Edward Fox
Acting
Born: April 13, 1937 (age 89) · London, England, UK
Highest Rated
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
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
Gandhi
1982
Never Say Never Again
1983
Taboo
2017
Lost in Space
1998
A Bridge Too Far
1977
The Gentlemen
2024
The Day of the Jackal
1973
The Bounty
1984
The Duellists
1977
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
Photos (3)
Movies (65)
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Nine
Never Say Never Again
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The Day of the Jackal
The Jackal
Lost in Space
Businessman
Gandhi
General Dyer
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Bounty
Captain Greetham
Robin Hood
Prince John
Force 10 from Navarone
Miller
The Mirror Crack'd
Inspector Craddock
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer Archie
Lassie
Hulton
The Duellists
Colonel Perteley
The Big Sleep
Joe Brody
The Dresser
Thornton
Skullduggery
Bruce Spofford
The Go-Between
Hugh Trimingham
Nicholas Nickleby
Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Extra (uncredited)
Prince Valiant
King Arthur
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lane
Oh! What a Lovely War
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Wild Geese II
Alex Faulkner
Return from the River Kwai
Major Benford
Stage Beauty
Sir Edward Hyde
This Sporting Life
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
The Dresser
Oxenby
Soldier of Orange
Colonel Rafelli
The Jokers
Lt. Sprague
The Maitlands
Major Luddington
The Man from London
Inspector Morrison (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Audience
Winston Churchill
All the Queen's Men
Aitken
Katherine of Alexandria
Emperor Constantius
A Month by the Lake
Major Wilshaw
A Hazard of Hearts
Lord Harry Wrotham
The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks
The Mind Benders
Stewart (uncredited)
Life at the Top
Office Supervisor (uncredited)
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
King Edward VIII
The Frozen Dead
Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
The Naked Runner
Ritchie Jackson
The Squeeze
Foreman
Galileo
Cardinal Inquisitor
The Republic Of Love
Richard
Bermondsey
Pip
The Strauss Dynasty
Metternich
The Crucifer of Blood
Alistair Ross
The Shooting Party
Lord Gilbert Hartlip
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Breaking of Bumbo
Horwood
An Ideal Husband
Earl of Caversham
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Sir John Newton
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
Sea-Change
Andrew
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Walter
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Dr. Watson
They Never Slept
Monk Scott
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
A Feast at Midnight
Father
Circles Of Deceit
Philip
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Markham
Quartermaine's Terms
St John Quartermaine
Shooting the Chandelier
Nikolai
TV Shows (48)
Midsomer Murders
William Bingham · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Gudgeon · 1 eps
The Avengers
1 eps
The Avengers
Chilcott · 1 eps
The Gentlemen
Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman · 1 eps
Foyle's War
Asst. Commissioner Summers · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Surface · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Captain Dancy, DSO · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Flt. Lieutenant Stoker · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Lysander · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Marple
Caterham · 1 eps
Screen Two
St. John Quartermaine · 1 eps
Screen Two
Monk Scott · 1 eps
Screen Two
Philip · 1 eps
Lewis
Dr. Yardley · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dr. Macmillan · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Michael Turner · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ian · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Pip Lester · 1 eps
Performance
Major Luddington · 1 eps
Taboo
Horace Delaney · 4 eps
Theatre 625
Ronnie Lovell · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Trevor · 1 eps
Theatre 625
George Barrington · 1 eps
Churchill's People
Aaron Graham · 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Nikolai · 1 eps
Centre Play
Andrew · 1 eps
Shaka Zulu
Lt. Francis Farewell · 10 eps
Man in a Suitcase
1 eps
The Expert
Tony Davis-Jones · 1 eps
Suspense
Charles Marten · 1 eps
Journey to the Unknown
Sir Robert Sawyer · 1 eps
Chillers
Michael Herbert · 1 eps
A Dance to the Music of Time
Uncle Giles · 4 eps
Oliver Twist
Mr Brownlow · 5 eps
Gulliver's Travels
General Limtoc · 2 eps
Edward and Mrs Simpson
King Edward VIII · 7 eps
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Reader · 1 eps
Daniel Deronda
Sir Hugo Mallinger · 4 eps
Theatre Night
Doctor · 1 eps
The Strauss Dynasty
Metternich · 6 eps
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Dr. Hauser · 2 eps
Shadows of Fear
John Parker · 1 eps
Hard Times
Captain James Harthouse · 3 eps
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Sir Harry Carlin · 1 eps
The Portrait of a Lady
Lord Warburton · 4 eps
September
Archie · 2 eps
For Queen and Country
Colonel Rafelli · 4 eps
