Edward Fox
Acting
- Born:
- 1937-04-13
- Place of birth:
- London, England, UK
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
Filmography
The Gentlemen
Johnny English Strikes Again
An Ideal Husband
Taboo
The Dresser
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Katherine of Alexandria
National Theatre Live: The Audience
The Man from London
Oliver Twist
Lewis
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
Lassie
Agatha Christie's Marple
The Republic of Love
Stage Beauty
Nicholas Nickleby
Daniel Deronda
Foyle's War
The Importance of Being Earnest
All the Queen's Men
Wilfred
Lost in Space
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
A Dance to the Music of Time
Prince Valiant
Midsomer Murders
Gulliver's Travels
September
A Month by the Lake
A Feast at Midnight
The Maitlands
The Strauss Dynasty
The Crucifer of Blood
Performance
Robin Hood
They Never Slept
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
The Strauss Dynasty
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Cluedo
Circles Of Deceit
Chillers
Return from the River Kwai
Agatha Christie's Poirot
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
A Hazard of Hearts
Quartermaine's Terms
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Shaka Zulu
Wedden, dat..?
Wild Geese II
Theatre Night
The Shooting Party
Screen Two
The Bounty
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
The Dresser
Never Say Never Again
Gandhi
Wogan
The Mirror Crack'd
For Queen and Country
Edward and Mrs Simpson
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
The Cat and the Canary
Force 10 from Navarone
The Big Sleep
Shooting the Chandelier
Hard Times
Soldier of Orange
BBC2 Play of the Week
The Duellists
A Bridge Too Far
The Squeeze
Romance
Sea-Change
Loyalties
Galileo
Churchill's People
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
A Doll's House
Centre Play
The Day of the Jackal
Bermondsey
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Go-Between
The Breaking of Bumbo
Shadows of Fear
Skullduggery
Happy Ever After
Battle of Britain
W. Somerset Maugham
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Oh! What a Lovely War
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Journey to the Unknown
The Expert
The Portrait of a Lady
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Omnibus
Man in a Suitcase
The Naked Runner
The Jokers
The Frozen Dead
Shotgun
Five More
Life at the Top
BBC Play of the Month
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Theatre 625
This Sporting Life
The Mind Benders
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Suspense
Drama 61-67
The Avengers
Sunday-Night Play