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Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Acting April 13, 1937 (89 years old) 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.

Movies 71

Never Say Never Again 6.1

Never Say Never Again

as M

1983
The Day of the Jackal 7.5

The Day of the Jackal

as The Jackal

1973
Johnny English Strikes Again 6.3

Johnny English Strikes Again

as Agent Nine

2018
Lost in Space 5.4

Lost in Space

as Businessman

1998
A Bridge Too Far 7.2

A Bridge Too Far

as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

1977
Gandhi 7.6

Gandhi

as General Dyer

1982
Force 10 from Navarone 6.3

Force 10 from Navarone

as Miller

1978
The Bounty 6.8

The Bounty

as Captain Greetham

1984
Battle of Britain 6.8

Battle of Britain

as Pilot Officer Archie

1969
The Duellists 7.3

The Duellists

as Colonel Perteley

1977
The Mirror Crack'd 6.1

The Mirror Crack'd

as Inspector Craddock

1980
The Importance of Being Earnest 6.8

The Importance of Being Earnest

as Lane

2002
Nicholas Nickleby 6.8

Nicholas Nickleby

as Sir Mulberry Hawk

2002
Oh! What a Lovely War 6.7

Oh! What a Lovely War

as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

1969
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 7.2

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as Extra (uncredited)

1962
The Big Sleep 5.9

The Big Sleep

as Joe Brody

1978
Lassie 6.4

Lassie

as Hulton

2005
Stage Beauty 6.6

Stage Beauty

as Sir Edward Hyde

2004
Return from the River Kwai 5.0

Return from the River Kwai

as Major Benford

1989
Prince Valiant 5.2

Prince Valiant

as King Arthur

1997
Wild Geese II 4.8

Wild Geese II

as Alex Faulkner

1985
Skullduggery 4.5

Skullduggery

as Bruce Spofford

1970
The Crucifer of Blood 6.5

The Crucifer of Blood

as Alistair Ross

1991
Soldier of Orange 7.1

Soldier of Orange

as Colonel Rafelli

1977
National Theatre Live: The Audience 8.3

National Theatre Live: The Audience

as Winston Churchill

2013
The Go-Between 6.8

The Go-Between

as Hugh Trimingham

1971
The Dresser 6.8

The Dresser

as Oxenby

1983
The Cat and the Canary 5.7

The Cat and the Canary

as Hendricks

1978
All the Queen's Men 5.0

All the Queen's Men

as Aitken

2001
This Sporting Life 7.0

This Sporting Life

as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

1963
A Hazard of Hearts 7.8

A Hazard of Hearts

as Lord Harry Wrotham

1987
Galileo 6.1

Galileo

as Cardinal Inquisitor

1975
A Month by the Lake 5.7

A Month by the Lake

as Major Wilshaw

1995
The Maitlands

The Maitlands

as Major Luddington

1993
The Dresser 6.2

The Dresser

as Thornton

2015
Life at the Top 5.9

Life at the Top

as Office Supervisor (uncredited)

1965
A Doll's House 5.0

A Doll's House

as Nils Krogstad

1973
Robin Hood 5.7

Robin Hood

as Prince John

1991
The Squeeze 5.5

The Squeeze

as Foreman

1977
A Feast at Midnight 6.2

A Feast at Midnight

as Father

1994
I'll Never Forget What's'isname 5.4

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

as Walter

1967
Katherine of Alexandria 2.7

Katherine of Alexandria

as Emperor Constantius

2014
The Mind Benders 6.3

The Mind Benders

as Stewart (uncredited)

1963
The Breaking of Bumbo 4.7

The Breaking of Bumbo

as Horwood

1970
The Republic of Love 4.9

The Republic of Love

as Richard

2004
The Shooting Party 6.6

The Shooting Party

as Lord Gilbert Hartlip

1985
Edward & Mrs. Simpson 10.0

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as King Edward VIII

1978
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

1984
The Jokers 6.2

The Jokers

as Lt. Sprague

1967
An Ideal Husband 7.5

An Ideal Husband

as Earl of Caversham

2018
They Never Slept

They Never Slept

as Monk Scott

1991
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery 4.7

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

as Dr. Watson

1974
The Man from London 7.0

The Man from London

as Inspector Morrison (voice)

2008
The Frozen Dead 5.2

The Frozen Dead

as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)

