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Occupation
  
Actor

Name
  
Dudley Foster


Role
  
Actor

Ex-spouse
  
Eileen Kennally

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Full Name
  
Frank Dudley Foster

Born
  
7 August 1924 (
1924-08-07
)

Died
  
January 8, 1973, London, United Kingdom

Movies and TV shows
  
Moon Zero Two, Z‑Cars, Where's Jack?, Follow Me!, Mistress Pamela

Similar People
  
Jim O'Connolly, Sam Kydd, Bernard Bresslaw, Roy Ward Baker, Harry H Corbett

Dudley Foster (7 August 1924 – 8 January 1973) was an English actor most notable on TV.

Foster was born in Brighouse, West Riding of Yorkshire. In the 1960s he was a member of Joan Littlewood's ground-breaking Theatre Workshop. In her autobiography Joan's Book Littlewood later recalled that Foster had a wealthy father who financed some of the troupe's productions.

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On television he appeared in such series as Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers - notably in "The Hour That Never Was" (1965), "Something Nasty in The Nursery" (1967) and "Wish You Were Here" (1969 – playing a perfect mannered yet sinister hotel manager in a parody of the TV series The Prisoner), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) - in "All Work and No Pay" (1969) as villain "George Foster", The Persuaders ! (1971 in the episode "Anyone Can Play", in which he played the spy network paymaster Heather), Steptoe and Son (four episodes; playing the oily 'card shark' in "Full House", the supercilious Labour Party rep in "My Old Man's A Tory", the pained Police Inspector in "Robbery with Violence", and uncredited as the car salesman in "The Colour Problem") and Doctor Who (The Space Pirates), often in villainous roles.

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In Z-Cars in the early 1960s he played a police detective, Inspector. (later Superintendent) Dunn. He was also in the BBC serial of Francis Durbridge, 'Bat Out of Hell', playing a formidable Police Inspector, and starred opposite John Bird in the 1970 office comedy series If It Moves File It. Foster also had earlier made educational films for use in schools playing gas engineers, etc. He occasionally appeared in films. He was notable for his sharp facial features, his long pointed nose and curiously piercing eyes. His early death was the result of suicide by hanging.

In 1965 he appeared in the films The Little Ones as Superintendent Carter alongside Derek Newark and in A Study in Terror as Home Secretary Henry Matthews. In 1974 he played Jonathan in Mistress Pamela.

He also participated in a 30-minute documentary titled Two in a Tiger. This film follows his training as he learns to fly a De Havilland Tiger Moth.

In 1970 he provided the voice-over for an edition of the BBC documentary series Chronicle: "The Great Iron Ship", about the salvage and return from the Falkland Islands of the Isambard Kingdom Brunel ship SS Great Britain.

Dudley Foster died in London. He left a widow, the actress Eileen Kennally; they had married in 1952.

