
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.

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

The Expert

National Theatre Live: The Audience

The Strauss Dynasty

名探偵ポワロ

TABOO

Foyle's War

A Hazard of Hearts

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

ジェントルメン

アガサ・クリスティー ミス・マープル

The Avengers

Daniel Deronda

Lewis

ガンジー

バーナビー警部

ジャッカルの日

An Ideal Husband

遠すぎた橋

デュエリスト/決闘者

Omnibus

Theatre 625

長距離ランナーの孤独

ガリバーの冒険

Soldaat van Oranje

Shaka Zulu

Man in a Suitcase

BBC2 Play of the Week

Centre Play

孤独の報酬

Nicholas Nickleby

空軍大戦略

The Importance of Being Earnest

恋

The Dresser

Screen Two

バウンティ/愛と反乱の航海

素晴らしき戦争

Stage Beauty

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

Oliver Twist

The Crucifer of Blood

Voor koningin en vaderland

The Shooting Party

名犬ラッシー

Cluedo

Journey to the Unknown

ジョニー・イングリッシュ アナログの逆襲

ナバロンの嵐

The Mind Benders

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Chillers

The Dresser

クリスタル殺人事件

ネバーセイ・ネバーアゲイン

The Jokers

The Naked Runner

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

A Feast at Midnight

Performance

Shadows of Fear

Galileo

大いなる眠り

Life at the Top

Robin Hood

A Month by the Lake

The Cat and the Canary

Suspense

ロスト・イン・スペース

The Squeeze

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

Prince Valiant

Return from the River Kwai

The Frozen Dead

BBC Play of the Month

September

Hard Times

The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder

All the Queen's Men

Wild Geese II

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film

The Republic Of Love

Skullduggery

Wogan

A Doll's House

A Dance to the Music of Time

Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Katherine of Alexandria

The Breaking of Bumbo

Churchill's People

James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

Quartermaine's Terms

Circles Of Deceit

They Never Slept

The Maitlands

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Bermondsey

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson

Shooting the Chandelier

Sea-Change

Die Strauß Dynastie

Theatre Night

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers