
Edward Fox
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1937 (age 89)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography

The Gentlemen
TV · as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman · 1 ep

An Ideal Husband
Movie · as Earl of Caversham

Johnny English Strikes Again
Movie · as Agent Nine

Taboo
TV · as Horace Delaney · 4 eps

The Dresser
Movie · as Thornton

Katherine of Alexandria
Movie · as Emperor Constantius

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Movie · as Self

National Theatre Live: The Audience
Movie · as Winston Churchill

The Man from London
Movie · as Inspector Morrison (voice)
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
Movie · as All

Lewis
TV · as Dr. Yardley · 1 ep

Oliver Twist
TV · as Mr Brownlow · 5 eps

Lassie
Movie · as Hulton

The Republic of Love
Movie · as Richard

Stage Beauty
Movie · as Sir Edward Hyde

Agatha Christie's Marple
TV · as Caterham · 1 ep

The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · as Lane

Nicholas Nickleby
Movie · as Sir Mulberry Hawk

Daniel Deronda
TV · as Sir Hugo Mallinger · 4 eps

Foyle's War
TV · as Asst. Commissioner Summers · 1 ep

All the Queen's Men
Movie · as Aitken
Wilfred
Movie · as (voice)

Lost in Space
Movie · as Businessman

Prince Valiant
Movie · as King Arthur

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Movie · as Markham

A Dance to the Music of Time
TV · as Uncle Giles · 4 eps

Midsomer Murders
TV · as William Bingham · 1 ep

Gulliver's Travels
TV · as General Limtoc · 2 eps

September
TV · as Archie · 2 eps

A Month by the Lake
Movie · as Major Wilshaw

A Feast at Midnight
Movie · as Father

The Maitlands
Movie · as Major Luddington

The Crucifer of Blood
Movie · as Alistair Ross

They Never Slept
Movie · as Monk Scott
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
Movie

The Strauss Dynasty
Movie · as Metternich

Robin Hood
Movie · as Prince John

Performance
TV · as Major Luddington · 1 ep

The Strauss Dynasty
TV · as Metternich · 6 eps

Circles Of Deceit
Movie · as Philip

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Movie · as Captain Barnabas/Butcher

Cluedo
TV · as Himself · 1 ep

Chillers
TV · as Michael Herbert · 1 ep

Return from the River Kwai
Movie · as Major Benford

Agatha Christie's Poirot
TV · as Gudgeon · 1 ep

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
TV · as Reader · 1 ep

A Hazard of Hearts
Movie · as Lord Harry Wrotham

Quartermaine's Terms
Movie · as St John Quartermaine

Shaka Zulu
TV · as Lt. Francis Farewell · 10 eps
Wedden, dat..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
TV · as Dr. Hauser · 2 eps

Wild Geese II
Movie · as Alex Faulkner

The Shooting Party
Movie · as Lord Gilbert Hartlip

Screen Two
TV · as St. John Quartermaine, Monk Scott, Philip · 1 ep

Theatre Night
TV · as Doctor · 1 ep

The Bounty
Movie · as Captain Greetham

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Movie · as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Dresser
Movie · as Oxenby

Never Say Never Again
Movie · as M

Gandhi
Movie · as General Dyer

Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Mirror Crack'd
Movie · as Inspector Craddock

For Queen and Country
TV · as Colonel Rafelli · 4 eps

The Big Sleep
Movie · as Joe Brody

Force 10 from Navarone
Movie · as Miller

The Cat and the Canary
Movie · as Hendricks

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Movie · as King Edward VIII

Edward and Mrs Simpson
TV · as King Edward VIII · 7 eps

Soldier of Orange
Movie · as Colonel Rafelli

A Bridge Too Far
Movie · as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

The Duellists
Movie · as Colonel Perteley

The Squeeze
Movie · as Foreman

Shooting the Chandelier
Movie · as Nikolai

BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Nikolai · 1 ep

Hard Times
TV · as Captain James Harthouse · 3 eps
Romance
TV · as Sam Gregory · 1 ep
Loyalties
Movie · as Captain Dancy, DSO

Sea-Change
Movie · as Andrew

Galileo
Movie · as Cardinal Inquisitor

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Movie · as Dr. Watson

Churchill's People
TV · as Aaron Graham · 1 ep

The Day of the Jackal
Movie · as The Jackal

A Doll's House
Movie · as Nils Krogstad

Centre Play
TV · as Andrew · 1 ep

Bermondsey
Movie · as Pip

The Go-Between
Movie · as Hugh Trimingham

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Lysander

Skullduggery
Movie · as Bruce Spofford

The Breaking of Bumbo
Movie · as Horwood

Shadows of Fear
TV · as John Parker · 1 ep

Oh! What a Lovely War
Movie · as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

Battle of Britain
Movie · as Pilot Officer Archie

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Movie · as Sir John Newton

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
TV · as Sir Harry Carlin · 1 ep

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as Dr. Macmillan, Michael Turner, Ian · 1 ep
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as Tim Hardy · 1 ep
Happy Ever After
TV · as Mr Bailey · 1 ep

The Expert
TV · as Tony Davis-Jones · 1 ep

Journey to the Unknown
TV · as Sir Robert Sawyer · 1 ep

The Portrait of a Lady
TV · as Lord Warburton · 4 eps

The Jokers
Movie · as Lt. Sprague

The Naked Runner
Movie · as Ritchie Jackson

I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Movie · as Walter

Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep

Omnibus
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Frozen Dead
Movie · as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Shotgun
Movie · as David
Five More
TV · as David · 1 ep

Life at the Top
Movie · as Office Supervisor (uncredited)

BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Charles Surface, Captain Dancy, DSO, Flt. Lieutenant Stoker, Lysander · 1 ep

Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Pip Lester · 1 ep

The Troubleshooters
TV · as Jocelyn Traddle · 1 ep

Theatre 625
TV · as Ronnie Lovell, Trevor, George Barrington · 1 ep

The Mind Benders
Movie · as Stewart (uncredited)

This Sporting Life
Movie · as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Movie · as Extra (uncredited)

Suspense
TV · as Charles Marten · 1 ep

The Avengers
TV · as Chilcott · 1 ep
Drama 61-67
TV · as Hassell · 1 ep
Sunday-Night Play
TV · as Tom McMaster · 1 ep


