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