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).
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.
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- Midsomer Murders (1997) as William Bingham
- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Gudgeon
- The Avengers (1961)
- The Avengers (1961) as Chilcott
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) as Caterham
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Charles Surface
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Captain Dancy, DSO
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Lysander
- Foyle's War (2002) as Asst. Commissioner Summers
- Screen Two (1985) as St. John Quartermaine
- Screen Two (1985) as Monk Scott
- Screen Two (1985) as Philip
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- Lewis (2007) as Dr. Yardley
- The Gentlemen (2024) as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
- Taboo (2017) as Horace Delaney
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Ronnie Lovell
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Trevor
- Theatre 625 (1964) as George Barrington
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Pip Lester
- Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Tom McMaster
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) as Dr. Macmillan