Edward Fox
ActingAlso Known As
Edward Charles Morice Fox, Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE, Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс, Эдвард Фокс, ادوارد فاکس
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.
Movies
(71 total)
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine
Gandhi
as General Dyer
Lost in Space
as Businessman
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Day of the Jackal
as The Jackal
The Bounty
as Captain Greetham
The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley
Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie
Force 10 from Navarone
as Miller
The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock
Nicholas Nickleby
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
Robin Hood
as Prince John
Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Extra (uncredited)
The Go-Between
as Hugh Trimingham
Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde
Lassie
as Hulton
This Sporting Life
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
TV Shows
(49 total)
Taboo
as Horace Delaney
The Gentlemen
as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Gudgeon
Midsomer Murders
as William Bingham
The Avengers
as Chilcott
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Caterham
Gulliver's Travels
as General Limtoc
Shaka Zulu
as Lt. Francis Farewell
Lewis
as Dr. Yardley
Foyle's War
as Asst. Commissioner Summers
Oliver Twist
as Mr Brownlow
Daniel Deronda
as Sir Hugo Mallinger
Omnibus
as Self
BBC Play of the Month
as Charles Surface
BBC Play of the Month
as Captain Dancy, DSO
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Pip Lester
BBC Play of the Month
as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
BBC Play of the Month
as Lysander