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Edward Fox

Known For: Acting
Born: April 13, 1937
Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Edward Fox

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…

Filmography

The Gentlemen

2024 · Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018 · Agent Nine

An Ideal Husband

2018 · Earl of Caversham

Taboo

2017 · Horace Delaney

The Dresser

2015 · Thornton

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

2014 · Self

Katherine of Alexandria

2014 · Emperor Constantius

National Theatre Live: The Audience

2013 · Winston Churchill

The Man from London

2008 · Inspector Morrison (voice)

Oliver Twist

2007 · Mr Brownlow

Lewis

2007 · Dr. Yardley

The Old, Old, Very Old Man

The Old, Old, Very Old Man

2007 · All

Lassie

2005 · Hulton

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004 · Caterham

The Republic Of Love

2004 · Richard

Stage Beauty

2004 · Sir Edward Hyde

Nicholas Nickleby

2002 · Sir Mulberry Hawk

Daniel Deronda

2002 · Sir Hugo Mallinger

Foyle's War

2002 · Asst. Commissioner Summers

The Importance of Being Earnest

2002 · Lane

All the Queen's Men

2001 · Aitken

Wilfred

2000 · (voice)

Lost in Space

1998 · Businessman

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

1997 · Markham

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997 · Uncle Giles

Prince Valiant

1997 · King Arthur

Midsomer Murders

1997 · William Bingham

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

1996 · Archie

Gulliver's Travels

1996 · General Limtoc

September

1996 · Archie

A Month by the Lake

1995 · Major Wilshaw

A Feast at Midnight

1994 · Father

The Maitlands

1993 · Major Luddington

The Strauss Dynasty

1991 · Metternich

The Crucifer of Blood

1991 · Alistair Ross

Performance

1991 · Major Luddington

Robin Hood

1991 · Prince John

They Never Slept

1991 · Monk Scott

The Harmfulness of Tobacco

The Harmfulness of Tobacco

1991

The Strauss Dynasty

1991 · Metternich

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

1990 · Captain Barnabas/Butcher

Cluedo

1990 · Himself

Circles Of Deceit

1990 · Philip

Chillers

1990 · Michael Herbert

Return from the River Kwai

1989 · Major Benford

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · Gudgeon

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988 · Reader

A Hazard of Hearts

1987 · Lord Harry Wrotham

Quartermaine's Terms

1987 · St John Quartermaine

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

1986 · Dr. Hauser

Shaka Zulu

1986 · Lt. Francis Farewell

Wedden, dat..?

1986 · Self

Wild Geese II

1985 · Alex Faulkner

Theatre Night

1985 · Doctor

The Shooting Party

1985 · Lord Gilbert Hartlip

Screen Two

1985 · St. John Quartermaine, Monk Scott, Philip

The Bounty

1984 · Captain Greetham

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

1984 · Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Dresser

1983 · Oxenby

Never Say Never Again

1983 · M

Gandhi

1982 · General Dyer

Wogan

1982 · Self

The Mirror Crack'd

1980 · Inspector Craddock

For Queen and Country

1979 · Colonel Rafelli

Edward and Mrs Simpson

1978 · King Edward VIII

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978 · King Edward VIII

The Cat and the Canary

1978 · Hendricks

Force 10 from Navarone

1978 · Miller

The Big Sleep

1978 · Joe Brody

Shooting the Chandelier

1977 · Nikolai

Hard Times

1977 · Captain James Harthouse

Soldier of Orange

1977 · Colonel Rafelli

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977 · Nikolai

The Duellists

1977 · Colonel Perteley

A Bridge Too Far

1977 · Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

The Squeeze

1977 · Foreman

Romance

1977 · Sam Gregory

Sea-Change

1976 · Andrew

Loyalties

1976 · Captain Dancy, DSO

Galileo

1975 · Cardinal Inquisitor

Churchill's People

1974 · Aaron Graham

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

1974 · Dr. Watson

A Doll's House

1973 · Nils Krogstad

Centre Play

1973 · Andrew

The Day of the Jackal

1973 · The Jackal

Bermondsey

1972 · Pip

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1971 · Lysander

The Go-Between

1971 · Hugh Trimingham

The Breaking of Bumbo

1970 · Horwood

Shadows of Fear

1970 · John Parker

Skullduggery

1970 · Bruce Spofford

Happy Ever After

Happy Ever After

1969 · Mr. Bailey

Battle of Britain

1969 · Pilot Officer Archie

W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham

1969 · Tim Hardy

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

1969 · Sir Harry Carlin

Oh! What a Lovely War

1969 · Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969 · Dr. Macmillan, Michael Turner, Ian

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969 · Sir John Newton

Journey to the Unknown

1968 · Sir Robert Sawyer

The Expert

1968 · Tony Davis-Jones

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967 · Walter

Omnibus

1967 · Self

Man in a Suitcase

1967

The Naked Runner

1967 · Ritchie Jackson

The Jokers

1967 · Lt. Sprague

The Frozen Dead

1966 · Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)

Shotgun

1966 · David

Life at the Top

1965 · Office Supervisor (uncredited)

BBC Play of the Month

1965 · Charles Surface, Captain Dancy, DSO, Flt. Lieutenant Stoker, Lysander

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965 · Pip Lester

Theatre 625

1964 · Ronnie Lovell, Trevor, George Barrington

This Sporting Life

1963 · Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

The Mind Benders

1963 · Stewart (uncredited)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962 · Extra (uncredited)

Suspense

1962 · Charles Marten

Drama 61-67

1961 · Hassell

The Avengers

1961 · , Chilcott

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960 · Tom McMaster

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