
Edward Fox
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Acting Credits
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, appearin...
Known For
Filmography

The Gentlemen
2024
as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman

An Ideal Husband
2018
as Earl of Caversham

Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
as Agent Nine

Taboo
2017
as Horace Delaney

The Dresser
2015
as Thornton

Katherine of Alexandria
2014
as Emperor Constantius

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self

National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013
as Winston Churchill
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007
as All

Lewis
2007
as Dr. Yardley

Oliver Twist
2007
as Mr Brownlow

Lassie
2005
as Hulton

The Republic Of Love
2004
as Richard

Stage Beauty
2004
as Sir Edward Hyde

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Caterham

The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Lane

Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Sir Mulberry Hawk

Daniel Deronda
2002
as Sir Hugo Mallinger

Foyle's War
2002
as Asst. Commissioner Summers

All the Queen's Men
2001
as Aitken
Wilfred
2000
as (voice)

Lost in Space
1998
as Businessman

Prince Valiant
1997
as King Arthur

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
as Markham

A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Uncle Giles

Midsomer Murders
1997
as William Bingham

Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996
as Archie

Gulliver's Travels
1996
as General Limtoc

September
1996
as Archie

A Month by the Lake
1995
as Major Wilshaw

A Feast at Midnight
1994
as Father

The Maitlands
1993
as Major Luddington

The Crucifer of Blood
1991
as Alistair Ross

They Never Slept
1991
as Monk Scott
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991

The Strauss Dynasty
1991
as Metternich

Robin Hood
1991
as Prince John

Performance
1991
as Major Luddington

The Strauss Dynasty
1991
as Metternich

Circles Of Deceit
1990
as Philip

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher

Cluedo
1990
as Himself

Chillers
1990
as Michael Herbert

Return from the River Kwai
1989
as Major Benford

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Gudgeon

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Reader

A Hazard of Hearts
1987
as Lord Harry Wrotham

Quartermaine's Terms
1987
as St John Quartermaine

Shaka Zulu
1986
as Lt. Francis Farewell
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986
as Dr. Hauser

Wild Geese II
1985
as Alex Faulkner

The Shooting Party
1985
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip

Screen Two
1985

Theatre Night
1985
as Doctor

Screen Two
1985
as Monk Scott

The Bounty
1984
as Captain Greetham

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Dresser
1983
as Oxenby

Never Say Never Again
1983
as M

Gandhi
1982
as General Dyer

Wogan
1982
as Self

The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Inspector Craddock

For Queen and Country
1979
as Colonel Rafelli

The Big Sleep
1978
as Joe Brody

Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Miller

The Cat and the Canary
1978
as Hendricks

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as King Edward VIII

Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as King Edward VIII

Soldier of Orange
1977
as Colonel Rafelli

A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

The Duellists
1977
as Colonel Perteley

The Squeeze
1977
as Foreman

Shooting the Chandelier
1977
as Nikolai

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Nikolai

Hard Times
1977
as Captain James Harthouse
Loyalties
1976
as Captain Dancy, DSO

Sea-Change
1976
as Andrew

Galileo
1975
as Cardinal Inquisitor

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
as Dr. Watson

Churchill's People
1974
as Aaron Graham

The Day of the Jackal
1973
as The Jackal

A Doll's House
1973
as Nils Krogstad

Centre Play
1973
as Andrew

Bermondsey
1972
as Pip

The Go-Between
1971
as Hugh Trimingham

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
as Lysander

Skullduggery
1970
as Bruce Spofford

The Breaking of Bumbo
1970
as Horwood

Shadows of Fear
1970
as John Parker

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

Battle of Britain
1969
as Pilot Officer Archie

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969
as Sir John Newton

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Sir Harry Carlin

The Expert
1968
as Tony Davis-Jones

Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Sir Robert Sawyer

The Jokers
1967
as Lt. Sprague

The Naked Runner
1967
as Ritchie Jackson

I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as Walter

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Omnibus
1967
as Self

The Frozen Dead
1966
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Shotgun
1966
as David

Life at the Top
1965
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Charles Surface

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Captain Dancy, DSO

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Pip Lester

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lysander

Theatre 625
1964
as Ronnie Lovell

Theatre 625
1964
as Trevor

Theatre 625
1964
as George Barrington

The Mind Benders
1963
as Stewart (uncredited)

This Sporting Life
1963
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Extra (uncredited)

Suspense
1962
as Charles Marten

The Avengers
1961

The Avengers
1961
as Chilcott
Drama 61-67
1961
as Hassell
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Tom McMaster