Edward Fox

Personal Info

Birthday

April 13, 1937

(88 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Edward Charles Morice Fox

Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE

Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс

Эдвард Фокс

ادوارد فاکس

Edward Fox

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).

Known For

Midsomer Murders

Agatha Christie's Poirot

The Avengers

Agatha Christie's Marple

Lewis

Foyle's War

BBC Play of the Month

The Gentlemen

Filmography

2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Agent Nine
An Ideal Husband
as Earl of Caversham
2015
The Dresser
as Thornton
2014
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
as Self
Katherine of Alexandria
as Emperor Constantius
2013
National Theatre Live: The Audience
as Winston Churchill
2007
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
as All
2005
Lassie
as Hulton
2004
The Republic Of Love
as Richard
Stage Beauty
as Sir Edward Hyde
2002
Nicholas Nickleby
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Lane
2001
All the Queen's Men
as Aitken
2000
Wilfred
as (voice)
1998
Lost in Space
as Businessman
1997
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
as Markham
Prince Valiant
as King Arthur
1996
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Archie
1995
A Month by the Lake
as Major Wilshaw
1994
A Feast at Midnight
as Father
1993
The Maitlands
as Major Luddington
1991
The Crucifer of Blood
as Alistair Ross
Robin Hood
as Prince John
They Never Slept
as Monk Scott
1990
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Circles Of Deceit
as Philip
1989
Return from the River Kwai
as Major Benford
1987
A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Harry Wrotham
Quartermaine's Terms
as St John Quartermaine
1985
Wild Geese II
as Alex Faulkner
The Shooting Party
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
1984
The Bounty
as Captain Greetham
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Never Say Never Again
as M
1982
Gandhi
as General Dyer
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
as Inspector Craddock
1978
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
as King Edward VIII
The Cat and the Canary
as Hendricks
Force 10 from Navarone
as Miller
The Big Sleep
as Joe Brody
1977
Shooting the Chandelier
as Nikolai
Soldier of Orange
as Colonel Rafelli
The Duellists
as Colonel Perteley
A Bridge Too Far
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Squeeze
as Foreman
1976
Sea-Change
as Andrew
Loyalties
as Captain Dancy, DSO
1975
Galileo
as Cardinal Inquisitor
1974
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
as Dr. Watson
1973
A Doll's House
as Nils Krogstad
The Day of the Jackal
as The Jackal
1972
Bermondsey
as Pip
1971
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Lysander
The Go-Between
as Hugh Trimingham
1970
The Breaking of Bumbo
as Horwood
Skullduggery
as Bruce Spofford
1969
Battle of Britain
as Pilot Officer Archie
Oh! What a Lovely War
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
as Sir John Newton
1967
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Walter
The Naked Runner
as Ritchie Jackson
The Jokers
as Lt. Sprague
1966
The Frozen Dead
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Shotgun
as David
1965
Life at the Top
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
1963
This Sporting Life
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
The Mind Benders
as Stewart (uncredited)
1962
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
as Extra (uncredited)