Edward Fox
70 movies · 44 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 13, 1937 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Edward Charles Morice Fox · Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE · Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс · Эдвард Фокс
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).
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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
Edward Fox: movies and TV shows
Acting (114)
- 2024
- 2018 Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine
- 2018 An Ideal Husband
as Earl of Caversham
- 2017
- 2015 The Dresser
as Thornton
- 2014 Katherine of Alexandria
as Emperor Constantius
- 2013 National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Winston Churchill
- 2008 The Man from London
as Inspector Morrison (voice)
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007 The Old, Old, Very Old Man
as All
- 2005 Lassie
as Hulton
- 2004
- 2004 The Republic of Love
as Richard
- 2004 Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde
- 2002 Nicholas Nickleby
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 The Importance of Being Earnest
as Lane
- 2001 All the Queen's Men
as Aitken
- 2000 Wilfred
as (voice)
- 1998 Lost in Space
as Businessman
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Prince Valiant
as King Arthur
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996
- 1995 A Month by the Lake
as Major Wilshaw
- 1994 A Feast at Midnight
as Father
- 1993 The Maitlands
as Major Luddington
- 1991
- 1991 The Crucifer of Blood
as Alistair Ross
- 1991
- 1991 Robin Hood
as Prince John
- 1991 They Never Slept
as Monk Scott
- 1991
- 1991 The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich
- 1990 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
- 1990 Circles Of Deceit
as Philip
- 1990
- 1989 Return from the River Kwai
as Major Benford
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987 A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Harry Wrotham
- 1987 Quartermaine's Terms
as St John Quartermaine
- 1986
- 1986
- 1985 Wild Geese II
as Alex Faulkner
- 1985
- 1985 The Shooting Party
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
- 1985
- 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
- 1982 Gandhi
as General Dyer
- 1980 The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock
- 1979
- 1978
- 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
- 1977 Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli
- 1977
- 1977 The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley
- 1977 A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
- 1977 The Squeeze
as Foreman
- 1977
- 1976 Sea-Change
as Andrew
- 1976 Loyalties
as Captain Dancy, DSO
- 1975 Galileo
as Cardinal Inquisitor
- 1974
- 1974 Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
as Dr. Watson
- 1973 A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
- 1973
- 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
- 1970 Skullduggery
as Bruce Spofford
- 1969
- 1969 Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 Oh! What a Lovely War
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
- 1969
- 1969 Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Sir John Newton
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967 I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Walter
- 1967
- 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
- 1966
- 1965 Life at the Top
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
- 1965 BBC Play of the Month · TV
as Charles Surface / Captain Dancy, DSO / Flt. Lieutenant Stoker / Lysander · 4 episodes
- 1965
- 1964
- 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)
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 2014
- 1990 Cluedo
1 episode
- 1986 Wedden, dat..?
1 episode
- 1982 Wogan
1 episode
- 1967 Omnibus
1 episode