Actor Foster dies aged 70
12 April 2012
Actor Barry Foster - known to millions for his role in Seventies detective series Van Der Valk - died today aged 70.
The star had been appearing in the current cast of the West End stage show Art but was taken ill on Friday.
He is thought to have had a heart attack while being cared for at the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford.
Foster's agent Sandy Rees, who had worked with him for more than 20 years, said: "He was a great wit and had the clearest intelligence and enthusiasm."
