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Barry Foster is an English actor who has appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his roles in the films Frenzy (1972), The Omen (1976), and The Ruling Class (1972). Foster was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, on 21 August 1927. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and made his stage debut in 1950. He made his film debut in the British comedy The Smallest Show on Earth (1957). Foster's other film credits include The Wrong Box (1966), The Assassination Bureau (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), Frenzy (1972), The Omen (1976), The Boys from Brazil (1978), and The Fourth Protocol (1987). On television, Foster starred in the BBC series The Expert (1968–1970), and appeared in episodes of The Avengers (1961–1969), The Saint (1962–1969), The Champions (1968–1969), and The Professionals (1977–1983). Foster has been married twice, first to actress Anne Stallybrass, and then to actress and singer June Barry. He has two children from his first marriage. As of 2021, Barry Foster's net worth is estimated to be around $2 million.

Popular As John Barry Foster
Occupation Actor
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 21 August 1927
Birthday 21 August
Birthplace Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England
Date of death (2002-02-11) Guildford, Surrey, England
Died Place Guildford, Surrey, England
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His wife is Judith Shergold (m. 1955)

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2002

Foster became ill while appearing in a play in the West End on 8 February 2002 and was taken to hospital. He died of a heart attack aged 74 on 11 February 2002 at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, Surrey, not far from where he lived.

A funeral service was held for him on 21 February 2002 at St Stephen's Church at the village of Shottermill, near Haslemere. His body was cremated at Guildford Crematorium, and his ashes divided, part being interred at St Stephen's and the remainder being interred in France.

1990

From the 1990s, Foster mainly performed on stage. He took on the role of Inspector Goole in J.B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls in a production directed by Stephen Daldry. In 2000, he starred as Prospero in The Tempest, directed by Julia Stafford Northcote at Stafford Castle. From 2001 to 2002, he performed in a run of Yasmina Reza's stage play 'Art' in the West End of London.

1987

He subsequently trained as an actor, having won a scholarship to train at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He arrived there aged 20 and soon acquired the affectionate nickname "Fozza", which stayed with him for the rest of his life. It was at the Central School that he became friends with actor and playwright Harold Pinter. Foster appeared on stage in three of Pinter's plays: The Basement, The Tea Party and A Slight Ache, in 1987.

1978

Shortly after the third series of Van der Valk, Foster took on the role of Sherlock Holmes in a series of radio plays in 1978. He recorded 13 episodes of the Holmes canon, with David Buck as Dr Watson. Foster was seen on BBC television in Fall of Eagles (1974, in the role of Kaiser Wilhelm II and as the condescending chief of British Intelligence in the adaptation of the John le Carré novel Smiley's People (1982). During this time, Foster appeared in the films Sweeney! (1977), spun off from the TV series; The Wild Geese (1978); Merchant Ivory's Heat and Dust (1983); The Whistle Blower (1986); and Maurice (1987).

1972

In 1972 Foster played two roles, on opposite sides of the law. The first was the cynical Dutch detective Van der Valk, a role he played, on and off, until 1992. The second was a serial murderer in Alfred Hitchcock's film Frenzy. Frenzy was Hitchcock's next-to-last film, made towards the end of an acclaimed and commercially highly successful career, and caused controversy for the scene in which Foster was required to simulate a rape and a murder, reportedly driven by Hitchcock's desire to prove that he was still relevant as a director in a more permissive age. Michael Caine had previously rejected the role and criticised the nature of the film.

1955

Foster married Judith Shergold in 1955 in Birkenhead, the marriage producing two daughters and a son. After Foster's death, a trust was set up, titled the Barry Foster Memorial Award, to help disabled children become involved in the theatre. Foster was a talented amateur pianist, with a penchant for jazz music.

1952

Foster's professional stage debut came in 1952 as Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice in County Cork. In 1955, he made his London stage debut as the Electrician in The Night of the Ball at the New Theatre (now the Noël Coward Theatre). His first film role was in The Battle of the River Plate (1956), as part of the crew of HMS Exeter, in which he played Able Seaman Roper. Over the next decade and a half, he performed in Joseph Losey's King and Country (1964), The Family Way (1966), Robbery (1967), Inspector Clouseau (1968) and Battle of Britain (1969). He had a regular role on the TV series The Troubleshooters (1965). In 1970, he played a Fenian revolutionary paramilitary leader in David Lean's epic film Ryan's Daughter.

1948

After leaving school, Foster trained as a plastics organic chemist at the local EMI Central Research Laboratories, while unsuccessfully submitting ideas to advertising agencies. Having been "called to the Colours" under the National Service Act 1948, Foster served with the Royal Air Force.

1927

John Barry Foster (21 August 1927 – 11 February 2002) 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 (1972–1992) and Bob Rusk in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972).

Foster was born on 21 August 1927 in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, the son of a toolsetter. His family moved to Hayes, Middlesex when he was a few months old. He received his formal education at Southall County School.