Edward Fox

Biography

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.

Known For

Johnny English Strikes Again

as Agent Nine

Gandhi

as General Dyer

Never Say Never Again

as M

Taboo

as Horace Delaney

Lost in Space

as Businessman

A Bridge Too Far

as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

The Day of the Jackal

as The Jackal

The Bounty

as Captain Greetham

The Duellists

as Colonel Perteley

The Gentlemen

as Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman