Edward Fox

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-04-13 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

  • Edward Charles Morice Fox
  • Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE
  • Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс
  • Эдвард Фокс
  • ادوارد فاکس

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

Gandhi
7.6%

Gandhi

Dec 1, 1982

Never Say Never Again
6.1%

Never Say Never Again

Oct 7, 1983

Taboo
7.9%

Taboo

Jan 7, 2017

Lost in Space
5.4%

Lost in Space

Apr 3, 1998

A Bridge Too Far
7.2%

A Bridge Too Far

Jun 15, 1977

The Day of the Jackal
7.5%

The Day of the Jackal

May 16, 1973

The Bounty
6.7%

The Bounty

May 4, 1984

The Duellists
7.3%

The Duellists

Aug 31, 1977

The Gentlemen
7.9%

The Gentlemen

Mar 7, 2024

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