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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 13, 1937
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Edward Charles Morice Fox
- Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE
- Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс
- Эдвард Фокс
- ادوارد فاکس
Edward Fox
1.6 Popularity
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
7.9
Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
The Gentlemen
2024
6.3
Agent Nine
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
7.5
Earl of Caversham
An Ideal Husband
2018
7.9
Horace Delaney
Taboo
2017
6.2
Thornton
The Dresser
2015
4.8
Self
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
2.7
Emperor Constantius
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
8.3
Winston Churchill
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013
6.5
Mr Brownlow
Oliver Twist
2007
7.6
Dr. Yardley
Lewis
2007
Credits
The Gentlemen
as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
2024
7.9
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine
2018
6.3
An Ideal Husband
as Earl of Caversham
2018
7.5
Taboo
as Horace Delaney
2017
7.9
The Dresser
as Thornton
2015
6.2
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
2014
4.8
Katherine of Alexandria
as Emperor Constantius
2014
2.7
National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Winston Churchill
2013
8.3
Oliver Twist
as Mr Brownlow
2007
6.5
Lewis
as Dr. Yardley
2007
7.6
🎬
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
as All
2007
0.0
Lassie
as Hulton
2005
6.4
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Caterham
2004
7.8
The Republic Of Love
as Richard
2004
4.6
Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde
2004
6.6
Nicholas Nickleby
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
2002
6.9
Daniel Deronda
as Sir Hugo Mallinger
2002
7.6
Foyle's War
as Asst. Commissioner Summers
2002
7.9
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Lane
2002
6.8
All the Queen's Men
as Aitken
2001
4.8
🎬
Wilfred
as (voice)
2000
0.0
Lost in Space
as Businessman
1998
5.4
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
as Markham
1997
6.0
A Dance to the Music of Time
as Uncle Giles
1997
4.3
Prince Valiant
as King Arthur
1997
5.1
Midsomer Murders
as William Bingham
1997
7.5
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Archie
1996
7.8
Gulliver's Travels
as General Limtoc
1996
7.1
September
as Archie
1996
5.0
A Month by the Lake
as Major Wilshaw
1995
5.6
A Feast at Midnight
as Father
1994
6.0
The Maitlands
as Major Luddington
1993
0.0
Chillers
as Michael Herbert
1992
6.2
The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich
1991
0.0
The Crucifer of Blood
as Alistair Ross
1991
6.5
Performance
as Major Luddington
1991
6.0
Robin Hood
as Prince John
1991
5.7
They Never Slept
as Monk Scott
1991
0.0
The Strauss Dynasty
as Metternich
1991
8.2
🎬
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991
0.0
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
1990
0.0
Cluedo
as Himself
1990
6.4
Circles Of Deceit
as Philip
1990
0.0
Return from the River Kwai
as Major Benford
1989
5.0
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Gudgeon
1989
8.2
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
as Reader
1988
0.0
A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Harry Wrotham
1987
7.8
Quartermaine's Terms
as St John Quartermaine
1987
0.0
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
as Dr. Hauser
1986
6.6
Shaka Zulu
as Lt. Francis Farewell
1986
7.1
🎬
Wedden, dat..?
as Self
1986
8.0
Wild Geese II
as Alex Faulkner
1985
4.8
🎬
Theatre Night
as Doctor
1985
0.0
The Shooting Party
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
1985
6.5
Screen Two
1985
6.8
Screen Two
as Monk Scott
1985
6.8
The Bounty
as Captain Greetham
1984
6.7
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
0.0
The Dresser
as Oxenby
1983
6.7
Never Say Never Again
as M
1983
6.1
Gandhi
as General Dyer
1982
7.6
Wogan
as Self
1982
4.5
The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock
1980
6.1
For Queen and Country
as Colonel Rafelli
1979
6.5
Edward and Mrs Simpson
as King Edward VIII
1978
6.2
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as King Edward VIII
1978
10.0
The Cat and the Canary
as Hendricks
1978
5.7
Force 10 from Navarone
as Miller
1978
6.2
The Big Sleep
as Joe Brody
1978
5.9
Shooting the Chandelier
as Nikolai
1977
0.0
Hard Times
as Captain James Harthouse
1977
5.0
Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli
1977
7.0
BBC2 Play of the Week
as Nikolai
1977
7.0
The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley
1977
7.2
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
1977
7.2
The Squeeze
as Foreman
1977
5.4
Sea-Change
as Andrew
1976
0.0
🎬
Loyalties
as Captain Dancy, DSO
1976
0.0
Galileo
as Cardinal Inquisitor
1975
5.9
Churchill's People
as Aaron Graham
1974
1.0
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
as Dr. Watson
1974
5.0
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
1973
4.4
The Day of the Jackal
as The Jackal
1973
7.5
Bermondsey
as Pip
1972
0.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
1971
0.0
The Go-Between
as Hugh Trimingham
1971
6.8
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Horwood
1970
2.0
Shadows of Fear
as John Parker
1970
6.0
Skullduggery
as Bruce Spofford
1970
4.5
Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie
1969
6.9
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
as Sir Harry Carlin
1969
5.0
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
1969
6.7
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Sir John Newton
1969
0.0
Journey to the Unknown
as Sir Robert Sawyer
1968
6.3
The Expert
as Tony Davis-Jones
1968
10.0
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Walter
1967
5.3
Omnibus
as Self
1967
7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
7.0
The Naked Runner
as Ritchie Jackson
1967
6.0
The Jokers
as Lt. Sprague
1967
6.0
The Frozen Dead
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
1966
5.0
🎬
Shotgun
as David
1966
0.0
Life at the Top
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
1965
5.8
BBC Play of the Month
as Charles Surface
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Captain Dancy, DSO
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Lysander
1965
5.0
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Pip Lester
1965
3.4
Theatre 625
as Ronnie Lovell
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Trevor
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as George Barrington
1964
7.2
This Sporting Life
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
1963
7.0
The Mind Benders
as Stewart (uncredited)
1963
6.2
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Extra (uncredited)
1962
7.2
Suspense
as Charles Marten
1962
5.5
The Avengers
1961
7.7
The Avengers
as Chilcott
1961
7.7
🎬
Sunday-Night Play
as Tom McMaster
1960
0.0