Edward Fox

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2024
The Gentlemen poster

The Gentlemen

TV · as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman · 1 ep

2018
An Ideal Husband poster

An Ideal Husband

Movie · as Earl of Caversham

2018
Johnny English Strikes Again poster

Johnny English Strikes Again

Movie · as Agent Nine

2017
Taboo poster

Taboo

TV · as Horace Delaney · 4 eps

2015
The Dresser poster

The Dresser

Movie · as Thornton

2014
Katherine of Alexandria poster

Katherine of Alexandria

Movie · as Emperor Constantius

2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film poster

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

Movie · as Self

2013
National Theatre Live: The Audience poster

National Theatre Live: The Audience

Movie · as Winston Churchill

2008
The Man from London poster

The Man from London

Movie · as Inspector Morrison (voice)

2007
The Old, Old, Very Old Man

The Old, Old, Very Old Man

Movie · as All

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Dr. Yardley · 1 ep

2007
Oliver Twist poster

Oliver Twist

TV · as Mr Brownlow · 5 eps

2005
Lassie poster

Lassie

Movie · as Hulton

2004
The Republic of Love poster

The Republic of Love

Movie · as Richard

2004
Stage Beauty poster

Stage Beauty

Movie · as Sir Edward Hyde

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Caterham · 1 ep

2002
The Importance of Being Earnest poster

The Importance of Being Earnest

Movie · as Lane

2002
Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

Movie · as Sir Mulberry Hawk

2002
Daniel Deronda poster

Daniel Deronda

TV · as Sir Hugo Mallinger · 4 eps

2002
Foyle's War poster

Foyle's War

TV · as Asst. Commissioner Summers · 1 ep

2001
All the Queen's Men poster

All the Queen's Men

Movie · as Aitken

2000
Wilfred

Wilfred

Movie · as (voice)

1998
Lost in Space poster

Lost in Space

Movie · as Businessman

1997
Prince Valiant poster

Prince Valiant

Movie · as King Arthur

1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone poster

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

Movie · as Markham

1997
A Dance to the Music of Time poster

A Dance to the Music of Time

TV · as Uncle Giles · 4 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as William Bingham · 1 ep

1996
Gulliver's Travels poster

Gulliver's Travels

TV · as General Limtoc · 2 eps

1996
September poster

September

TV · as Archie · 2 eps

1995
A Month by the Lake poster

A Month by the Lake

Movie · as Major Wilshaw

1994
A Feast at Midnight poster

A Feast at Midnight

Movie · as Father

1993
The Maitlands poster

The Maitlands

Movie · as Major Luddington

1991
The Crucifer of Blood poster

The Crucifer of Blood

Movie · as Alistair Ross

1991
They Never Slept poster

They Never Slept

Movie · as Monk Scott

1991
The Harmfulness of Tobacco

The Harmfulness of Tobacco

Movie

1991
The Strauss Dynasty poster

The Strauss Dynasty

Movie · as Metternich

1991
Robin Hood poster

Robin Hood

Movie · as Prince John

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Major Luddington · 1 ep

1991
The Strauss Dynasty poster

The Strauss Dynasty

TV · as Metternich · 6 eps

1990
Circles Of Deceit poster

Circles Of Deceit

Movie · as Philip

1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson poster

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Movie · as Captain Barnabas/Butcher

1990
Cluedo poster

Cluedo

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

1990
Chillers poster

Chillers

TV · as Michael Herbert · 1 ep

1989
Return from the River Kwai poster

Return from the River Kwai

Movie · as Major Benford

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Gudgeon · 1 ep

1988
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers poster

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

TV · as Reader · 1 ep

1987
A Hazard of Hearts poster

A Hazard of Hearts

Movie · as Lord Harry Wrotham

1987
Quartermaine's Terms poster

Quartermaine's Terms

Movie · as St John Quartermaine

1986
Shaka Zulu poster

Shaka Zulu

TV · as Lt. Francis Farewell · 10 eps

1986
Wedden, dat..?

Wedden, dat..?

