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Edward Fox

Acting

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.

Born: April 13, 1937

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2024
The Gentlemen

as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman

2018
An Ideal Husband

as Earl of Caversham

2017
Taboo

as Horace Delaney

2015
The Dresser

as Thornton

2014
Katherine of Alexandria

as Emperor Constantius

2013
2007
Oliver Twist

as Mr Brownlow

2007
Lewis

as Dr. Yardley

2005
Lassie

as Hulton

2004
2004
Stage Beauty

as Sir Edward Hyde

2002
Nicholas Nickleby

as Sir Mulberry Hawk

2002
Daniel Deronda

as Sir Hugo Mallinger

2002
Foyle's War

as Asst. Commissioner Summers

2001
1998
Lost in Space

as Businessman

1997
Prince Valiant

as King Arthur

1997
Midsomer Murders

as William Bingham

1996
Gulliver's Travels

as General Limtoc

1996
September

as Archie

1995
A Month by the Lake

as Major Wilshaw

1994
1993
The Maitlands

as Major Luddington

1992
Chillers

as Michael Herbert

1991
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

1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

as Captain Barnabas/Butcher

1990
Cluedo

as Himself

1990
1989
1987
A Hazard of Hearts

as Lord Harry Wrotham

1987
Quartermaine's Terms

as St John Quartermaine

1986
Shaka Zulu

as Lt. Francis Farewell

1985
Wild Geese II

as Alex Faulkner

1985
The Shooting Party

as Lord Gilbert Hartlip

1985
Screen Two

as Monk Scott

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

1982
Gandhi

as General Dyer

1982
Wogan

as Self

1980
The Mirror Crack'd

as Inspector Craddock

1979
For Queen and Country

as Colonel Rafelli

1978
Edward and Mrs Simpson

as King Edward VIII

1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as King Edward VIII

1978
1978
The Big Sleep

as Joe Brody

1977
Hard Times

as Captain James Harthouse

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

1976
Sea-Change

as Andrew

1975
Galileo

as Cardinal Inquisitor

1974
Churchill's People

as Aaron Graham

1973
A Doll's House

as Nils Krogstad

1973
1972
1971
The Go-Between

as Hugh Trimingham

1970
1970
Shadows of Fear

as John Parker

1970
Skullduggery

as Bruce Spofford

1969
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

1968
Journey to the Unknown

as Sir Robert Sawyer

1968
The Expert

as Tony Davis-Jones

1967
Omnibus

as Self

1967
The Naked Runner

as Ritchie Jackson

1967
The Jokers

as Lt. Sprague

1966
The Frozen Dead

as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)

1965
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
1965
1964
Theatre 625

as Ronnie Lovell

1964
Theatre 625

as Trevor

1964
Theatre 625

as George Barrington

1963
This Sporting Life

as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

1963
The Mind Benders

as Stewart (uncredited)

1962
Suspense

as Charles Marten

1961
The Avengers

as Chilcott

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