1966
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

as Sir John Newton

1969
The Naked Runner 6.1

The Naked Runner

as Ritchie Jackson

1967
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film 4.8

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

as Self

2014
A Midsummer Night's Dream 10.0

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Lysander

1971
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

as Captain Barnabas/Butcher

1990
The Harmfulness of Tobacco

The Harmfulness of Tobacco

1991
Bermondsey

Bermondsey

as Pip

1972
Quartermaine's Terms 7.0

Quartermaine's Terms

as St John Quartermaine

1987
Wilfred 9.0

Wilfred

as (voice)

2000
Sea-Change

Sea-Change

as Andrew

1976
Shooting the Chandelier

Shooting the Chandelier

as Nikolai

1977
The Strauss Dynasty 8.4

The Strauss Dynasty

as Metternich

1991
Circles Of Deceit

Circles Of Deceit

as Philip

1990
Loyalties

Loyalties

as Captain Dancy, DSO

1976
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone 6.5

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

as Markham

1997
Shotgun

Shotgun

as David

1966
The Old, Old, Very Old Man

The Old, Old, Very Old Man

as All

2007

TV Shows 59

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as William Bingham

1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot 8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Gudgeon

1989
Wogan 5.6

Wogan

as Self

1982
The Gentlemen 7.9

The Gentlemen

as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman

2024
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

1961
The Avengers 7.8

The Avengers

as Chilcott

1961
Omnibus 7.2

Omnibus

as Self

1967
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Charles Surface

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Captain Dancy, DSO

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Lysander

1965
Agatha Christie's Marple 7.9

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Caterham

2004
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as St. John Quartermaine

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Monk Scott

1985
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Philip

1985
Lewis 7.6

Lewis

as Dr. Yardley

2007
Thirty-Minute Theatre 4.2

Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Pip Lester

1965
Foyle's War 7.9

Foyle's War

as Asst. Commissioner Summers

2002
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Dr. Macmillan

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Michael Turner

1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Ian

1969
Churchill's People 5.0

Churchill's People

as Aaron Graham

1974
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Ronnie Lovell

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as Trevor

1964
Theatre 625 7.2

Theatre 625

as George Barrington

1964
The Troubleshooters 7.3

The Troubleshooters

as Jocelyn Traddle

1965
Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

as Tom McMaster

1960
Taboo 7.9

Taboo

as Horace Delaney

2017
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Major Luddington

1991
The Expert 9.0

The Expert

as Tony Davis-Jones

1968
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Nikolai

1977
Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as Hassell

1961
Centre Play 7.0

Centre Play

as Andrew

1973
Man in a Suitcase 7.2

Man in a Suitcase

1967
Shaka Zulu 7.2

Shaka Zulu

as Lt. Francis Farewell

1986
Suspense 6.7

Suspense

as Charles Marten

1962
Oliver Twist 6.6

Oliver Twist

as Mr Brownlow

2007
Cluedo 6.7

Cluedo

as Himself

1990
Wedden, dat..? 7.0

Wedden, dat..?

as Self

1986
Journey to the Unknown 7.0

Journey to the Unknown

as Sir Robert Sawyer

1968
Chillers 6.7

Chillers

as Michael Herbert

1990
Gulliver's Travels 7.3

Gulliver's Travels

as General Limtoc

1996
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers 8.0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Reader

1988
W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

as Tim Hardy

1969
Edward and Mrs Simpson 6.8

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as King Edward VIII

1978
A Dance to the Music of Time 5.9

A Dance to the Music of Time

as Uncle Giles

1997
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Doctor

1985
The Strauss Dynasty

The Strauss Dynasty

as Metternich

1991
Daniel Deronda 7.7

Daniel Deronda

as Sir Hugo Mallinger

2002
Shadows of Fear 6.7

Shadows of Fear

as John Parker

1970
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna 6.7

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

as Dr. Hauser

1986
Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

as Mr Bailey

1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder 5.0

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

as Sir Harry Carlin

1969
Romance

Romance

as Sam Gregory

1977
Hard Times 6.5

Hard Times

as Captain James Harthouse

1977
The Portrait of a Lady 8.0

The Portrait of a Lady

as Lord Warburton

1968
September 5.0

September

as Archie

1996
For Queen and Country 6.5

For Queen and Country

as Colonel Rafelli

1979
Five More

Five More

as David

1966

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