Filmography

Actor
1973
Mistress Pamela as
Jonathan
1972
That's Your Funeral as
Grimthorpe
1972
Harriet's Back in Town (TV Series) as
Stanley Pemberton
- Episode #1.20 (1972) - Stanley Pemberton
- Episode #1.19 (1972) - Stanley Pemberton
1965
Public Eye (TV Series) as
Major Thursby-Byers / Gordon Ansell / Mr. Paggot
- Mrs. Podmore's Cat (1972) - Major Thursby-Byers
- It Had to Be a Mouse (1966) - Gordon Ansell
- I Went to Borrow a Pencil, and Look What I Found (1965) - Mr. Paggot
1972
Stage 2 (TV Series) as
Eberkopf / Strange passenger
- Peer Gynt (1972) - Eberkopf / Strange passenger
1972
The Public Eye as
Mr. Mayhew
1972
It's Murder But Is It Art (TV Series) as
Inspector Hook
- Mister Drake Reveals All (1972) - Inspector Hook
- Mister Drake Asks Questions (1972) - Inspector Hook
- Mister Drake Has Visitors (1972) - Inspector Hook
- Mister Drake and Ars Gratia Artis (1972) - Inspector Hook
- Mister Drake Goes to Jail (1972) - Inspector Hook
- Mister Drake Takes a Hand (1972) - Inspector Hook
1972
Jason King (TV Series) as
Ackroyd
- An Author in Search of Two Characters (1972) - Ackroyd
1971
I Can See It All (TV Movie) as
Humphrey Hastings
1971
The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) as
Mr. Stringer
- All Mod Cons (1971) - Mr. Stringer
1971
The Persuaders! (TV Series) as
Heather
- Anyone Can Play (1971) - Heather
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Chief Supt. Vyvyan
- The Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds (1971) - Chief Supt. Vyvyan
1971
Quest for Love as
Grimshaw
1960
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Tom Fenton / George Gladwin / Hugo
- The Bargain Hunters (1971) - Tom Fenton
- Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967) - George Gladwin
- The Rose Affair (1961) - Hugo
- Hail the Conquering Hero (1960)
1971
Dulcima as
Symes
1971
Birds on the Wing (TV Series) as
Sir George West
- Episode #1.2 (1971) - Sir George West
1962
Z Cars (TV Series) as
Det. Insp. Dunn / Leonard Smith / Supt. Dunn / ...
- The Snoozer: Part 2 (1971) - Leonard Smith
- The Snoozer: Part 1 (1971) - Leonard Smith
- Clues Are What You Think (1964) - Supt. Dunn
- Unconditional Surrender (1962) - Det, Inspector Dunn
- Sunday Morning (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Appearance in Court (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Teamwork (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Affray (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Day Trip (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Never on Wednesdays (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Hi-Jack! (1962) - Det. Inspector Dunn
- Winner Take All (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Down and Out (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Found Abandoned (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- What Kind of Hero? (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
- Threats and Menaces (1962) - Det. Insp. Dunn
1971
Catweazle (TV Series) as
Hector Kenley
- The Ghost Hunters (1971) - Hector Kenley
1971
That's Your Funeral (TV Series) as
Grimthorpe
- What's in a Name? (1971) - Grimthorpe
- The Last to Go (1971) - Grimthorpe
1971
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Darkly
- Billy's Last Stand (1971) - Darkly
1970
It's a Terrible Waste of an Egg (TV Movie) as
Humphrey Hastings
1970
Wuthering Heights as
Mr. Green
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as
Federman
1963
Steptoe and Son (TV Series) as
The Detective / Car Salesman / Mr. Stonelake / ...
- Robbery with Violence (1970) - The Detective
- The Colour Problem (1970) - Car Salesman (uncredited)
- My Old Man's a Tory (1965) - Mr. Stonelake
- Full House (1963) - Martin
1970
If It Moves, File It (TV Series) as
Foster
- Current Affairs (1970) - Foster
- Grandmothers (1970) - Foster
- Lost and Found (1970) - Foster
- Man Eating Plant (1970) - Foster
- Surveillance (1970) - Foster
- Walled in (1970) - Foster
1970
Codename (TV Series) as
Bazna
- Have a Word with Greco (1970) - Bazna
1970
Foreign Exchange (TV Movie) as
Leo
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
The Expert / Antrobus
- Close the Coalhouse Door (1969) - The Expert
- The Girl Who Loved Robots (1965) - Antrobus
1969
Moon Zero Two as
Whitsun (as Dudley Forster)
1969
My Partner the Ghost (TV Series) as
George Foster
- All Work and No Pay (1969) - George Foster
1969
The Expert (TV Series) as
Albert Carr
- Flesh and Blood (1969) - Albert Carr
1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Mr. Burton / Frank
- Roly Poly (1969) - Mr. Burton
- The Enchanted Night (1966) - Frank
1968
Life with Cooper (TV Series) as
