Edward Fox
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.
114 acting credits
Acting · 114
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Avengers
1961
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
Wogan
1982
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Foyle's War
2002
Omnibus
1967
Lewis
2007
Screen Two
1985
Theatre 625
1964
The Gentlemen
2024
Taboo
2017
Performance
1991
The Expert
1968
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Churchill's People
1974
Drama 61-67
1961
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Sunday-Night Play
1960
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Shaka Zulu
1986
Suspense
1962
Cluedo
1990
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
Journey to the Unknown
1968
Wedden, dat..?
1986
Centre Play
1973
The Day of the Jackal
1973
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
Never Say Never Again
1983
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
Chillers
1990
A Bridge Too Far
1977
Gulliver's Travels
1996
Lost in Space
1998
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
Gandhi
1982
Oliver Twist
2007
The Bounty
1984
Theatre Night
1985
Battle of Britain
1969
Shadows of Fear
1970
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986
Daniel Deronda
2002
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
The Duellists
1977
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
For Queen and Country
1979
Skullduggery
1970
Hard Times
1977
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
Stage Beauty
2004
Lassie
2005
Prince Valiant
1997
Robin Hood
1991
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013
A Hazard of Hearts
1987
The Big Sleep
1978
September
1996
The Dresser
2015
The Go-Between
1971
Soldier of Orange
1977
Return from the River Kwai
1989
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
The Dresser
1983
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
Wild Geese II
1985
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
The Mind Benders
1963
A Month by the Lake
1995
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
Galileo
1975
All the Queen's Men
2001
This Sporting Life
1963
Life at the Top
1965
The Jokers
1967
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
A Doll's House
1973
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
The Crucifer of Blood
1991
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
The Cat and the Canary
1978
They Never Slept
1991
The Naked Runner
1967
The Shooting Party
1985
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970
The Maitlands
1993
The Strauss Dynasty
1991
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969
The Republic Of Love
2004
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
An Ideal Husband
2018
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991
The Squeeze
1977
Shotgun
1966
Sea-Change
1976
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
A Feast at Midnight
1994
Loyalties
1976
Circles Of Deceit
1990
Quartermaine's Terms
1987
The Frozen Dead
1966
Bermondsey
1972
Shooting the Chandelier
1977
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
Wilfred
2000
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007