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1986
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna poster

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

TV · as Dr. Hauser · 2 eps

1985
Wild Geese II poster

Wild Geese II

Movie · as Alex Faulkner

1985
The Shooting Party poster

The Shooting Party

Movie · as Lord Gilbert Hartlip

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

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

1985
Theatre Night poster

Theatre Night

TV · as Doctor · 1 ep

1984
The Bounty poster

The Bounty

Movie · as Captain Greetham

1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate poster

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Movie · as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

1983
The Dresser poster

The Dresser

Movie · as Oxenby

1983
Never Say Never Again poster

Never Say Never Again

Movie · as M

1982
Gandhi poster

Gandhi

Movie · as General Dyer

1982
Wogan poster

Wogan

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1980
The Mirror Crack'd poster

The Mirror Crack'd

Movie · as Inspector Craddock

1979
For Queen and Country poster

For Queen and Country

TV · as Colonel Rafelli · 4 eps

1978
The Big Sleep poster

The Big Sleep

Movie · as Joe Brody

1978
Force 10 from Navarone poster

Force 10 from Navarone

Movie · as Miller

1978
The Cat and the Canary poster

The Cat and the Canary

Movie · as Hendricks

1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson poster

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Movie · as King Edward VIII

1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson poster

Edward and Mrs Simpson

TV · as King Edward VIII · 7 eps

1977
Soldier of Orange poster

Soldier of Orange

Movie · as Colonel Rafelli

1977
A Bridge Too Far poster

A Bridge Too Far

Movie · as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

1977
The Duellists poster

The Duellists

Movie · as Colonel Perteley

1977
The Squeeze poster

The Squeeze

Movie · as Foreman

1977
Shooting the Chandelier poster

Shooting the Chandelier

Movie · as Nikolai

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week

TV · as Nikolai · 1 ep

1977
Hard Times poster

Hard Times

TV · as Captain James Harthouse · 3 eps

1977
Romance

Romance

TV · as Sam Gregory · 1 ep

1976
Loyalties

Loyalties

Movie · as Captain Dancy, DSO

1976
Sea-Change poster

Sea-Change

Movie · as Andrew

1975
Galileo poster

Galileo

Movie · as Cardinal Inquisitor

1974
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery poster

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

Movie · as Dr. Watson

1974
Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People

TV · as Aaron Graham · 1 ep

1973
The Day of the Jackal poster

The Day of the Jackal

Movie · as The Jackal

1973
A Doll's House poster

A Doll's House

Movie · as Nils Krogstad

1973
Centre Play poster

Centre Play

TV · as Andrew · 1 ep

1972
Bermondsey poster

Bermondsey

Movie · as Pip

1971
The Go-Between poster

The Go-Between

Movie · as Hugh Trimingham

1971
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie · as Lysander

1970
Skullduggery poster

Skullduggery

Movie · as Bruce Spofford

1970
The Breaking of Bumbo poster

The Breaking of Bumbo

Movie · as Horwood

1970
Shadows of Fear poster

Shadows of Fear

TV · as John Parker · 1 ep

1969
Oh! What a Lovely War poster

Oh! What a Lovely War

Movie · as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

1969
Battle of Britain poster

Battle of Britain

Movie · as Pilot Officer Archie

1969
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt poster

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

Movie · as Sir John Newton

1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder poster

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

TV · as Sir Harry Carlin · 1 ep

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

TV · as Dr. Macmillan, Michael Turner, Ian · 1 ep

1969
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

TV · as Tim Hardy · 1 ep

1969
Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

TV · as Mr Bailey · 1 ep

1968
The Expert poster

The Expert

TV · as Tony Davis-Jones · 1 ep

1968
Journey to the Unknown poster

Journey to the Unknown

TV · as Sir Robert Sawyer · 1 ep

1968
The Portrait of a Lady poster

The Portrait of a Lady

TV · as Lord Warburton · 4 eps

1967
The Jokers poster

The Jokers

Movie · as Lt. Sprague

1967
The Naked Runner poster

The Naked Runner

Movie · as Ritchie Jackson

1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isname poster

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

Movie · as Walter

1967
Man in a Suitcase poster

Man in a Suitcase

TV · 1 ep

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1966
The Frozen Dead poster

The Frozen Dead

Movie · as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)

1966
Shotgun

Shotgun

Movie · as David

1966
Five More

Five More

TV · as David · 1 ep

1965
Life at the Top poster

Life at the Top

Movie · as Office Supervisor (uncredited)

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Charles Surface, Captain Dancy, DSO, Flt. Lieutenant Stoker, Lysander · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Pip Lester · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Jocelyn Traddle · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

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

1963
The Mind Benders poster

The Mind Benders

Movie · as Stewart (uncredited)

1963
This Sporting Life poster

This Sporting Life

Movie · as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

Movie · as Extra (uncredited)

1962
Suspense poster

Suspense

TV · as Charles Marten · 1 ep

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Chilcott · 1 ep

1961
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV · as Hassell · 1 ep

1960
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

TV · as Tom McMaster · 1 ep