Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 13, 1937
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Credits
119 titles
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.
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
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
Archie
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 Strauss Dynasty
Metternich
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Cluedo
Himself
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