Edward Fox
Acting
Born 1937-04-13
London, England, UK
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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.
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Filmography
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Midsomer Murders
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Taboo
Agatha Christie's Marple
The Avengers
The Gentlemen
Wogan
Foyle's War
BBC Play of the Month
Lewis
Screen Two
Omnibus
Theatre 625
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Performance
BBC2 Play of the Week
Johnny English Strikes Again
Drama 61-67
Sunday-Night Play
Shaka Zulu
A Bridge Too Far
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Never Say Never Again
Lost in Space
Churchill's People
Centre Play
Man in a Suitcase
The Expert
The Day of the Jackal
Journey to the Unknown
Gandhi
Suspense
The Bounty
Chillers
Gulliver's Travels
A Dance to the Music of Time
Cluedo
The Mirror Crack'd
Skullduggery
Battle of Britain
Force 10 from Navarone
Daniel Deronda
Oliver Twist
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Nicholas Nickleby
The Strauss Dynasty
The Duellists
Soldier of Orange
The Dresser
Lassie
Wedden, dat..?
Edward and Mrs Simpson
W. Somerset Maugham
The Importance of Being Earnest
Romance
Prince Valiant
Wild Geese II
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Theatre Night
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