Edward Fox
Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Fox (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 13, 1937Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
69Place of birth
London, England, UKAlso known as
Edward Charles Morice Fox, Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/mRAgZvRscftn6roAKdLQwrrrWrS.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kdlk0cz97i8Fyb1ZFpp9tokHxGD.jpg)
Soldier of Orange
Colonel Rafelli![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rOXftt7SluxskrFrvU7qFJa5zeN.jpg)
Gandhi
General Dyer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/moBuoPdT2ow7OVkzibWJcrGnkOX.jpg)
The Big Sleep
Joe Brody![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4miEpZmUOMqV8P0T6oq5HVBiVHw.jpg)
Lost in Space
Businessman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/hMFgXhUv5UWqgZckOtSmv1H0diS.jpg)
The Bounty
Captain Greetham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vThgcb3JOj99yETg8WChuci4LV2.jpg)
The Day of the Jackal
The Jackal![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lszOk3Xmh7qpLaM9J4K9E6ADLk1.jpg)
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5rirt2BbnEDzgWfUzsAew0qHm1N.jpg)
The Mirror Crack'd
Inspector Dermot Craddock![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/98kyEWxcqqNrsaprUtPaQ4adsNG.jpg)
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer Archie![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/pTg3XnghiI8Z8sp7Pxknnl2A3rn.jpg)
Prince Valiant
King Arthur![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oU5qvvUCj1DTCk2kKKTPQDIx7nd.jpg)
All the Queen's Men
Aitken![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cgoiGvNffe4tZC33x6RIQQiKIp9.jpg)
A Month by the Lake
Major Wilshaw![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4oCyeUQD8mm0XmoZlKiyGJRcEyU.jpg)
The Go-Between
Hugh Trimingham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kPIeNAwdN2Ds77Bf7bfZAmDrzoh.jpg)
The Dresser
Oxenby![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zhoAL4o1STGgLbLxJ9r1ijfyHC9.jpg)
Never Say Never Again
M![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/mqlQdtfWzDmWZA3GQPz1Hr0RV06.jpg)
Wild Geese II
Alex Faulkner![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3bFRwivCZuXx7fHWt4SpYaiHkNL.jpg)
Force 10 from Navarone
Miller![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/y15YvzmdAQhk0cvfNK3GINt4AN0.jpg)
A Hazard of Hearts
Lord Harry Wrotham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/s9sPhcfD4LtrIGwix11bKtl9VLR.jpg)
The Duellists
Colonel![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tbv4CQF7QcB4wydmy3WjuSVAevg.jpg)
The Republic Of Love
Richard![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cjFDPj3hrcHwrRhAqlFYtff8PbQ.jpg)
The Shooting Party
Lord Gilbert Hartlip