Cast & creator
Edward Fox
Best known for Midsomer Murders, Agatha Christie's Poirot, The Gentlemen
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.
Also known as: Edward Charles Morice Fox, Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE, Эдвард Чарльз Морис Фокс, Эдвард Фокс, ادوارد فاکس
71
film credits
58
television credits
129
1960–2024 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (129)
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Midsomer Murders
William Bingham
1997
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Gudgeon
1989
The Gentlemen
Archibald Horatio Landrover Horniman
2024
The Avengers
1961The Avengers
Chilcott
1961
Wogan
Self
1982
Lewis
Dr. Yardley
2007
Screen Two
St. John Quartermaine
1985Screen Two
Monk Scott
1985Screen Two
Philip
1985
BBC Play of the Month
Charles Surface
1965BBC Play of the Month
Captain Dancy, DSO
1965BBC Play of the Month
Flt. Lieutenant Stoker
1965BBC Play of the Month
Lysander
1965
Omnibus
Self
1967
Agatha Christie's Marple
Caterham
2004
Theatre 625
Ronnie Lovell
1964Theatre 625
Trevor
1964Theatre 625
George Barrington
1964
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Pip Lester
1965
Foyle's War
Asst. Commissioner Summers
2002
Performance
Major Luddington
1991
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Dr. Macmillan
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Michael Turner
1969ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ian
1969Sunday-Night Play
Tom McMaster
1960
The Expert
Tony Davis-Jones
1968
Taboo
Horace Delaney
2017
Centre Play
Andrew
1973
BBC2 Play of the Week
Nikolai
1977
Churchill's People
Aaron Graham
1974Drama 61-67
Hassell
1961
The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
Reader
1988
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Chillers
Michael Herbert
1990
Suspense
Charles Marten
1962
Lost in Space
Businessman
1998
Johnny English Strikes Again
Agent Nine
2018
A Bridge Too Far
Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
1977
Journey to the Unknown
Sir Robert Sawyer
1968
Never Say Never Again
M
1983
Shaka Zulu
Lt. Francis Farewell
1986
Theatre Night
Doctor
1985
Cluedo
Himself
1990W. Somerset Maugham
Tim Hardy
1969
The Day of the Jackal
The Jackal
1973
Gandhi
General Dyer
1982Wedden, dat..?
Self
1986
Daniel Deronda
Sir Hugo Mallinger
2002
Edward and Mrs Simpson
King Edward VIII
1978
Gulliver's Travels
General Limtoc
1996
A Dance to the Music of Time
Uncle Giles
1997
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder
Sir Harry Carlin
1969
Oliver Twist
Mr Brownlow
2007Romance
Sam Gregory
1977
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer Archie
1969
Robin Hood
Prince John
1991
The Bounty
Captain Greetham
1984
Shadows of Fear
John Parker
1970
The Strauss Dynasty
Metternich
1991
Force 10 from Navarone
Miller
1978
The Mirror Crack'd
Inspector Craddock
1980
The Duellists
Colonel Perteley
1977
Skullduggery
Bruce Spofford
1970
Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna
Dr. Hauser
1986
Nicholas Nickleby
Sir Mulberry Hawk
2002
The Dresser
Thornton
2015
The Portrait of a Lady
Lord Warburton
1968Happy Ever After
Mr Bailey
1969
Prince Valiant
King Arthur
1997
The Importance of Being Earnest
Lane
2002Five More
David
1966
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
1973
Lassie
Hulton
2005
Oh! What a Lovely War
Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
1969
Stage Beauty
Sir Edward Hyde
2004
The Big Sleep
Joe Brody
1978
The Go-Between
Hugh Trimingham
1971
The Crucifer of Blood
Alistair Ross
1991
For Queen and Country
Colonel Rafelli
1979
Soldier of Orange
Colonel Rafelli
1977
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Extra (uncredited)
1962
National Theatre Live: The Audience
Winston Churchill
2013
A Hazard of Hearts
Lord Harry Wrotham
1987
Wild Geese II
Alex Faulkner
1985
Life at the Top
Office Supervisor (uncredited)
1965
September
Archie
1996
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Walter
1967
Hard Times
Captain James Harthouse
1977
A Month by the Lake
Major Wilshaw
1995
The Man from London
Inspector Morrison (voice)
2008
The Maitlands
Major Luddington
1993
The Dresser
Oxenby
1983
The Squeeze
Foreman
1977
Return from the River Kwai
Major Benford
1989
All the Queen's Men
Aitken
2001
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film
Self
2014
The Naked Runner
Ritchie Jackson
1967
The Republic Of Love
Richard
2004
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
1984
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Lysander
1971
This Sporting Life
Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
1963
A Feast at Midnight
Father
1994
The Breaking of Bumbo
Horwood
1970
The Cat and the Canary
Hendricks
1978
The Frozen Dead
Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
1966
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Captain Barnabas/Butcher
1990
The Mind Benders
Stewart (uncredited)
1963
Bermondsey
Pip
1972The Strauss Dynasty
Metternich
1991
Katherine of Alexandria
Emperor Constantius
2014
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
Sir John Newton
1969
Quartermaine's Terms
St John Quartermaine
1987
The Jokers
Lt. Sprague
1967
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
King Edward VIII
1978
The Shooting Party
Lord Gilbert Hartlip
1985
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery
Dr. Watson
1974
Sea-Change
Andrew
1976Wilfred
(voice)
2000
An Ideal Husband
Earl of Caversham
2018
Galileo
Cardinal Inquisitor
1975
They Never Slept
Monk Scott
1991The Harmfulness of Tobacco
1991Loyalties
Captain Dancy, DSO
1976The Old, Old, Very Old Man
All
2007
Circles Of Deceit
Philip
1990Shotgun
David
1966
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Markham
1997
Shooting the Chandelier
Nikolai
1977