Neighbour / Various Roles
- Prospective-in-laws (1969) - Neighbour
- Call-to-arms (1968) - Various Roles
1969
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Maurice Caven
- The Space Pirates: Episode 6 (1969) - Maurice Caven
- The Space Pirates: Episode 5 (1969) - Maurice Caven
- The Space Pirates: Episode 4 (1969) - Maurice Caven
- The Space Pirates: Episode 3 (1969) - Maurice Caven
- The Space Pirates: Episode 1 (1969) - Maurice Caven
1969
Where's Jack? as
Blueskin
1966
Harry Worth (TV Series) as
Neville Culpepper / Mr. Boothroyd / William J. Rankin / ...
- Nothing But the Tooth (1968) - Neville Culpepper
- Tax and the Single Man (1967) - Mr. Boothroyd
- Two to One Bar (1967) - William J. Rankin
- The Undesirable Alien (1966) - Baker
1965
The Avengers (TV Series) as
Parker / Mr. Goat / Philip Leas
- Wish You Were Here (1968) - Parker
- Something Nasty in the Nursery (1967) - Mr. Goat
- The Hour That Never Was (1965) - Philip Leas
1968
The Gamblers (TV Series) as
Other man
- Try a Little Tenderness (1968) - Other man
1968
City '68 (TV Series) as
Jim Ralston
- The Old Country (1968) - Jim Ralston
1967
A Hundred Years of Humphrey Hastings (TV Series) as
Edward Hastings / Humphrey Hastings
- Part 6: 1967 - A Very Cold Christmas (1967) - Edward Hastings
- Part 5: 1932 - Vision and Sound (1967) - Humphrey Hastings
- Part 4: 1904 - Like a Bird (1967) - Edward Hastings
- Part 3: 1904 - Under the Bonnet (1967) - Edward Hastings
- Part 2: 1867 - Two to the Left and One to the Right (1967) - Humphrey Hastings
- Part 1: 1867 - More Steam (1967) - Humphrey Hastings
1967
For Schools and Colleges: Drama (TV Series) as
Book-Keeper
- Bad Business (1967) - Book-Keeper
1967
The Informer (TV Series) as
James Hughes
- Here's Where Who Takes Over? (1967) - James Hughes
1967
Mickey Dunne (TV Series) as
Specs Logan
- Over the Hill (1967) - Specs Logan
1967
The Newcomers (TV Series) as
Mr. Fielding
- Episode #1.148 (1967) - Mr. Fielding
- Episode #1.147 (1967) - Mr. Fielding
- Episode #1.146 (1967) - Mr. Fielding
- Episode #1.145 (1967) - Mr. Fielding
- Episode #1.144 (1967) - Mr. Fielding
- Episode #1.143 (1967) - Mr. Fielding
1967
Who Is Sylvia? (TV Series)
- A Pool of Blood and a Red Carnation (1967)
1967
Uncle Charles (TV Series) as
C.S.M. Lee
- Gentle Counsels (1967) - C.S.M. Lee
1966
Horizon (TV Series documentary) as
Edward Hastings
- Hand Me My Sword, Humphrey (1966) - Edward Hastings
1966
Bat Out of Hell (TV Mini Series) as
Inspector Clay
- Episode #1.5 (1966) - Inspector Clay
- Episode #1.4 (1966) - Inspector Clay
- Episode #1.3 (1966) - Inspector Clay
- Episode #1.2 (1966) - Inspector Clay
- Episode #1.1 (1966) - Inspector Clay
1966
Cooperama (TV Series)
- Episode #1.5 (1966)
1966
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Bowdler
- The Night Walker (1966) - Bowdler
1966
Three Rousing Tinkles (TV Series) as
Short, Neat, Sharp Man
- The Best I Can Do for You by Way of a Gate-leg Table Is a Hundred-weight of Coal (1966) - Short, Neat, Sharp Man
1966
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Kirill
- The Twelfth Hour (1966) - Kirill
1965
A Letter from Liz (Video short)
1965
Barney Is My Darling (TV Series)
- The Twenty Six Year Itch (1965)
1965
Blackmail (TV Series) as
Joe Griffin
- First Offender (1965) - Joe Griffin
1965
The Mask of Janus (TV Series) as
Ernest Fox
- The Public Interest (1965) - Ernest Fox
1965
A Study in Terror as
Home Secretary
1965
Here's Harry (TV Series)
- The Identification Parade (1965)
1965
Six of the Best (TV Series) as
Otto Mulchrone
- Porterhouse: Private Eye (1965) - Otto Mulchrone
1965
The Little Ones as
Supt. Carter
1965
The Saint (TV Series) as
Jones
- The Abductors (1965) - Jones
1965
Never Mention Murder as
Philip Teasdale
1962
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Inspector Morris / Sam Carver / Gilbert Platt
- Drama '65: Mrs. Quilley's Murder Shoes (1965) - Inspector Morris
- Drama '63: Albert Hope (1963) - Sam Carver
- Drama '62: A Chance in Life (1962) - Gilbert Platt
1965
The Worker (TV Series) as
Mr. Grey
- A Democratic Democratism (1965) - Mr. Grey
1965
Thursday Theatre (TV Series) as
Sgt. Maj. Tommy Lodge
- Celebration (1965) - Sgt. Maj. Tommy Lodge
1958
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Sweeney / Inspector Beecroft / Harry Smith / ...
- The Image (1965) - Sweeney
- A Shred of Evidence (1961) - Inspector Beecroft
- The Protest (1960) - Harry Smith
- The Quare Fellow (1958) - Warder Regan
1965
The Sullavan Brothers (TV Series) as
Rand
- The Gallows in My Garden (1965) - Rand
1965
The Villains (TV Series) as
Dave Williams
- Three to a Cell (1965) - Dave Williams
1963
