Acting · London, England, UK · Born April 13, 1937
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.
TVThe Gentlemen
2024
as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
MovieJohnny English Strikes Again
2018
as Agent Nine
MovieAn Ideal Husband
2018
as Earl of Caversham
TVTaboo
2017
as Horace Delaney
MovieThe Dresser
2015
as Thornton
MovieRichard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014
as Self
MovieKatherine of Alexandria
2014
as Emperor Constantius
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Audience
2013
as Winston Churchill
MovieThe Man from London
2008
as Inspector Morrison (voice)
TVOliver Twist
2007
as Mr Brownlow
TVLewis
2007
as Dr. Yardley
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007
as All
MovieLassie
2005
as Hulton
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Caterham
MovieThe Republic Of Love
2004
as Richard
MovieStage Beauty
2004
as Sir Edward Hyde
MovieNicholas Nickleby
2002
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
TVDaniel Deronda
2002
as Sir Hugo Mallinger
TVFoyle's War
2002
as Asst. Commissioner Summers
MovieThe Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Lane
MovieAll the Queen's Men
2001
as Aitken
Wilfred
2000
as (voice)
MovieLost in Space
1998
as Businessman
MovieForbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997
as Markham
TVA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as Uncle Giles
MoviePrince Valiant
1997
as King Arthur
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as William Bingham
MovieRosamunde Pilcher: September
1996
as Archie
TVGulliver's Travels
1996
as General Limtoc
TVSeptember
1996
as Archie
MovieA Month by the Lake
1995
as Major Wilshaw
MovieA Feast at Midnight
1994
as Father
MovieThe Maitlands
1993
as Major Luddington
TVThe Strauss Dynasty
1991
as Metternich
MovieThe Crucifer of Blood
1991
as Alistair Ross
TVPerformance
1991
as Major Luddington
MovieRobin Hood
1991
as Prince John
MovieThey Never Slept
1991
as Monk Scott
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991
MovieThe Strauss Dynasty
1991
as Metternich
MovieThe Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
TVCluedo
1990
as Himself
MovieCircles Of Deceit
1990
as Philip
TVChillers
1990
as Michael Herbert
MovieReturn from the River Kwai
1989
as Major Benford
TVAgatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Gudgeon
TVThe Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as Reader
MovieA Hazard of Hearts
1987
as Lord Harry Wrotham
MovieQuartermaine's Terms
1987
as St John Quartermaine
TVAnastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986
as Dr. Hauser
TVShaka Zulu
1986
as Lt. Francis Farewell
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self
MovieWild Geese II
1985
as Alex Faulkner
TVTheatre Night
1985
as Doctor
MovieThe Shooting Party
1985
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
TVScreen Two
1985
as St. John Quartermaine
MovieThe Bounty
1984
as Captain Greetham
MovieJames Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Dresser
1983
as Oxenby
MovieNever Say Never Again
1983
as M
MovieGandhi
1982
as General Dyer
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Inspector Craddock
TVFor Queen and Country
1979
as Colonel Rafelli
TVEdward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as King Edward VIII
MovieEdward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as King Edward VIII
MovieThe Cat and the Canary
1978
as Hendricks
MovieForce 10 from Navarone
1978
as Miller
MovieThe Big Sleep
1978
as Joe Brody
MovieShooting the Chandelier
1977
as Nikolai
TVHard Times
1977
as Captain James Harthouse
MovieSoldier of Orange
1977
as Colonel Rafelli
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Nikolai
MovieThe Duellists
1977
as Colonel Perteley
MovieA Bridge Too Far
1977
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
MovieThe Squeeze
1977
as Foreman
Romance
1977
as Sam Gregory
MovieSea-Change
1976
as Andrew
Loyalties
1976
as Captain Dancy, DSO
MovieGalileo
1975
as Cardinal Inquisitor
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Aaron Graham
MovieDr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974
as Dr. Watson
MovieA Doll's House
1973
as Nils Krogstad
TVCentre Play
1973
as Andrew
MovieThe Day of the Jackal
1973
as The Jackal
MovieBermondsey
1972
as Pip
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1971
as Lysander
MovieThe Go-Between
1971
as Hugh Trimingham
MovieThe Breaking of Bumbo
1970
as Horwood
TVShadows of Fear
1970
as John Parker
MovieSkullduggery
1970
as Bruce Spofford
Happy Ever After
1969
as Mr. Bailey
MovieBattle of Britain
1969
as Pilot Officer Archie
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Tim Hardy
TVThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969
as Sir Harry Carlin
MovieOh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Dr. Macmillan
MovieMedieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969
as Sir John Newton
TVJourney to the Unknown
1968
as Sir Robert Sawyer
TVThe Expert
1968
as Tony Davis-Jones
MovieI'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
as Walter
TVOmnibus
1967
as Self
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
MovieThe Naked Runner
1967
as Ritchie Jackson
MovieThe Jokers
1967
as Lt. Sprague
MovieThe Frozen Dead
1966
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Shotgun
1966
as David
MovieLife at the Top
1965
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Charles Surface
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Pip Lester
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Ronnie Lovell
MovieThis Sporting Life
1963
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
MovieThe Mind Benders
1963
as Stewart (uncredited)
MovieThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962
as Extra (uncredited)
TVSuspense
1962
as Charles Marten
Drama 61-67
1961
as Hassell
TVThe Avengers
1961
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Tom McMaster
