Edward Fox
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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
Credits
Never Say Never Again (1983)
as M
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
as Agent Nine
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
as The Jackal
Lost in Space (1998)
as Businessman
Gandhi (1982)
as General Dyer
The Bounty (1984)
as Captain Greetham
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
as Miller
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Inspector Craddock
Battle of Britain (1969)
as Pilot Officer Archie
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
as Extra (uncredited)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
as Lane
Skullduggery (1970)
as Bruce Spofford
The Duellists (1977)
as Colonel Perteley
Lassie (2005)
as Hulton
The Go-Between (1971)
as Hugh Trimingham
Prince Valiant (1997)
as King Arthur
Wild Geese II (1985)
as Alex Faulkner
Bermondsey (1972)
as Pip
Soldier of Orange (1977)
as Colonel Rafelli
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
The Strauss Dynasty (1991)
as Metternich
The Maitlands (1993)
as Major Luddington
Stage Beauty (2004)
as Sir Edward Hyde
The Dresser (1983)
as Oxenby
The Big Sleep (1978)
as Joe Brody
This Sporting Life (1963)
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Return from the River Kwai (1989)
as Major Benford
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
as Lord Harry Wrotham
The Man from London (2008)
as Inspector Morrison (voice)
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
as Father
The Cat and the Canary (1978)
as Hendricks
The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
as Alistair Ross
An Ideal Husband (2018)
as Earl of Caversham
The Naked Runner (1967)
as Ritchie Jackson
The Dresser (2015)
as Thornton
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
as Lysander
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
as Walter
A Month by the Lake (1995)
as Major Wilshaw
Robin Hood (1991)
as Prince John
The Old, Old, Very Old Man (2007)
as All
Life at the Top (1965)
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
as Emperor Constantius
All the Queen's Men (2001)
as Aitken
The Republic Of Love (2004)
as Richard
Wilfred (2000)
as (voice)
National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013)
as Winston Churchill
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
as King Edward VIII
The Jokers (1967)
as Lt. Sprague
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
A Doll's House (1973)
as Nils Krogstad
Rosamunde Pilcher: September (1996)
as Archie
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
as Horwood
The Shooting Party (1985)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
Galileo (1975)
as Cardinal Inquisitor
The Frozen Dead (1966)
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
They Never Slept (1991)
as Monk Scott
The Squeeze (1977)
as Foreman
The Mind Benders (1963)
as Stewart (uncredited)
Shooting the Chandelier (1977)
as Nikolai
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)
as Markham
Sea-Change (1976)
as Andrew
Quartermaine's Terms (1987)
as St John Quartermaine
The Harmfulness of Tobacco (1991)
Actor
Loyalties (1976)
as Captain Dancy, DSO
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974)
as Dr. Watson
Shotgun (1966)
as David
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969)
as Sir John Newton
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Circles Of Deceit (1990)
as Philip