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Philip Teasdale / Peter Dexter
- Never Mention Murder (1964) - Philip Teasdale
- Ricochet (1963) - Peter Dexter
1964
Story Parade (TV Series) as
Adam Harpur
- A Dragon to Kill (1964) - Adam Harpur
1964
The Hidden Truth (TV Series) as
Ernest Malet
- The Boiler Suite Shape (1964) - Ernest Malet
1964
Taxi! (TV Series) as
Eddie Ryder
- We've Got to Live in the Winter (1964) - Eddie Ryder
1963
First Night (TV Series) as
Anderson / John Farley
- Ted's Cathedral (1964) - Anderson
- The Way with Reggie (1963) - John Farley
1964
Crane (TV Series) as
Charles
- Two Rings for Danger (1964) - Charles
1964
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mr. Gibson
- The Mascot (1964) - Mr. Gibson
1963
Festival (TV Series) as
Eisenring
- The Fire Raisers (1963) - Eisenring
1963
Zero One (TV Series) as
Abdul Pasha
- Triple Cross (1963) - Abdul Pasha
1963
24-Hour Call (TV Series) as
George Manning
- People Are So Kind (1963) - George Manning
1963
Moonstrike (TV Series) as
Philippe
- Round Trip (1963) - Philippe
1963
Ricochet as
Peter Dexter
1963
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
Harry
- The Silent and the Damned (1963) - Harry
1963
It Happened Like This (TV Series) as
Hickman
- The Hill of Lions (1963) - Hickman
1959
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Harry / George / Paul Munning / ...
- When Silver Drinks (1962) - Harry
- I Having Dreamt Awake (1961) - George
- Country Cousins (1960) - Paul Munning
- Fiddlers Four (1960) - Bamford
- To Keep Our Way of Life (1959) - Mr. Gregory
1962
Bootsie and Snudge (TV Series) as
Capt. Chepstow
- The Importance of Being Jumbo (1962) - Capt. Chepstow
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Mr. Miller / Roberts / Ed Horner / ...
- Libel on a Liar (1962) - Mr. Miller
- Black Limelight (1962) - Roberts
- The Final Result (1961) - Ed Horner
- Twentieth Century Theatre: Judgment Day (1960) - Gherea
- Twentieth Century Theatre: Journey's End (1960) - Lance-Cpl. Broughton
1962
Term of Trial as
Det. Sgt. Kiernan
1961
The Wakefield Shepherd's Play (Short) as
First Shepherd
1961
Ghost Squad (TV Series) as
Vic Diamond
- The Eyes of the Bat (1961) - Vic Diamond
1961
Echo Four Two (TV Series) as
Tom Dukes
- Frozen Fire (1961) - Tom Dukes
1961
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Tom Hayes
- Episode #1.58 (1961) - Tom Hayes
- Episode #1.57 (1961) - Tom Hayes
- Episode #1.55 (1961) - Tom Hayes
- Episode #1.51 (1961) - Tom Hayes
- Episode #1.50 (1961) - Tom Hayes
- Episode #1.49 (1961) - Tom Hayes
- Episode #1.48 (1961) - Tom Hayes
1961
Sykes and A... (TV Series)
- Sykes and a Surprise (1961)
1961
Danger Man (TV Series) as
Giorgio
- The Contessa (1961) - Giorgio
1961
No Thoroughfare (TV Movie) as
Fotheringay
1961
Jango (TV Series) as
Store Manager
- The Itching Fingers of Lady Ffoukes (1961) - Store Manager
1960
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Harry Migglewood
- A Run for the Money (1960) - Harry Migglewood
1960
Police Surgeon (TV Series) as
George Bates
- Operation Mangle (1960) - George Bates
1960
Julius Caesar (TV Mini Series) as
Casca
- Part 2 (1960) - Casca
- Part 1 (1960) - Casca
1960
Man in the Moon as
N.A.R.S.T.I Security Guard (uncredited)
1960
Scotland Yard (TV Series) as
Detective Inspector Hodgson
- Special Duty (1960) - Detective Inspector Hodgson
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
Killer In Hat
- Last Man Lucky (1959) - Killer In Hat (uncredited)
1959
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Luigi
- The Crying Jester (1959) - Luigi
1959
Operation Bullshine as
Gunner (uncredited)
1959
The Invisible Man (TV Series) as
Cable Car Operator
- Odds Against Death (1959) - Cable Car Operator (uncredited)
1958
Incident at Echo Six (TV Movie) as
Sergeant Carmichael
1958
The Two-Headed Spy as
Gestapo Agent (uncredited)
1957
No Road Back as
Fingerprint Man (uncredited)
1956
The Tamer Tamed (TV Movie)
1955
Othello (TV Movie)
1955
Fast and Loose (TV Series)
- Episode #2.4 (1955)
1954
Six Characters in Search of an Author (TV Movie) as
The Stage Carpenter
Self
1970
Horizon (TV Series documentary) as
Self - narrator
- Crown of Thorns (1970) - Self - narrator
1970
Chronicle (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Narrator
- The Great Iron Ship (1970) - Self - Narrator (voice)
1968
Call My Bluff (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #3.20 (1968) - Self
1966
A Tale of Two Streets (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - Narrator
1966
Millicent (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.4 (1966) - Self
Archive Footage
1975
Sporting Chance as
Heather

References

Dudley Foster Wikipedia