Edward Fox

Born: 1937-04-13

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Fox (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Day of the Jackal

as The Jackal
Released: 1973-05-16

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to...

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Never Say Never Again

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Released: 1983-10-07

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Released: 1977-06-15

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as Agent Nine
Released: 2018-09-13

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Lost in Space

as Businessman
Released: 1998-04-03

The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are...

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Force 10 from Navarone

as Miller
Released: 1978-08-16

World War II, 1943. Mallory and Miller, the heroes who destroyed the guns of Navarone, are sent...

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Battle of Britain

as Pilot Officer Archie
Released: 1969-09-15

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for...

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as General Dyer
Released: 1982-12-01

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The Bounty

as Captain Greetham
Released: 1984-05-04

The familiar story of Lieutenant Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This...

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The Duellists

as Colonel Perteley
Released: 1977-08-31

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The Importance of Being Earnest

as Lane
Released: 2002-05-17

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Soldier of Orange

as Colonel Rafelli
Released: 1977-09-22

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The Mirror Crack'd

as Inspector Craddock
Released: 1980-09-19

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to...

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Lassie

as Hulton
Released: 2005-12-16

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away...

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Robin Hood

as Prince John
Released: 1991-05-13

The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled...

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This Sporting Life

as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Released: 1963-02-07

In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to...

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Nicholas Nickleby

as Sir Mulberry Hawk
Released: 2002-12-27

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Stage Beauty

as Sir Edward Hyde
Released: 2004-09-03

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

as Extra (uncredited)
Released: 1962-09-20

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The Go-Between

as Hugh Trimingham
Released: 1971-06-16

British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on...

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The Big Sleep

as Joe Brody
Released: 1978-03-13

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of...

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Skullduggery

as Bruce Spofford
Released: 1970-03-06

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The Dresser

as Thornton
Released: 2015-10-31

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as King Arthur
Released: 1997-07-24

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A Month by the Lake

as Major Wilshaw
Released: 1995-09-11

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The Crucifer of Blood

as Alistair Ross
Released: 1991-11-04

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Oh! What a Lovely War

as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Released: 1969-03-10

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The Dresser

as Oxenby
Released: 1983-12-06

In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the...

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Return from the River Kwai

as Major Benford
Released: 1989-04-07

A group of war prisoners has spilt blood, sweat and tears to construct a bridge over the river...

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All the Queen's Men

as Aitken
Released: 2001-10-14

A mismatched team of British Special Services agents led by an American must infiltrate, in...

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Katherine of Alexandria

as Emperor Constantius
Released: 2014-02-01

The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing...

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A Feast At Midnight

as Father
Released: 1994-11-01

A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and...

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Galileo

as Cardinal Inquisitor
Released: 1975-01-27

Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology...

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A Hazard of Hearts

as Lord Harry Wrotham
Released: 1987-12-27

When compulsive gambler Sir Giles Staverley has lost his estate and all his money playing dice,...

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The Shooting Party

as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
Released: 1985-02-01

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The Cat and the Canary

as Hendricks
Released: 1978-11-01

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit...

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The Mind Benders

as Stewart (uncredited)
Released: 1963-02-01

A British scientist is discovered to have been passing information to the Communists, then kills...

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Wild Geese II

as Alex Faulkner
Released: 1985-10-18

A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

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Life at the Top

as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
Released: 1965-12-14

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The Jokers

as Lt. Sprague
Released: 1967-05-15

Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London,...

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The Frozen Dead

as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Released: 1966-10-15

A crazed scientist keeps the heads of Nazi war criminals alive until he can find appropriate...

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Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

as Self
Released: 2014-08-25

The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of...

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Rosamunde Pilcher: September

as Archie
Released: 1996-04-07

Verena Steynton is holding a party for her daughter. All the aristocratic families of Strathcroy...

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The Squeeze

as Foreman
Released: 1977-03-20

An alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved in a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter...

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I'll Never Forget What's'isname

as Walter
Released: 1967-12-18

Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very...

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An Ideal Husband

as Earl of Caversham
Released: 2018-06-05

In An Ideal Husband, an ambitious government minister, Sir Robert Chiltern, is on an assured...

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The Breaking of Bumbo

as Horwood
Released: 1970-09-28

The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is...

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Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

as Sir John Newton
Released: 1969-01-01

Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual...

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A Doll's House

as Nils Krogstad
Released: 1973-08-16

Nora Helmer lives a quiet life with her husband, Torvald, in a small Norwegian town. While he...

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National Theatre Live: The Audience

as Winston Churchill
Released: 2013-06-12

For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at...

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The Republic Of Love

as Richard
Released: 2004-10-31

A thrice-divorced radio DJ meets the woman of his dreams but can he convince her of the truth of...

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They Never Slept

as Monk Scott
Released: 1991-01-20

When plucky Corporal Pru Merriman reports to her superiors Monk and Bob for driving duty, she...

