Edward Fox
Acting
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.
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Nine
An Ideal Husband
Earl of Caversham
The Dresser
Thornton
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
Katherine of Alexandria
Emperor Constantius
National Theatre Live: The Audience
Winston Churchill
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
All
Lassie
Hulton
The Republic Of Love
Richard
Stage Beauty
Sir Edward Hyde
Nicholas Nickleby
Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lane
All the Queen's Men
Aitken
Wilfred
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Lost in Space
Businessman
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Markham
Prince Valiant
King Arthur
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
Archie
A Month by the Lake
Major Wilshaw
A Feast at Midnight
Father
The Maitlands
Major Luddington
The Crucifer of Blood
Alistair Ross
Robin Hood
Prince John
They Never Slept
Monk Scott
The Strauss Dynasty
Metternich
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Circles Of Deceit
Philip
Return from the River Kwai
Major Benford
A Hazard of Hearts
Lord Harry Wrotham
Quartermaine's Terms
St John Quartermaine
Wild Geese II
Alex Faulkner
The Shooting Party
Lord Gilbert Hartlip
The Bounty
Captain Greetham
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Dresser
Oxenby
Never Say Never Again
M
Gandhi
General Dyer
The Mirror Crack'd
Inspector Craddock
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
King Edward VIII
The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks
Force 10 from Navarone
Miller
The Big Sleep
Joe Brody
Shooting the Chandelier
Nikolai
Soldier of Orange
Colonel Rafelli
The Duellists
Colonel Perteley
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Squeeze
Foreman
Sea-Change
Andrew
Loyalties
Captain Dancy, DSO
Galileo
Cardinal Inquisitor
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Dr. Watson
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
The Day of the Jackal
The Jackal
Bermondsey
Pip
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
The Go-Between
Hugh Trimingham
The Breaking of Bumbo
Horwood
Skullduggery
Bruce Spofford
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer Archie
Oh! What a Lovely War
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Sir John Newton
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Walter
The Naked Runner
Ritchie Jackson
The Jokers
Lt. Sprague
The Frozen Dead
Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Shotgun
David
Life at the Top
Office Supervisor (uncredited)
This Sporting Life
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
The Mind Benders
Stewart (uncredited)
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Extra (uncredited)