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.
72 movies · 47 shows
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018·6.3
An Ideal Husband
2018·7.5
The Dresser
2015·6.2
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
2014·4.8
Katherine of Alexandria
2014·2.7
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013·8.3
The Man from London
2008·7.0
The Old, Old, Very Old Man
2007·0.0
Lassie
2005·6.4
The Republic Of Love
2004·4.9
Stage Beauty
2004·6.6
Nicholas Nickleby
2002·6.9
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002·6.8
All the Queen's Men
2001·5.0
Wilfred
2000·9.0
Lost in Space
1998·5.4
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997·6.5
Prince Valiant
1997·5.2
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996·7.6
A Month by the Lake
1995·5.7
A Feast at Midnight
1994·6.2
The Maitlands
1993·0.0
The Crucifer of Blood
1991·6.5
Robin Hood
1991·5.8
They Never Slept
1991·0.0
The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991·0.0
The Strauss Dynasty
1991·8.4
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
1990·0.0
Circles Of Deceit
1990·0.0
Return from the River Kwai
1989·5.0
A Hazard of Hearts
1987·7.8
Quartermaine's Terms
1987·7.0
Wild Geese II
1985·4.9
The Shooting Party
1985·6.6
The Bounty
1984·6.8
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984·0.0
The Dresser
1983·6.8
Never Say Never Again
1983·6.1
Gandhi
1982·7.6
The Mirror Crack'd
1980·6.1
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978·10.0
The Cat and the Canary
1978·5.7
Force 10 from Navarone
1978·6.2
The Big Sleep
1978·5.9
Shooting the Chandelier
1977·0.0
Soldier of Orange
1977·7.1
The Duellists
1977·7.3
A Bridge Too Far
1977·7.2
The Squeeze
1977·5.5
Sea-Change
1976·0.0
Loyalties
1976·0.0
Galileo
1975·6.0
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
1974·4.7
A Doll's House
1973·4.8
The Day of the Jackal
1973·7.5
Bermondsey
1972·0.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1971·10.0
The Go-Between
1971·6.8
The Breaking of Bumbo
1970·4.7
Skullduggery
1970·4.9
Battle of Britain
1969·6.8
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969·6.6
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
1969·0.0
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967·5.4
The Naked Runner
1967·6.1
The Jokers
1967·6.3
The Frozen Dead
1966·5.2
Shotgun
1966·0.0
Life at the Top
1965·5.9
This Sporting Life
1963·7.0
The Mind Benders
1963·6.3
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1962·7.2