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.
as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman(1 ep)
as Agent Nine
as Earl of Caversham
as Horace Delaney(4 eps)
as Thornton
as Emperor Constantius
as Winston Churchill
as Inspector Morrison (voice)
as Mr Brownlow(5 eps)
as Dr. Yardley(1 ep)
as Hulton
as Caterham(1 ep)
as Richard
as Sir Edward Hyde
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
as Sir Hugo Mallinger(4 eps)
as Asst. Commissioner Summers(1 ep)
as Aitken
as (voice)
as Businessman
as Uncle Giles(4 eps)
as King Arthur
as William Bingham(1 ep)
as General Limtoc(2 eps)
as Archie(2 eps)
as Major Wilshaw
as Father
as Major Luddington
as Metternich(6 eps)
as Alistair Ross
as Major Luddington(1 ep)
as Prince John
as Monk Scott
as Metternich
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
as Himself(1 ep)
as Philip
as Michael Herbert(1 ep)
as Major Benford
as Gudgeon(1 ep)
as Reader(1 ep)
as Lord Harry Wrotham
as St John Quartermaine
as Dr. Hauser(2 eps)
as Lt. Francis Farewell(10 eps)
as Self(1 ep)
as Alex Faulkner
as Doctor(1 ep)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
as St. John Quartermaine(1 ep)
as Monk Scott(1 ep)
as Philip(1 ep)
as Captain Greetham
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Oxenby
as General Dyer
as Self(1 ep)
as Inspector Craddock
as Colonel Rafelli(4 eps)
as King Edward VIII(7 eps)
as King Edward VIII
as Hendricks
as Miller
as Joe Brody
as Nikolai
as Captain James Harthouse(3 eps)
as Colonel Rafelli
as Nikolai(1 ep)
as Colonel Perteley
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
as Foreman
as Sam Gregory(1 ep)
as Andrew
as Captain Dancy, DSO
as Cardinal Inquisitor
as Aaron Graham(1 ep)
as Dr. Watson
as Nils Krogstad
as Andrew(1 ep)
as The Jackal
as Pip
as Lysander
as Hugh Trimingham
as Horwood
as John Parker(1 ep)
as Bruce Spofford
as Mr Bailey(1 ep)
as Pilot Officer Archie
as Tim Hardy(1 ep)
as Sir Harry Carlin(1 ep)
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
as Dr. Macmillan(1 ep)
as Michael Turner(1 ep)
as Ian(1 ep)
as Sir John Newton
as Sir Robert Sawyer(1 ep)
as Tony Davis-Jones(1 ep)
as Lord Warburton(4 eps)
as Walter
as Self(1 ep)
as Ritchie Jackson
as Lt. Sprague
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
as David
as David(1 ep)
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
as Charles Surface(1 ep)
as Captain Dancy, DSO(1 ep)
as Flt. Lieutenant Stoker(1 ep)
as Lysander(1 ep)
as Pip Lester(1 ep)
as Jocelyn Traddle(1 ep)
as Ronnie Lovell(1 ep)
as Trevor(1 ep)
as George Barrington(1 ep)
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
as Stewart (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Charles Marten(1 ep)
as Hassell(1 ep)
as Chilcott(1 ep)
as Tom McMaster(1 ep)