Edward Fox
Acting
Born April 13, 1937 · 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.
Films (71)
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
An Ideal Husband
2018
The Dresser
2015
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007
Lassie
2005
The Republic Of Love
2004
Stage Beauty
2004
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
All the Queen's Men
2001
Wilfred
2000
Lost in Space
1998
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
Prince Valiant
1997
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996
A Month by the Lake
1995
A Feast at Midnight
1994
The Maitlands
1993
The Crucifer of Blood
1991
Robin Hood
1991
They Never Slept
1991
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
Circles Of Deceit
1990
Return from the River Kwai
1989
A Hazard of Hearts
1987
Quartermaine's Terms
1987
Wild Geese II
1985
The Shooting Party
1985
The Bounty
1984
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
The Dresser
1983
Never Say Never Again
1983
Gandhi
1982
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
The Cat and the Canary
1978
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
The Big Sleep
1978
Shooting the Chandelier
1977
Soldier of Orange
1977
The Duellists
1977
A Bridge Too Far
1977
The Squeeze
1977
Sea-Change
1976
Loyalties
1976
Galileo
1975
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
A Doll's House
1973
The Day of the Jackal
1973
Bermondsey
1972
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
The Go-Between
1971
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970
Skullduggery
1970
Battle of Britain
1969
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
The Naked Runner
1967
The Jokers
1967
The Frozen Dead
1966
Shotgun
1966
Life at the Top
1965
This Sporting Life
1963
The Mind Benders
1963
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962