Edward Fox
Acting
Born: 1937-04-13 in 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
The Gentlemen
Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
Midsomer Murders
William Bingham
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Gudgeon
The Avengers
The Avengers
Chilcott
Wogan
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
Caterham
Omnibus
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Surface
BBC Play of the Month
Captain Dancy, DSO
BBC Play of the Month
Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
BBC Play of the Month
Lysander
Lewis
Dr. Yardley
Screen Two
St. John Quartermaine
Screen Two
Monk Scott
Screen Two
Philip
Foyle's War
Asst. Commissioner Summers
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dr. Macmillan
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Michael Turner
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ian
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Pip Lester
Theatre 625
Ronnie Lovell
Theatre 625
Trevor
Theatre 625
George Barrington
Taboo
Horace Delaney
Performance
Major Luddington
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Nine
The Day of the Jackal
The Jackal
Lost in Space
Businessman
Shaka Zulu
Lt. Francis Farewell
Churchill's People
Aaron Graham
The Bounty
Captain Greetham
Never Say Never Again
M
The Expert
Tony Davis-Jones
Suspense
Charles Marten
Gandhi
General Dyer
BBC2 Play of the Week
Nikolai
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
