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