Edward Fox
Actor
- Born
- April 13, 1937 (age 89) · London, England, UK
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).
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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.
Known for
Johnny English Strikes Again
August 30, 2018
Gandhi
December 1, 1982
Never Say Never Again
October 7, 1983
Lost in Space
April 3, 1998
A Bridge Too Far
June 15, 1977
The Day of the Jackal
May 16, 1973
The Bounty
May 4, 1984
The Duellists
August 31, 1977
The Importance of Being Earnest
May 17, 2002
Battle of Britain
September 15, 1969
Force 10 from Navarone
August 16, 1978
The Mirror Crack'd
February 6, 1980
Acting71
- 2018Johnny English Strikes Again as Agent Nine
- 2018An Ideal Husband as Earl of Caversham
- 2015The Dresser as Thornton
- 2014Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film as Self
- 2014Katherine of Alexandria as Emperor Constantius
- 2013National Theatre Live: The Audience as Winston Churchill
- 2008The Man from London as Inspector Morrison (voice)
- 2007The Old, Old, Very Old Man as All
- 2005Lassie as Hulton
- 2004