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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. [13] Foster was a talented amateur pianist, with a penchant for jazz music.
Barry Foster. Actor: Frenzy. John Barry Foster's acting career began and ended on the stage. At the age of 20 he won a scholarship to the Central School of Speech and Drama where he befriended future playwright Harold Pinter.
- August 21, 1927
- February 11, 2002
Barry Foster. Actor. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:22. Maurice (1987) 7 Videos. 36 Photos. John Barry Foster's acting career began and ended on the stage. At the age of 20 he won a scholarship to the Central School of Speech and Drama where he befriended future playwright Harold Pinter.
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- Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
- Early Life
- Career
- Death
Foster was born 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. After leaving school, Foster trained as a plastics organic chemist at the local EMI Central Research Laboratories, while unsuccessfully submitting ideas...
Foster's professional stage debut came in 1952 as Lorenzo in The Merchant of Venice in County Cork. Then 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 war film The Battle of the River Plate (1956), as part of the crew of HMS Exeter,...
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 70 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 Shot...
Van der Valk: Created by Nicolas Freeling. With Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham, Susan Travers. Cynical Dutch Detective Commissaris and his colleagues investigate murders, kidnappings, and political corruption.
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- 1972-09-13
- Crime, Drama
- Barry Foster, Michael Latimer, Joanna Dunham
His daughters Miranda and Joanna are both actresses, but his son Jason has not gone into acting. After Foster's death, a trust was set up, The Barry Foster Memorial Appeal to help...
(John) Barry Foster. by Bern Schwartz dye transfer print, September 1976 8 7/8 in. x 8 7/8 in. (227 mm x 224 mm) Given by The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation, 2007
