Edward Fox
- Acting
- April 13, 1937 · 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
Filmography
- The Gentlemen · Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
- Johnny English Strikes Again · Agent Nine
- An Ideal Husband · Earl of Caversham
- Taboo · Horace Delaney
- The Dresser · Thornton
- Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film · Self
- Katherine of Alexandria · Emperor Constantius
- National Theatre Live: The Audience · Winston Churchill
- The Man from London · Inspector Morrison (Voice)
- Oliver Twist · Mr Brownlow
- Lewis · Dr. Yardley
- The Old, Old, Very Old Man · All
- Lassie · Hulton
- Agatha Christie's Marple · Caterham
- The Republic of Love · Richard
- Stage Beauty · Sir Edward Hyde
- Nicholas Nickleby · Sir Mulberry Hawk
- Daniel Deronda · Sir Hugo Mallinger
- Foyle's War · Asst. Commissioner Summers
- The Importance of Being Earnest · Lane
- All the Queen's Men · Aitken
- Wilfred · Voice
- Lost in Space · Businessman
- Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone · Markham
- A Dance to the Music of Time · Uncle Giles
- Prince Valiant · King Arthur
- Midsomer Murders · William Bingham
- Gulliver's Travels · General Limtoc
- September · Archie
- A Month by the Lake · Major Wilshaw
- A Feast at Midnight · Father
- The Maitlands · Major Luddington
- The Strauss Dynasty · Metternich
- The Crucifer of Blood · Alistair Ross
- Performance · Major Luddington
- Robin Hood · Prince John
- They Never Slept · Monk Scott
- The Harmfulness of Tobacco
- The Strauss Dynasty · Metternich
- The Tale of Little Pig Robinson · Captain Barnabas/Butcher
- Cluedo · Self
- Circles Of Deceit · Philip
- Chillers · Michael Herbert
- Return from the River Kwai · Major Benford
- Agatha Christie's Poirot · Gudgeon
- The Modern World: Ten Great Writers · Reader
- A Hazard of Hearts · Lord Harry Wrotham
- Quartermaine's Terms · St John Quartermaine
- Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna · Dr. Hauser
- Shaka Zulu · Lt. Francis Farewell
- Wedden, dat..? · Self
- Wild Geese II · Alex Faulkner
- Theatre Night · Doctor
- The Shooting Party · Lord Gilbert Hartlip
- Screen Two · St. John Quartermaine, Monk Scott
- The Bounty · Captain Greetham
- James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate · Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Dresser · Oxenby
- Never Say Never Again · M
- Gandhi · General Dyer
- Wogan · Self
- The Mirror Crack'd · Inspector Craddock
- For Queen and Country · Colonel Rafelli
- Edward and Mrs Simpson · King Edward VIII
- Edward & Mrs. Simpson · King Edward VIII
- The Cat and the Canary · Hendricks
- Force 10 from Navarone · Miller
- The Big Sleep · Joe Brody
- Shooting the Chandelier · Nikolai
- Hard Times · Captain James Harthouse
- Soldier of Orange · Colonel Rafelli
- BBC2 Play of the Week · Nikolai
- The Duellists · Colonel Perteley
- A Bridge Too Far · Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
- The Squeeze · Foreman
- Romance · Sam Gregory
- Sea-Change · Andrew
- Loyalties · Captain Dancy, DSO
- Galileo · Cardinal Inquisitor
- Churchill's People · Aaron Graham