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Edward Fox

Known for: Acting

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.

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Broen ved Arnhem 1977Movie Apple TV StoreBlockbusterSF Anytime +1 as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
Gandhi 1982Movie ViaplayApple TV StoreRakuten TV +3 as General Dyer
Daniel Deronda 2002TV show as Sir Hugo Mallinger
Slaget om England 1969Movie Amazon Prime Video as Pilot Officer Archie
Duellanterne 1977Movie Amazon Video as Colonel Perteley
Mord i spejlet 1980Movie ViaplayApple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies +2 as Inspector Craddock
Stage Beauty 2004Movie as Sir Edward Hyde
Sendebudet 1971Movie as Hugh Trimingham
A Hazard of Hearts 1987Movie PlexPlex Channel as Lord Harry Wrotham
Hemmelig mission 1977Movie as Colonel Rafelli
Oh! What a Lovely War 1969Movie Amazon Video as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
Sprængstof 1985Movie as Alex Faulkner
The Man from London 2008Movie Apple TV Store as Inspector Morrison (voice)
Galileo 1975Movie as Cardinal Inquisitor
Jagtselskabet 1985Movie as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
The Mind Benders 1963Movie Netflix as Stewart (uncredited)
An Ideal Husband 2018Movie as Earl of Caversham
The Frozen Dead 1966Movie as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)