Actor
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Edward Fox
Born 1937-04-13
📍 London, England, UK
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.
Filmography 113
The Gentlemen
as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
2024
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine
2018
An Ideal Husband
as Earl of Caversham
2018
Taboo
as Horace Delaney
2017
The Dresser
as Thornton
2015
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
2014
Katherine of Alexandria
as Emperor Constantius
2014
National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Winston Churchill
2013
Oliver Twist
as Mr Brownlow
2007
Lewis
as Dr. Yardley
2007
Lassie
as Hulton
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Caterham
2004
The Republic Of Love
as Richard
2004
Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde
2004
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
2002
All the Queen's Men
as Aitken
2001
Lost in Space
as Businessman
1998
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
1997
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Archie
1996
Gulliver's Travels
as General Limtoc
1996
September
as Archie
1996
A Month by the Lake
as Major Wilshaw
1995
A Feast at Midnight
as Father
1994
The Maitlands
as Major Luddington
1993
The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich
1991
The Crucifer of Blood
as Alistair Ross
1991
Performance
as Major Luddington
1991
Robin Hood
as Prince John
1991
They Never Slept
as Monk Scott
1991
The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich
1991
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
1990
Cluedo
as Himself
1990
Circles Of Deceit
as Philip
1990
Chillers
as Michael Herbert
1990
Return from the River Kwai
as Major Benford
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Gudgeon
1989
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Reader
1988
A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Harry Wrotham
1987
Quartermaine's Terms
as St John Quartermaine
1987
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Dr. Hauser
1986
Shaka Zulu
as Lt. Francis Farewell
1986
Wild Geese II
as Alex Faulkner
1985
Theatre Night
as Doctor
1985
The Shooting Party
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
1985
Screen Two
1985
Screen Two
as Monk Scott
1985
The Bounty
as Captain Greetham
1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
The Dresser
as Oxenby
1983
Never Say Never Again
as M
1983
Gandhi
as General Dyer
1982
Wogan
as Self
1982
The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock
1980
For Queen and Country
as Colonel Rafelli
1979
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
1978
Shooting the Chandelier
as Nikolai
1977
Hard Times
as Captain James Harthouse
1977
Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli
1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Nikolai
1977
The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley
1977
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
1977
The Squeeze
as Foreman
1977
Sea-Change
as Andrew
1976
Galileo
as Cardinal Inquisitor
1975
Churchill's People
as Aaron Graham
1974
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
as Dr. Watson
1974
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
1973
Centre Play
as Andrew
1973
The Day of the Jackal
as The Jackal
1973
Bermondsey
as Pip
1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
1971
The Go-Between
as Hugh Trimingham
1971
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Horwood
1970
Shadows of Fear
as John Parker
1970
Skullduggery
as Bruce Spofford
1970
Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Sir Harry Carlin
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Dr. Macmillan
1969
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Sir John Newton
1969
Journey to the Unknown
as Sir Robert Sawyer
1968
The Expert
as Tony Davis-Jones
1968
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Walter
1967
Omnibus
as Self
1967
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Naked Runner
as Ritchie Jackson
1967
The Jokers
as Lt. Sprague
1967
The Frozen Dead
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
1966
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
BBC Play of the Month
as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Lysander
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Pip Lester
1965
Theatre 625
as Ronnie Lovell
1964
Theatre 625
as Trevor
1964
Theatre 625
as George Barrington
1964
This Sporting Life
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
1963
The Mind Benders
as Stewart (uncredited)
1963
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Extra (uncredited)
1962
Suspense
as Charles Marten
1962
The Avengers
1961
The Avengers
as Chilcott
1961