Edward Fox
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1937-04-13 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Edward Fox
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.
Known For
Acting
(2018)
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine
(2018)
An Ideal Husband
as Earl of Caversham
(2015)
The Dresser
as Thornton
(2014)
(2014)
Katherine of Alexandria
as Emperor Constantius
(2013)
National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Winston Churchill
(2007)
(2005)
Lassie
as Hulton
(2004)
Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde
(2004)
The Republic Of Love
as Richard
(2002)
Nicholas Nickleby
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
(2002)
(2001)
All the Queen's Men
as Aitken
(2000)
Wilfred
as (voice)
(1998)
Lost in Space
as Businessman
(1997)
Prince Valiant
as King Arthur
(1997)
(1996)
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Archie
(1995)
A Month by the Lake
as Major Wilshaw
(1994)
A Feast at Midnight
as Father
(1993)
The Maitlands
as Major Luddington
(1991)
Robin Hood
as Prince John
(1991)
The Crucifer of Blood
as Alistair Ross
(1991)
(1991)
The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich
(1991)
They Never Slept
as Monk Scott
(1990)
Circles Of Deceit
as Philip
(1990)
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
(1989)
Return from the River Kwai
as Major Benford
(1987)
Quartermaine's Terms
as St John Quartermaine
(1987)
A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Harry Wrotham
(1985)
Wild Geese II
as Alex Faulkner
(1985)
The Shooting Party
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
(1984)
The Bounty
as Captain Greetham
(1984)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1983)
(1983)
The Dresser
as Oxenby
(1982)
Gandhi
as General Dyer
(1980)
The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock
(1978)
The Cat and the Canary
as Hendricks
(1978)
Force 10 from Navarone
as Miller
(1978)
The Big Sleep
as Joe Brody
(1978)
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as King Edward VIII
(1977)
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
(1977)
Shooting the Chandelier
as Nikolai
(1977)
The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley
(1977)
The Squeeze
as Foreman
(1977)
Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli
(1976)
Loyalties
as Captain Dancy, DSO
(1976)
Sea-Change
as Andrew
(1975)
Galileo
as Cardinal Inquisitor
(1974)
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
as Dr. Watson
(1973)
The Day of the Jackal
as The Jackal
(1973)
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
(1972)
Bermondsey
as Pip
(1971)
The Go-Between
as Hugh Trimingham
(1971)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
(1970)
Skullduggery
as Bruce Spofford
(1970)
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Horwood
(1969)
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Sir John Newton
(1969)
Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie
(1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
(1967)
The Jokers
as Lt. Sprague
(1967)
The Naked Runner
as Ritchie Jackson
(1967)
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Walter
(1966)
The Frozen Dead
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
(1966)
Shotgun
as David
(1965)
Life at the Top
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
(1963)
The Mind Benders
as Stewart (uncredited)
(1963)
This Sporting Life
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
(1962)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Extra (uncredited)