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Acting

Barry Foster

Career: Active from 1958 to 1992, busiest in 1987 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles: 22
top three billing

Average score: 66/100

Highest rated: King and Country
82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Barry Foster Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
4.0, average 5.4
Coming of Age
1.7, average 3.0
Situational Comedy
1.6, average 2.7
Pop Culture
1.1, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Social Commentary 8
Political Intrigue 4
Character-Driven 3
Melancholy 3
Moral Ambiguity 3
Bleak 2
Historical Drama 2
Character Study 2
Relationship Dynamics 2
Psychological Thriller 2
Suspenseful 2
Intriguing Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

1 title · average score 27

Rancid Aluminium

27

as Doctor

1990s

6 titles · average score 67

Roger Roger

TV show · as Pieter Eugene

The Wind in the Willows

72

as Boatman (voice)

Party Time

as Gavin

A Curious Suicide

as Roger

Chillers

65

TV show · as Roger

King of the Wind

63

as Mr. Williams

1980s

21 titles · average score 72

Maurice

78

as Dean Cornwallis

After Pilkington

as Derek

Succubus

as Mike

Three Kinds of Heat

as Norris

The Whistle Blower

73

as Charles Grieg

Screen Two

68

TV show · as Derek / David Simmonds

To Catch a King

as Max Winter

Death of an Expert Witness

69

TV show · as Dr. Maxim Howarth

How Many Miles to Babylon?

as Major Glendinning

Smiley's People

85

TV show · as Saul Enderby

Beyond the Next Mountain

as Alan Montforce

Bergerac

69

TV show · as Howard Bailey

1970s

18 titles · average score 65

The Wild Geese

72

as Thomas Balfour

Sweeney!

60

as Elliott McQueen

The Last Word

as Edward

Old Times

as Deeley

A Quiet Day in Belfast

as John Slattery

Playhouse

TV show · as Bellamy / David

Divorce His - Divorce Hers

51

as Donald Trenton

Divorce His, Divorce Hers

59

TV show · as Donald Trenton

Frenzy

82

as Robert "Bob" Rusk

Van der Valk

66

TV show · as Commissaris Simon "Piet" Van der Valk

Adventures of a Brown Man in Search of Civilization

as Narrator (voice)

Ryan's Daughter

59

as Tim O'Leary

1960s

23 titles · average score 66

The Guru

56

as Chris

Battle of Britain

64

as Sqd. Leader Edwards

Twisted Nerve

67

as Gerry Henderson

Robbery

74

as Frank

Omnibus

72

TV show · as John Stanley

The Troubleshooters

TV show · as Robert Driscoll

Public Eye

83

TV show · as Gerald Gurney-Stuart

King and Country

82

as Lt. Webb

The Wednesday Play

TV show · as Squadron-Leader Phil Osborne / Dan Sankey

Playback

as Dave Hollis

Where the Difference Begins

as Richard

Maigret

74

TV show

1950s

10 titles · average score 63

The Siege of Pinchgut

63

as Navy Rating (Uncredited)

Worm in the Bud

as Edgar Malone

Sea of Sand

63

as Cpl. Matheson

Dunkirk

71

as Don R

Sea Fury

60

as Vincent

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

74

as Petty Officer McCarthy

Nicholas Nickleby

TV show · as Frank Cheeryble

The Battle of the River Plate

65

as Bill Roper - Capt. Bell's Messenger, HMS Exeter

The Baby and the Battleship

59

as First Sailor at Dance

Sunday Night Theatre

51

TV show · as Tim Smith / Supply Assistant Brooker