Acting
Edward Fox
EN, HU, NL cinema · 71 credits
Born
13 April 1937 (age 89)
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Also known as Edward Charles Morice Fox · Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE · Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс · Эдвард Фокс · ادوارد فاکس
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
Filmography
An Ideal Husband
as Earl of Caversham
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine
The Dresser
as Thornton
Katherine of Alexandria
as Emperor Constantius
National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Winston Churchill
The Man from London
as Inspector Morrison (voice)
Lassie
as Hulton
The Republic of Love
as Richard
Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde
Nicholas Nickleby
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
All the Queen's Men
as Aitken
Wilfred
2000
Wilfred
as (voice)
Lost in Space
as Businessman
Prince Valiant
as King Arthur
A Month by the Lake
as Major Wilshaw
A Feast at Midnight
as Father
The Maitlands
as Major Luddington
The Crucifer of Blood
as Alistair Ross
They Never Slept
as Monk Scott
The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich
Robin Hood
as Prince John
Circles Of Deceit
as Philip
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Return from the River Kwai
as Major Benford
A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Harry Wrotham
Quartermaine's Terms
as St John Quartermaine
Wild Geese II
as Alex Faulkner
The Shooting Party
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
The Bounty
as Captain Greetham
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dresser
as Oxenby
Gandhi
as General Dyer
The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock
The Big Sleep
as Joe Brody
Force 10 from Navarone
as Miller
The Cat and the Canary
as Hendricks
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as King Edward VIII
Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley
The Squeeze
as Foreman
Loyalties
1976
Loyalties
as Captain Dancy, DSO
Sea-Change
as Andrew
Galileo
as Cardinal Inquisitor
The Day of the Jackal
as The Jackal
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
The Go-Between
as Hugh Trimingham
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
Skullduggery
as Bruce Spofford
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Horwood
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Sir John Newton
The Jokers
as Lt. Sprague
The Naked Runner
as Ritchie Jackson
The Frozen Dead
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Life at the Top
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
The Mind Benders
as Stewart (uncredited)
This Sporting Life
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Extra (uncredited)