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Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Born: 1937-04-13 • London, England, UK

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.

Filmography
Johnny English Strikes Again poster
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 • Agent Nine
An Ideal Husband poster
An Ideal Husband
2018 • Earl of Caversham
The Dresser poster
The Dresser
2015 • Thornton
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film poster
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 • Self
Katherine of Alexandria poster
Katherine of Alexandria
2014 • Emperor Constantius
National Theatre Live: The Audience poster
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013 • Winston Churchill
No Image
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007 • All
Lassie poster
Lassie
2005 • Hulton
The Republic Of Love poster
The Republic Of Love
2004 • Richard
Stage Beauty poster
Stage Beauty
2004 • Sir Edward Hyde
Nicholas Nickleby poster
Nicholas Nickleby
2002 • Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Importance of Being Earnest poster
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002 • Lane
All the Queen's Men poster
All the Queen's Men
2001 • Aitken
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Wilfred
2000 • (voice)
Lost in Space poster
Lost in Space
1998 • Businessman
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone poster
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997 • Markham
Prince Valiant poster
Prince Valiant
1997 • King Arthur
Rosamunde Pilcher: September poster
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996 • Archie
A Month by the Lake poster
A Month by the Lake
1995 • Major Wilshaw
A Feast at Midnight poster
A Feast at Midnight
1994 • Father
The Maitlands poster
The Maitlands
1993 • Major Luddington
The Crucifer of Blood poster
The Crucifer of Blood
1991 • Alistair Ross
Robin Hood poster
Robin Hood
1991 • Prince John
They Never Slept poster
They Never Slept
1991 • Monk Scott
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The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991
The Strauss Dynasty poster
The Strauss Dynasty
1991 • Metternich
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson poster
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990 • Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Circles Of Deceit poster
Circles Of Deceit
1990 • Philip
Return from the River Kwai poster
Return from the River Kwai
1989 • Major Benford
A Hazard of Hearts poster
A Hazard of Hearts
1987 • Lord Harry Wrotham
Quartermaine's Terms poster
Quartermaine's Terms
1987 • St John Quartermaine
Wild Geese II poster
Wild Geese II
1985 • Alex Faulkner
The Shooting Party poster
The Shooting Party
1985 • Lord Gilbert Hartlip
The Bounty poster
The Bounty
1984 • Captain Greetham
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate poster
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984 • Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dresser poster
The Dresser
1983 • Oxenby
Never Say Never Again poster
Never Say Never Again
1983 • M
Gandhi poster
Gandhi
1982 • General Dyer
The Mirror Crack'd poster
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 • Inspector Craddock
Edward & Mrs. Simpson poster
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 • King Edward VIII
The Cat and the Canary poster
The Cat and the Canary
1978 • Hendricks
Force 10 from Navarone poster
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 • Miller
The Big Sleep poster
The Big Sleep
1978 • Joe Brody
Shooting the Chandelier poster
Shooting the Chandelier
1977 • Nikolai
Soldier of Orange poster
Soldier of Orange
1977 • Colonel Rafelli
The Duellists poster
The Duellists
1977 • Colonel Perteley
A Bridge Too Far poster
A Bridge Too Far
1977 • Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Squeeze poster
The Squeeze
1977 • Foreman
Sea-Change poster
Sea-Change
1976 • Andrew
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Loyalties
1976 • Captain Dancy, DSO
Galileo poster
Galileo
1975 • Cardinal Inquisitor
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery poster
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974 • Dr. Watson
A Doll's House poster
A Doll's House
1973 • Nils Krogstad
The Day of the Jackal poster
The Day of the Jackal
1973 • The Jackal
Bermondsey poster
Bermondsey
1972 • Pip
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971 • Lysander
The Go-Between poster
The Go-Between
1971 • Hugh Trimingham
The Breaking of Bumbo poster
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970 • Horwood
Skullduggery poster
Skullduggery
1970 • Bruce Spofford
Battle of Britain poster
Battle of Britain
1969 • Pilot Officer Archie
Oh! What a Lovely War poster
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 • Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt poster
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969 • Sir John Newton
I'll Never Forget What's'isname poster
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967 • Walter
The Naked Runner poster
The Naked Runner
1967 • Ritchie Jackson
The Jokers poster
The Jokers
1967 • Lt. Sprague
The Frozen Dead poster
The Frozen Dead
1966 • Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
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Shotgun
1966 • David
Life at the Top poster
Life at the Top
1965 • Office Supervisor (uncredited)
This Sporting Life poster
This Sporting Life
1963 • Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
The Mind Benders poster
The Mind Benders
1963 • Stewart (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner poster
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 • Extra (uncredited)