Edward Fox
Acting
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
The Gentlemen
2024 · Series
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · Movie
An Ideal Husband
2018 · Movie
Taboo
2017 · Series
The Dresser
2015 · Movie
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014 · Movie
Katherine of Alexandria
2014 · Movie
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013 · Movie
The Man from London
2008 · Movie
Oliver Twist
2007 · Series
Lewis
2007 · Series
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007 · Movie
Lassie
2005 · Movie
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Series
The Republic Of Love
2004 · Movie
Stage Beauty
2004 · Movie
Nicholas Nickleby
2002 · Movie
Daniel Deronda
2002 · Series
Foyle's War
2002 · Series
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002 · Movie
All the Queen's Men
2001 · Movie
Wilfred
2000 · Movie
Lost in Space
1998 · Movie
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997 · Movie
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997 · Series
Prince Valiant
1997 · Movie
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
Gulliver's Travels
1996 · Series
September
1996 · Series
A Month by the Lake
1995 · Movie
A Feast at Midnight
1994 · Movie
The Maitlands
1993 · Movie
The Strauss Dynasty
1991 · Series
The Crucifer of Blood
1991 · Movie
Performance
1991 · Series
Robin Hood
1991 · Movie
They Never Slept
1991 · Movie
The Strauss Dynasty
1991 · Movie
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991 · Movie
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990 · Movie
Cluedo
1990 · Series
Circles Of Deceit
1990 · Movie
Chillers
1990 · Series
Return from the River Kwai
1989 · Movie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989 · Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988 · Series
A Hazard of Hearts
1987 · Movie
Quartermaine's Terms
1987 · Movie
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986 · Series
Shaka Zulu
1986 · Series
Wedden, dat..?
1986 · Series
Wild Geese II
1985 · Movie
Theatre Night
1985 · Series
The Shooting Party
1985 · Movie
Screen Two
1985 · Series
The Bounty
1984 · Movie
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984 · Movie
The Dresser
1983 · Movie
Never Say Never Again
1983 · Movie
Gandhi
1982 · Movie
Wogan
1982 · Series
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · Movie
For Queen and Country
1979 · Series
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978 · Series
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978 · Movie
The Cat and the Canary
1978 · Movie
Force 10 from Navarone
1978 · Movie
The Big Sleep
1978 · Movie
Shooting the Chandelier
1977 · Movie
Hard Times
1977 · Series
Soldier of Orange
1977 · Movie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
The Duellists
1977 · Movie
A Bridge Too Far
1977 · Movie
The Squeeze
1977 · Movie
Romance
1977 · Series
Sea-Change
1976 · Movie
Loyalties
1976 · Movie
Galileo
1975 · Movie
Churchill's People
1974 · Series
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974 · Movie
A Doll's House
1973 · Movie
Centre Play
1973 · Series
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Movie
Bermondsey
1972 · Movie
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971 · Movie
The Go-Between
1971 · Movie
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970 · Movie
Shadows of Fear
1970 · Series
Skullduggery
1970 · Movie
Happy Ever After
1969 · Series
Battle of Britain
1969 · Movie
W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Series
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969 · Series
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · Movie
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Series
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969 · Movie
Journey to the Unknown
1968 · Series
The Expert
1968 · Series
The Portrait of a Lady
1968 · Series
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967 · Movie
Omnibus
1967 · Series
Man in a Suitcase
1967 · Series
The Naked Runner
1967 · Movie
The Jokers
1967 · Movie
The Frozen Dead
1966 · Movie
Shotgun
1966 · Movie
Five More
1966 · Series
Life at the Top
1965 · Movie
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Series
Theatre 625
1964 · Series
This Sporting Life
1963 · Movie
The Mind Benders
1963 · Movie
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962 · Movie
Suspense
1962 · Series
Drama 61-67
1961 · Series
The Avengers
1961 · Series
Sunday-Night Play
1960 · Series