Edward Fox
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 13, 1937 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 119
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
2024TV
Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018Movie
Agent Nine
An Ideal Husband
2018Movie
Earl of Caversham
Taboo
2017TV
Horace Delaney
The Dresser
2015Movie
Thornton
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014Movie
Self
Katherine of Alexandria
2014Movie
Emperor Constantius
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013Movie
Winston Churchill
The Man from London
2008Movie
Inspector Morrison (voice)
Oliver Twist
2007TV
Mr Brownlow
Lewis
2007TV
Dr. Yardley
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007Movie
All
Lassie
2005Movie
Hulton
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004TV
Caterham
The Republic of Love
2004Movie
Richard
Stage Beauty
2004Movie
Sir Edward Hyde
Nicholas Nickleby
2002Movie
Sir Mulberry Hawk
Daniel Deronda
2002TV
Sir Hugo Mallinger
Foyle's War
2002TV
Asst. Commissioner Summers
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002Movie
Lane
All the Queen's Men
2001Movie
Aitken
Wilfred
2000Movie
(voice)
Lost in Space
1998Movie
Businessman
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997Movie
Markham
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997TV
Uncle Giles
Prince Valiant
1997Movie
King Arthur
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
William Bingham
Gulliver's Travels
1996TV
General Limtoc
September
1996TV
Archie
A Month by the Lake
1995Movie
Major Wilshaw
A Feast at Midnight
1994Movie
Father
The Maitlands
1993Movie
Major Luddington
The Strauss Dynasty
1991TV
Metternich
The Crucifer of Blood
1991Movie
Alistair Ross
Performance
1991TV
Major Luddington
Robin Hood
1991Movie
Prince John
They Never Slept
1991Movie
Monk Scott
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991Movie
The Strauss Dynasty
1991Movie
Metternich
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990Movie
Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Cluedo
1990TV
Himself
Circles Of Deceit
1990Movie
Philip
Chillers
1990TV
Michael Herbert
Return from the River Kwai
1989Movie
Major Benford
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989TV
Gudgeon
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988TV
Reader
A Hazard of Hearts
1987Movie
Lord Harry Wrotham
Quartermaine's Terms
1987Movie
St John Quartermaine
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986TV
Dr. Hauser
Shaka Zulu
1986TV
Lt. Francis Farewell
Wedden, dat..?
1986TV
Self
Wild Geese II
1985Movie
Alex Faulkner
Theatre Night
1985TV
Doctor
The Shooting Party
1985Movie
Lord Gilbert Hartlip
Screen Two
1985TV
St. John Quartermaine, Monk Scott, Philip
The Bounty
1984Movie
Captain Greetham
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984Movie
Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dresser
1983Movie
Oxenby
Never Say Never Again
1983Movie
M
Gandhi
1982Movie
General Dyer
Wogan
1982TV
Self
The Mirror Crack'd
1980Movie
Inspector Craddock
For Queen and Country
1979TV
Colonel Rafelli
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978TV
King Edward VIII
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978Movie
King Edward VIII
The Cat and the Canary
1978Movie
Hendricks
Force 10 from Navarone
1978Movie
Miller
The Big Sleep
1978Movie
Joe Brody
Shooting the Chandelier
1977Movie
Nikolai
Hard Times
1977TV
Captain James Harthouse
Soldier of Orange
1977Movie
Colonel Rafelli
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977TV
Nikolai
The Duellists
1977Movie
Colonel Perteley
A Bridge Too Far
1977Movie
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Squeeze
1977Movie
Foreman
Romance
1977TV
Sam Gregory
Sea-Change
1976Movie
Andrew
Loyalties
1976Movie
Captain Dancy, DSO
Galileo
1975Movie
Cardinal Inquisitor
Churchill's People
1974TV
Aaron Graham
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974Movie
Dr. Watson
A Doll's House
1973Movie
Nils Krogstad
Centre Play
1973TV
Andrew
The Day of the Jackal
1973Movie
The Jackal
Bermondsey
1972Movie
Pip
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971Movie
Lysander
The Go-Between
1971Movie
Hugh Trimingham
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970Movie
Horwood
Shadows of Fear
1970TV
John Parker
Skullduggery
1970Movie
Bruce Spofford
Happy Ever After
1969TV
Mr Bailey
Battle of Britain
1969Movie
Pilot Officer Archie
W. Somerset Maugham
1969TV
Tim Hardy
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969TV
Sir Harry Carlin
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969Movie
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969TV
Dr. Macmillan, Michael Turner, Ian
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969Movie
Sir John Newton
Journey to the Unknown
1968TV
Sir Robert Sawyer
The Expert
1968TV
Tony Davis-Jones
The Portrait of a Lady
1968TV
Lord Warburton
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967Movie
Walter
Omnibus
1967TV
Self
Man in a Suitcase
1967TV
The Naked Runner
1967Movie
Ritchie Jackson
The Jokers
1967Movie
Lt. Sprague
The Frozen Dead
1966Movie
Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Shotgun
1966Movie
David
Five More
1966TV
David
Life at the Top
1965Movie
Office Supervisor (uncredited)
BBC Play of the Month
1965TV
Charles Surface, Captain Dancy, DSO, Flt. Lieutenant Stoker, Lysander
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
Pip Lester
Theatre 625
1964TV
Ronnie Lovell, Trevor, George Barrington
This Sporting Life
1963Movie
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
The Mind Benders
1963Movie
Stewart (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962Movie
Extra (uncredited)
Suspense
1962TV
Charles Marten
Drama 61-67
1961TV
Hassell
The Avengers
1961TV
Chilcott
Sunday-Night Play
1960TV
Tom McMaster