
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.

as Agent Nine

as Earl of Caversham

as Thornton

as Emperor Constantius

as Winston Churchill

as Inspector Morrison (voice)

as Hulton

as Richard

as Sir Edward Hyde

as Sir Mulberry Hawk

as Aitken

as (voice)

as Businessman

as King Arthur

as Major Wilshaw

as Father

as Major Luddington

as Alistair Ross

as Prince John

as Monk Scott

as Metternich

as Captain Barnabas/Butcher

as Philip

as Major Benford

as Lord Harry Wrotham

as St John Quartermaine

as Alex Faulkner

as Lord Gilbert Hartlip

as Captain Greetham

as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)

as Oxenby

as General Dyer

as Inspector Craddock

as King Edward VIII

as Hendricks

as Miller

as Joe Brody

as Nikolai

as Colonel Rafelli

as Colonel Perteley

as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

as Foreman

as Andrew

as Captain Dancy, DSO

as Cardinal Inquisitor

as Dr. Watson

as Nils Krogstad

as The Jackal

as Pip

as Lysander

as Hugh Trimingham

as Horwood

as Bruce Spofford

as Pilot Officer Archie

as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig

as Sir John Newton

as Walter

as Ritchie Jackson

as Lt. Sprague

as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)

as David

as Office Supervisor (uncredited)

as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)

as Stewart (uncredited)

as Extra (uncredited)