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