
Edward Fox
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Soldier of Orange
1977

Lost in Space
1998

Gandhi
1982

The Big Sleep
1978

The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007

The Bounty
1984

The Day of the Jackal
1973

A Bridge Too Far
1977

Oh! What a Lovely War
1969

The Mirror Crack'd
1980

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984

Battle of Britain
1969

Prince Valiant
1997

All the Queen's Men
2001

A Month by the Lake
1995

The Dresser
1983

The Go-Between
1971

Never Say Never Again
1983

Wild Geese II
1985

Force 10 from Navarone
1978

A Hazard of Hearts
1987

The Duellists
1977

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969

The Republic Of Love
2004

The Shooting Party
1985

Return from the River Kwai
1989

The Cat and the Canary
1978

The Squeeze
1977

The Jokers
1967

Quartermaine's Terms
1987

The Crucifer of Blood
1991

The Frozen Dead
1966

The Naked Runner
1967

Life at the Top
1965

I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967

Galileo
1975

National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013

A Doll's House
1973

Circles Of Deceit
1990

Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996

They Never Slept
1991

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978

Katherine of Alexandria
2014

Skullduggery
1970

The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991

The Strauss Dynasty
1991

The Maitlands
1993

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971

Bermondsey
1972

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997

Lassie
2005

The Dresser
2015

Shotgun
1966

Loyalties
1976

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962

The Importance of Being Earnest
2002

Nicholas Nickleby
2002

A Feast at Midnight
1994

The Mind Benders
1963

The Breaking of Bumbo
1970

This Sporting Life
1963

Stage Beauty
2004

An Ideal Husband
2018

Robin Hood
1991

Johnny English Strikes Again
2018

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990

Shooting the Chandelier
1977

Sea-Change
1976

Wilfred
2000

Performance
1991

The Avengers
1961

Shaka Zulu
1986

Shadows of Fear
1970

Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978

The Expert
1968

Gulliver's Travels
1996

Man in a Suitcase
1967

A Dance to the Music of Time
1997

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Daniel Deronda
2002

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004

Screen Two
1985

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Wogan
1982

The Strauss Dynasty
1991

September
1996

Journey to the Unknown
1968

The Gentlemen
2024

Lewis
2007

Midsomer Murders
1997

Cluedo
1990

Theatre Night
1985

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988

Wedden, dat..?
1986

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989

For Queen and Country
1979

The Avengers
1961

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
1986

Taboo
2017

Screen Two
1985

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965

Foyle's War
2002

Omnibus
1967

BBC Play of the Month
1965

BBC Play of the Month
1965

Sunday-Night Play
1960

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977

Suspense
1962

Oliver Twist
2007

Hard Times
1977

Theatre 625
1964

Theatre 625
1964

Theatre 625
1964

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
1969

Churchill's People
1974

Drama 61-67
1961

Chillers
1990

Centre Play
1973