 53 |
| 1981 | Random Moments in a May Garden | David | Film | — | 53 |
| 1980 | The Rear Column | Barttelot | Film | — | 52 |
| 1980 | Danger on Dartmoor | Mr. Green | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1980 | Rabbit Pie Day | The Major | Film | — | 52 |
| 1979 | A Family Affair | Richard Barnes | TV | — | 51 |
| 1978 | The Wild Geese | Thomas Balfour | Film | 6.8 | 50 |
| 1977 | Premiere | Major | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1977 | Sweeney! | Elliott McQueen | Film | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1977 | The Three Hostages | Richard Hannay | Film | — | 49 |
| 1976 | Orde Wingate | Orde Wingate | Film | — | 48 |
| 1976 | Practical Experience | Bellamy | Film | — | 48 |
| 1975 | The Last Word | Edward | Film | 4.7 | 47 |
| 1975 | Old Times | Deeley | Film | — | 47 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Bellamy | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | David | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Maj. Glendinning | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Kaiser Wilhelm II | TV | 7.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | A Quiet Day in Belfast | John Slattery | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1973 | Divorce His, Divorce Hers | Donald Trenton | TV | 6.7 | 45 |
| 1972 | Van der Valk | Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk | TV | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1972 | Frenzy | Robert "Bob" Rusk | Film | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1972 | Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1970 | Doomwatch | Dr. Carson | TV | 6.4 | 42 |
| 1970 | Ryan's Daughter | Tim O'Leary | Film | 7.1 | 42 |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | John Dixon | TV | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Sqd. Leader Edwards | Film | 6.9 | 41 |
| 1969 | The Guru | Chris | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1968 | Inspector Clouseau | Addison Steele | Film | 5.1 | 40 |
| 1968 | Twisted Nerve | Gerry Henderson | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1967 | Robbery | Frank | Film | 6.6 | 39 |
| 1966 | The Family Way | Joe Thompson | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Phil | TV | 4.2 | 37 |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters | Robert Driscoll | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1965 | Public Eye | Gerald Gurney-Stuart | TV | 8.2 | 37 |
| 1965 | The Interior Decorator | Bellamy | Film | 10.0 | 37 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Dan Sankey | TV | 5.2 | 36 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Squadron-Leader Phil Osborne | TV | 5.2 | 36 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Bellamy | TV | 5.2 | 36 |
| 1964 | Thursday Theatre | Jeff Smith | TV | — | 36 |
| 1964 | King and Country | Lt. Webb | Film | 7.2 | 36 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Gerry Paynter | TV | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1962 | Playback | Dave Hollis | Film | — | 34 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Monty Mays | TV | — | 33 |
| 1961 | Sir Francis Drake | Tom Brewster | TV | 5.1 | 33 |
| 1961 | Where the Difference Begins | Richard | Film | 7.5 | 33 |
| 1960 | Sunday-Night Play | TV | — | 32 | |
| 1960 | Maigret | TV | 7.1 | 32 | |
| 1960 | Surprise Package | US Marshal | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1959 | The Siege of Pinchgut | Navy Rating (Uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1959 | Worm in the Bud | Edgar Malone | Film | — | 31 |
| 1958 | Dunkirk | Don R | Film | 6.9 | 30 |
| 1958 | Sea of Sand | Cpl. Matheson | Film | 6.6 | 30 |
| 1958 | Sea Fury | Vincent | Film | 6.1 | 30 |
| 1957 | Nicholas Nickleby | Frank Cheeryble | TV | — | 29 |
| 1957 | Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst | Petty Officer McCarthy | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1956 | The Baby and the Battleship | First Sailor at Dance | Film | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Trooper Bates | TV | 3.5 | 22 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Supply Assistant Brooker | TV | 3.5 | 22 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Tim Smith | TV | 3.5 | 22 |