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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 13, 1937
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Edward Fox
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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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | An Ideal Husband | Earl of Caversham |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Agent Nine |
| 2015 | The Dresser | Thornton |
| 2014 | Katherine of Alexandria | Emperor Constantius |
| 2014 | Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film | Self |
| 2013 | National Theatre Live: The Audience | Winston Churchill |
| 2007 | The Old, Old, Very Old Man | All |
| 2005 | Lassie | Hulton |
| 2004 | The Republic Of Love | Richard |
| 2004 | Stage Beauty | Sir Edward Hyde |
| 2002 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Lane |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Sir Mulberry Hawk |
| 2001 | All the Queen's Men | Aitken |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Businessman |
| 1997 | Prince Valiant | King Arthur |
| 1997 | Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone | Markham |
| 1996 | Rosamunde Pilcher: September | Archie |
| 1995 | A Month by the Lake | Major Wilshaw |
| 1994 | A Feast at Midnight | Father |
| 1993 | The Maitlands | Major Luddington |
| 1991 | The Crucifer of Blood | Alistair Ross |
| 1991 | They Never Slept | Monk Scott |
| 1991 | The Harmfulness of Tobacco | |
| 1991 | The Strauss Dynasty | Metternich |
| 1991 | Robin Hood | Prince John |
| 1990 | Circles Of Deceit | Philip |
| 1990 | The Tale of Little Pig Robinson | Captain Barnabas/Butcher |
| 1989 | Return from the River Kwai | Major Benford |
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts | Lord Harry Wrotham |
| 1987 | Quartermaine's Terms | St John Quartermaine |
| 1985 | Wild Geese II | Alex Faulkner |
| 1985 | The Shooting Party | Lord Gilbert Hartlip |
| 1984 | The Bounty | Captain Greetham |
| 1984 | James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate | Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1983 | The Dresser | Oxenby |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | M |
| 1982 | Gandhi | General Dyer |
| 1980 | The Mirror Crack'd | Inspector Craddock |
| 1978 | The Big Sleep | Joe Brody |
| 1978 | Force 10 from Navarone | Miller |
| 1978 | The Cat and the Canary | Hendricks |
| 1978 | Edward & Mrs. Simpson | King Edward VIII |
| 1977 | Soldier of Orange | Colonel Rafelli |
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks |
| 1977 | The Duellists | Colonel Perteley |
| 1977 | The Squeeze | Foreman |
| 1977 | Shooting the Chandelier | Nikolai |
| 1976 | Loyalties | Captain Dancy, DSO |
| 1976 | Sea-Change | Andrew |
| 1975 | Galileo | Cardinal Inquisitor |
| 1974 | Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery | Dr. Watson |
| 1973 | The Day of the Jackal | The Jackal |
| 1973 | A Doll's House | Nils Krogstad |
| 1972 | Bermondsey | Pip |
| 1971 | The Go-Between | Hugh Trimingham |
| 1971 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander |
| 1970 | Skullduggery | Bruce Spofford |
| 1970 | The Breaking of Bumbo | Horwood |
| 1969 | Oh! What a Lovely War | Aide to Field-Marshal Haig |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | Pilot Officer Archie |
| 1969 | Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt | Sir John Newton |
| 1967 | The Jokers | Lt. Sprague |
| 1967 | The Naked Runner | Ritchie Jackson |
| 1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname | Walter |
| 1966 | The Frozen Dead | Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3) |
| 1966 | Shotgun | David |
| 1965 | Life at the Top | Office Supervisor (uncredited) |
| 1963 | The Mind Benders | Stewart (uncredited) |
| 1963 | This Sporting Life | Restaurant Barman (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner | Extra (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Gentlemen | Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman |
| 2017 | Taboo | Horace Delaney |
| 2007 | Oliver Twist | Mr. Brownlow |
| 2007 | Lewis | Dr. Yardley |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Caterham |
| 2002 | Daniel Deronda | Sir Hugo Mallinger |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Asst. Commissioner Summers |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time | Uncle Giles |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | William Bingham |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | General Limtoc |
| 1996 | September | Archie |
| 1991 | Performance | Major Luddington |
| 1991 | Strauss Dynasty | Metternich |
| 1990 | Chillers | Michael Herbert |
| 1990 | Cluedo | Himself |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Gudgeon |
| 1988 | The Modern World: Ten Great Writers | Reader |
| 1986 | Shaka Zulu | Lt. Francis Farewell |
| 1986 | Wedden, dat..? | Self |
| 1986 | Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna | Dr. Hauser |
| 1985 | Screen Two | |
| 1985 | Theatre Night | |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Monk Scott |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1979 | For Queen and Country | Colonel Rafelli |
| 1978 | Edward and Mrs Simpson | King Edward VIII |
| 1977 | Hard Times | James Harthouse |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear | John Parker |
| 1968 | The Expert | Tony Davis-Jones |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | Sir Robert Sawyer |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1967 | Omnibus | Self |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Charles Surface |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Captain Dancy, DSO |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Pip Lester |
| 1961 | The Avengers | |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Chilcott |