Name
Edward Fox
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1937-04-13 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Biography
Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is the older brother of actor James Fox.
He played the part of the professional assassin who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973). He is also known for his roles in Battle of Britain (1969), The Go-Between (1971), for which he won a BAFTA award, and The Bounty (1984). He also collaborated with director Richard Attenborough, appearing in his films Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Gandhi (1982).
He portrayed Edward VIII in the British television drama series Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) and appeared in the historical series Taboo (2017). In addition to film and television work, he has also garnered acclaim as a stage actor.
In 2003, Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to Drama.
Known For
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- 1977 Soldier of Orange as Colonel Rafelli
- 1998 Lost in Space as Businessman
- 1982 Gandhi as General Dyer
- 1978 The Big Sleep as Joe Brody
- 2007 The Old, Old, Very Old Man as All
- 1984 The Bounty as Captain Greetham
- 1973 The Day of the Jackal as The Jackal
- 1977 A Bridge Too Far as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
- 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
- 1980 The Mirror Crack'd as Inspector Craddock
- 1984 James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1969 Battle of Britain as Pilot Officer Archie
- 1997 Prince Valiant as King Arthur
- 2001 All the Queen's Men as Aitken
- 1995 A Month by the Lake as Major Wilshaw
- 1983 The Dresser as Oxenby
- 1971 The Go-Between as Hugh Trimingham
- 1983 Never Say Never Again as M
- 1985 Wild Geese II as Alex Faulkner
- 1978 Force 10 from Navarone as Miller
- 1987 A Hazard of Hearts as Lord Harry Wrotham
- 1977 The Duellists as Colonel Perteley
- 1969 Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt as Sir John Newton
- 2004 The Republic of Love as Richard
- 1985 The Shooting Party as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
- 1989 Return from the River Kwai as Major Benford
- 1978 The Cat and the Canary as Hendricks
- 1977 The Squeeze as Foreman
- 1967 The Jokers as Lt. Sprague
- 1987 Quartermaine's Terms as St John Quartermaine
- 1991 The Crucifer of Blood as Alistair Ross
- 1966 The Frozen Dead as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
- 1967 The Naked Runner as Ritchie Jackson
- 1965 Life at the Top as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
- 1967 I'll Never Forget What's'isname as Walter
- 1975 Galileo as Cardinal Inquisitor
- 2013 National Theatre Live: The Audience as Winston Churchill
- 1973 A Doll's House as Nils Krogstad
- 1990 Circles Of Deceit as Philip
- 1991 They Never Slept as Monk Scott
- 1978 Edward & Mrs. Simpson as King Edward VIII
- 2014 Katherine of Alexandria as Emperor Constantius
- 1970 Skullduggery as Bruce Spofford
- 1991 The Harmfulness of Tobacco
- 1991 The Strauss Dynasty as Metternich
- 1993 The Maitlands as Major Luddington
- 1974 Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery as Dr. Watson
- 1971 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander
- 1972 Bermondsey as Pip
- 2014 Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
- 1997 Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone as Markham
- 2005 Lassie as Hulton
- 2015 The Dresser as Thornton
- 1966 Shotgun as David
- 1976 Loyalties as Captain Dancy, DSO
- 1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Extra (uncredited)
- 2002 The Importance of Being Earnest as Lane
- 2002 Nicholas Nickleby as Sir Mulberry Hawk
- 1994 A Feast at Midnight as Father
- 1963 The Mind Benders as Stewart (uncredited)
- 1970 The Breaking of Bumbo as Horwood
- 1963 This Sporting Life as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
- 2004 Stage Beauty as Sir Edward Hyde
- 2018 An Ideal Husband as Earl of Caversham
- 1991 Robin Hood as Prince John
- 2018 Johnny English Strikes Again as Agent Nine
- 1990 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
- 1977 Shooting the Chandelier as Nikolai
- 1976 Sea-Change as Andrew
- 2000 Wilfred as (voice)
- 2008 The Man from London as Inspector Morrison (voice)
- 1991 Performance ( 1 episode ) as Major Luddington
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode )
- 1986 Shaka Zulu ( 10 episodes ) as Lt. Francis Farewell
- 1970 Shadows of Fear ( 1 episode ) as John Parker
- 1978 Edward and Mrs Simpson ( 7 episodes ) as King Edward VIII
- 1968 The Expert ( 1 episode ) as Tony Davis-Jones
- 1996 Gulliver's Travels ( 2 episodes ) as General Limtoc
- 1967 Man in a Suitcase ( 1 episode )
- 1997 A Dance to the Music of Time ( 4 episodes ) as Uncle Giles
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Charles Surface
- 2002 Daniel Deronda ( 4 episodes ) as Sir Hugo Mallinger
- 2004 Agatha Christie's Marple ( 1 episode ) as Caterham
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as St. John Quartermaine
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Captain Dancy, DSO
- 1982 Wogan ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1991 The Strauss Dynasty ( 6 episodes ) as Metternich
- 1996 September ( 2 episodes ) as Archie
- 1968 Journey to the Unknown ( 1 episode ) as Sir Robert Sawyer
- 2024 The Gentlemen ( 1 episode ) as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
- 2007 Lewis ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Yardley
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as William Bingham
- 1990 Cluedo ( 1 episode ) as Himself
- 1985 Theatre Night ( 1 episode ) as Doctor
- 1988 The Modern World: Ten Great Writers ( 1 episode ) as Reader
- 1986 Wedden, dat..? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot ( 1 episode ) as Gudgeon
- 1979 For Queen and Country ( 4 episodes ) as Colonel Rafelli
- 1961 The Avengers ( 1 episode ) as Chilcott
- 1986 Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna ( 2 episodes ) as Dr. Hauser
- 2017 Taboo ( 4 episodes ) as Horace Delaney
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as Monk Scott
- 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Pip Lester
- 2002 Foyle's War ( 1 episode ) as Asst. Commissioner Summers
- 1967 Omnibus ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month ( 1 episode ) as Lysander
- 1960 Sunday-Night Play ( 1 episode ) as Tom McMaster
- 1977 BBC2 Play of the Week ( 1 episode ) as Nikolai
- 1962 Suspense ( 1 episode ) as Charles Marten
- 2007 Oliver Twist ( 5 episodes ) as Mr Brownlow
- 1977 Hard Times ( 3 episodes ) as Captain James Harthouse
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Ronnie Lovell
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as Trevor
- 1964 Theatre 625 ( 1 episode ) as George Barrington
- 1969 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder ( 1 episode ) as Sir Harry Carlin
- 1974 Churchill's People ( 1 episode ) as Aaron Graham
- 1961 Drama 61-67 ( 1 episode ) as Hassell
- 1990 Chillers ( 1 episode ) as Michael Herbert
- 1973 Centre Play ( 1 episode ) as Andrew
- 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Macmillan
- 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Michael Turner
- 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Ian
- 1985 Screen Two ( 1 episode ) as Philip
- 1969 W. Somerset Maugham ( 1 episode ) as Tim Hardy
- 1977 Romance ( 1 episode ) as Sam Gregory
- 1968 The Portrait of a Lady ( 4 episodes ) as Lord Warburton
- 1966 Five More ( 1 episode ) as David
- 1969 Happy Ever After ( 1 episode ) as Mr Bailey