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The Naked Runner

as Ritchie Jackson
Released: 1967-07-19

Sam Laker is an American industrialist, working in Britain, who has just been awarded an...

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The Strauss Dynasty

as Metternich
Released: 1991-01-01

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Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as King Edward VIII
Released: 1978-11-06

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite,...

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Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

as Markham
Released: 1997-12-07

British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.

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The Maitlands

as Major Luddington
Released: 1993-11-13

There is a strained atmosphere in the Maitland household which has fallen on hard times.

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Quartermaine's Terms

as St John Quartermaine
Released: 1987-03-29

TV adaptation of the play set in a Cambridge School of English for Foreigners in 1962. St John...

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James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1984-01-01

Retrospective of the life and movie work of British actor James Mason. The documentary presents...

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Shooting the Chandelier

as Nikolai
Released: 1977-10-26

During the closing days of the Second World War, a young Czechoslovakian woman, Blanka, is...

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Bermondsey

as Pip
Released: 1972-06-19

John Mortimer's play about the tangled love life of an East London pub landlord.

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Circles Of Deceit

as Philip
Released: 1990-04-11

Philip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with...

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Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

as Dr. Watson
Released: 1974-12-27

While Holmes is away recuperating, Watson is left to help a damsel in distress.

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Lysander
Released: 1971-09-26

Mistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic...

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The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
Released: 1990-12-26

Adapted from the Beatrix Potter story tells the story of the pignap of Little Pig Robinson by...

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Midsomer Murders

as William Bingham
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Gudgeon
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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The Avengers

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The Avengers

as Chilcott
First aired: 1961-01-07

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Agatha Christie's Marple

as Caterham
First aired: 2004-12-12

The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...

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The Gentlemen

as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
First aired: 2024-03-07

When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to an enormous...

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Wogan

as Self
First aired: 1982-05-04

Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable...

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Lewis

as Dr. Yardley
First aired: 2007-02-18

Inspector Robert Lewis and Sergeant James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned...

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Foyle's War

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-10-27

As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates...

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Taboo

as Horace Delaney
First aired: 2017-01-07

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen...

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Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Pip Lester
First aired: 1965-10-07

Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television...

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Oliver Twist

as Mr. Brownlow
First aired: 2007-12-18

Oliver is born into poverty and misfortune - the son of an unmarried mother, who dies shortly...

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The Expert

as Tony Davis-Jones
First aired: 1968-07-05

The Expert is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1968 and 1976. The series...

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Man in a Suitcase

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-27

Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...

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Gulliver's Travels

as General Limtoc
First aired: 1996-02-04

Dr. Gulliver has returned from his journey to his family after a long absence - and tells them...

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Performance

as Major Luddington
First aired: 1991-02-22

An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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Shaka Zulu

as Lt. Francis Farewell
First aired: 1986-10-24

South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military...

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BBC Play of the Month

as Charles Surface
First aired: 1965-10-19

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...

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BBC Play of the Month

as Captain Dancy, DSO
First aired: 1965-10-19

Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and...

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A Dance to the Music of Time

as Uncle Giles
First aired: 1997-10-09

A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel...

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Screen Two

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-01-06

Series of single made-for-television dramas.

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Screen Two

as Monk Scott
First aired: 1985-01-06

Series of single made-for-television dramas.

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Journey to the Unknown

as Sir Robert Sawyer
First aired: 1968-09-26

A British television anthology series. The series has a fantasy, science fiction and...

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Daniel Deronda

as Sir Hugo Mallinger
First aired: 2002-11-23

Daniel Deronda is a British television serial drama adapted by Andrew Davies from the George...

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Edward and Mrs Simpson

as King Edward VIII
First aired: 1978-11-08

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite,...

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The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

as Reader
First aired: 1988-01-10

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph...

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Chillers

as Michael Herbert
First aired: 1990-04-14

Based on Patricia Highsmith short stories. Displaying a sinister atmosphere, delving into the...

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Hard Times

as James Harthouse
First aired: 1977-10-25

Thomas Gradgrind devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest and hard fact....

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Cluedo

as Himself
First aired: 1990-07-25

Cluedo was a UK television game show based on the board game of the same name. Each week, a...

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Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

as Dr. Hauser
First aired: 1986-12-07

Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna is a 1986 TV movie, starring Amy Irving, Rex Harrison, Olivia de...

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Shadows of Fear

as John Parker
First aired: 1970-06-17

Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked...

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Strauss Dynasty

as Metternich
First aired: 1991-01-01

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For Queen and Country

as Colonel Rafelli
First aired: 1979-01-13

Based on the true story of a group of students from Leiden, The Netherlands, this miniseries...

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September

as Archie
First aired: 1996-01-01

Scottish aristocrats' secrets and relationships are threatened by the return of a woman who left...

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