Edward Fox
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Midsomer Murders
William Bingham
1997
Series
The Gentlemen
Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
2024
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Gudgeon
1989
Series
The Avengers
1961
Series
The Avengers
Chilcott
1961
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Surface
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Captain Dancy, DSO
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Lysander
1965
Series
Screen Two
St. John Quartermaine
1985
Series
Screen Two
Monk Scott
1985
Series
Screen Two
Philip
1985
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Series
Theatre 625
Ronnie Lovell
1964
Series
Theatre 625
Trevor
1964
Series
Theatre 625
George Barrington
1964
Series
Lewis
Dr. Yardley
2007
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Caterham
2004
Series
Omnibus
Self
1967
Series
Foyle's War
Asst. Commissioner Summers
2002
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Pip Lester
1965
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dr. Macmillan
1969
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Michael Turner
1969
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ian
1969
Series
Performance
Major Luddington
1991
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Nikolai
1977
Series
The Expert
Tony Davis-Jones
1968
Sunday-Night Play
Tom McMaster
1960
Series
Taboo
Horace Delaney
2017
Series
Churchill's People
Aaron Graham
1974
Series
Centre Play
Andrew
1973
Drama 61-67
Hassell
1961
Series
Suspense
Charles Marten
1962
Series
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Film
Lost in Space
Businessman
1998
Film
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Nine
2018
Series
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Reader
1988
Film
Never Say Never Again
M
1983
Wedden, dat..?
Self
1986
Series
Journey to the Unknown
Sir Robert Sawyer
1968
Film
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
1977
Series
Shaka Zulu
Lt. Francis Farewell
1986
Series
Chillers
Michael Herbert
1990
Series
Cluedo
Himself
1990
Series
A Dance to the Music of Time
Uncle Giles
1997
Series
Edward and Mrs Simpson
King Edward VIII
1978
W. Somerset Maugham
Tim Hardy
1969
Film
The Day of the Jackal
The Jackal
1973
Series
Gulliver's Travels
General Limtoc
1996
Film
Gandhi
General Dyer
1982
Series
The Strauss Dynasty
Metternich
1991
Series
Oliver Twist
Mr Brownlow
2007
Series
Daniel Deronda
Sir Hugo Mallinger
2002
Film
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer Archie
1969
Series
The Portrait of a Lady
Lord Warburton
1968
Series
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Dr. Hauser
1986
Film
Force 10 from Navarone
Miller
1978
Series
Theatre Night
Doctor
1985
Film
The Bounty
Captain Greetham
1984
Romance
Sam Gregory
1977
Film
The Mirror Crack'd
Inspector Craddock
1980
Film
The Duellists
Colonel Perteley
1977
Film
Nicholas Nickleby
Sir Mulberry Hawk
2002
Series
Shadows of Fear
John Parker
1970
Series
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Sir Harry Carlin
1969
Film
The Dresser
Thornton
2015
Film
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lane
2002
Film
Robin Hood
Prince John
1991
Film
Skullduggery
Bruce Spofford
1970
Film
Prince Valiant
King Arthur
1997
Film
Lassie
Hulton
2005
Film
Stage Beauty
Sir Edward Hyde
2004
Film
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Extra (uncredited)
1962
Film
The Go-Between
Hugh Trimingham
1971
Film
National Theatre Live: The Audience
Winston Churchill
2013
Film
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
1973
Film
Wild Geese II
Alex Faulkner
1985
Film
The Big Sleep
Joe Brody
1978
Film
The Man from London
Inspector Morrison (voice)
2008
Five More
David
1966
Film
Soldier of Orange
Colonel Rafelli
1977
Film
Return from the River Kwai
Major Benford
1989
Film
A Hazard of Hearts
Lord Harry Wrotham
1987
Film
All the Queen's Men
Aitken
2001
Film
This Sporting Life
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
1963
Series
For Queen and Country
Colonel Rafelli
1979
Film
Oh! What a Lovely War
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
1969
Film
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
2014
Film
The Maitlands
Major Luddington
1993
Film
The Crucifer of Blood
Alistair Ross
1991
Film
The Dresser
Oxenby
1983
Film
A Month by the Lake
Major Wilshaw
1995
Film
Life at the Top
Office Supervisor (uncredited)
1965
Series
September
Archie
1996
Happy Ever After
Mr Bailey
1969
Series
Hard Times
Captain James Harthouse
1977
Film
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Walter
1967
Film
The Republic Of Love
Richard
2004
Film
The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks
1978
Film
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
Film
The Breaking of Bumbo
Horwood
1970
Film
The Squeeze
Foreman
1977
Film
The Mind Benders
Stewart (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Shooting Party
Lord Gilbert Hartlip
1985
Film
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Sir John Newton
1969
Film
A Feast at Midnight
Father
1994
Film
The Strauss Dynasty
Metternich
1991
Film
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Captain Barnabas/Butcher
1990
Film
Bermondsey
Pip
1972
Film
Quartermaine's Terms
St John Quartermaine
1987
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
1971
Film
Galileo
Cardinal Inquisitor
1975
Film
The Naked Runner
Ritchie Jackson
1967
Film
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
King Edward VIII
1978
Film
The Jokers
Lt. Sprague
1967
Film
They Never Slept
Monk Scott
1991
Film
Katherine of Alexandria
Emperor Constantius
2014
Wilfred
(voice)
2000
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991
Film
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Dr. Watson
1974
Film
Sea-Change
Andrew
1976
Film
The Frozen Dead
Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
1966
Film
An Ideal Husband
Earl of Caversham
2018
Loyalties
Captain Dancy, DSO
1976
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
All
2007
Film
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Markham
1997
Film
Circles Of Deceit
Philip
1990
Film
Shooting the Chandelier
Nikolai
1977
Shotgun
David
1966