Edward Fox
Known for 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.
Filmography
A Month by the Lake
1995
as Major Wilshaw
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
as Miller
Never Say Never Again
1983
as M
Gandhi
1982
as General Dyer
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
as Agent Nine
The Day of the Jackal
1973
as The Jackal
A Bridge Too Far
1977
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
Lost in Space
1998
as Businessman
Battle of Britain
1969
as Pilot Officer Archie
The Bounty
1984
as Captain Greetham
Lassie
2005
as Hulton
The Mirror Crack'd
1980
as Inspector Craddock
The Duellists
1977
as Colonel Perteley
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
The Big Sleep
1978
as Joe Brody
The Go-Between
1971
as Hugh Trimingham
Wild Geese II
1985
as Alex Faulkner
National Theatre Live: The Audience
2013
as Winston Churchill
Skullduggery
1970
as Bruce Spofford