Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English actor and a member of the Fox family. Fox starred in the film '' The Day of the Jackal'' (1973), playing the part of a professional assassin, known only as the "Jackal", who is hired to assassinate the French president,

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, in the summer of 1963. Fox is also known for his roles in ''

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'' (1969), '' The Go-Between'' (1971), for which he won a

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award, and '' The Bounty'' (1984). He also collaborated with director

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, appearing in his films ''

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'' (1969), '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) and ''

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'' (1982). Fox won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor for playing

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in the

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'' Edward & Mrs. Simpson'' (1978). He also appeared in the historical series ''

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'' (2017). In addition to film and television work, Fox has received acclaim as a stage actor.

Early life and education

Fox was born the first of three sons on 13 April 1937 in Chelsea,

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, the son of

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, a theatrical agent, and Angela Muriel Darita Worthington, an actress and writer. He is the father of actors

Emilia Fox Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox (born 31 July 1974) is an English actress and presenter whose career is primarily in British television. Her feature film debut was in Roman Polanski's film ''The Pianist (2002 film), The Pianist'' (2002). Her other m ...

and Freddie Fox, the elder brother of actor James Fox and film producer Robert Fox, and an uncle of actor Laurence Fox. His paternal great-grandfather was industrialist and inventor Samson Fox, and his paternal grandmother was Hilda Hanbury, sister of stage performer Lily Hanbury. His maternal grandfather was

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Frederick Lonsdale, and his maternal grandmother was the daughter of football player and stockbroker Charles Morice. Fox was educated at

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and completed his

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in the Loyals, having failed to gain a commission in the

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. He left a two-year course at the

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, saying that it was not useful to him and did not compare to "an apprenticeship in

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Career

Fox's first film appearance was as an

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in '' The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'' (1962). He also had a non-speaking part as a waiter in ''

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'' (1963). Throughout the 1960s he worked mostly on stage, including a turn as ''

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''. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he established himself with roles in major British films, including ''

'' (1969), ''

'' (1969) and '' The Go-Between'' (1971). In ''The Go-Between'' he played the part of Lord Hugh Trimingham, for which he won a

award for Best Supporting Actor. His acting ability also brought him to the attention of director

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, who was looking for an actor who was not well known and could be believable as the assassin in the film '' The Day of the Jackal'' (1973). Fox won the role, beating other contenders such as

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and

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. From then on Fox was much sought after, appearing in such films as '' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) as Lieutenant General Horrocks, a role he has cited as a personal favourite, and for which he won the Best Supporting Actor award at the

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. He also starred in '' Force 10 from Navarone'' (1978), with Robert Shaw and

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. In 1990 Fox appeared as a contestant on ''

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'', facing off against fellow actor Joanna David. Fox portrayed King Edward VIII in the television drama '' Edward & Mrs Simpson'' (1978). In the film ''

'' (1982), Fox portrayed Brigadier-General

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, who was responsible for the Amritsar massacre in India. He then appeared as M in the unofficial Bond film ''

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'' (1983), a

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of '' Thunderball'' (1965). He also appeared in '' The Bounty'' (1984) and '' Wild Geese II'' (1985), both opposite

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, and in ''

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'' (2002), '' Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002), and '' Stage Beauty'' (2004).

Later stage work

Fox consolidated his reputation with regular appearances on stage in London's West End. He was seen in ''

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'', a set of four poems by

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, accompanied by the keyboard music of

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, performed by Christine Croshaw. In 2010 Fox performed a one-man show, ''An Evening with

Anthony Trollope Anthony Trollope ( ; 24 April 1815 – 6 December 1882) was an English novelist and civil servant of the Victorian era. Among the best-known of his 47 novels are two series of six novels each collectively known as the ''Chronicles of Barsetshire ...

'', directed by Richard Digby Day. In 2013 he replaced

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in the role of

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in the premiere of '' The Audience'', after Hardy had to withdraw for health reasons. In 2018 he appeared with his son Freddie Fox in an adaption of

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's ''

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''.

Awards

Honours

Fox was appointed an Officer of the

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for his services to drama in the 2003 New Year Honours.

Personal life

From 1958 until their 1961 divorce, Fox was married to actress Tracy Reed, with whom he has a daughter, Lucy Arabella (born 1960), who became the Viscountess Gormanston upon her marriage to Nicholas Preston, Viscount Gormanston. In 1971 he began a relationship with actress Joanna David; they married in July 2004. They have two children together, actors Emilia (born 1974) and Frederick "Freddie" (born 1989). Fox has two grandchildren through his daughters: Harry Grenfell from Lucy's marriage to David Grenfell, and Rose Gilley from Emilia's relationship with actor Jeremy Gilley. Fox has residences in London and Wareham,

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Views and advocacy

Fox spoke at the conference for the Referendum Party ahead of the 1997 general election and was a friend of its leader,

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. He has also been a patron of the

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. In 2002 Fox joined the Countryside March to support hunting rights in the UK. He supported the restoration of the Royal Hall, Harrogate, funded by his great-grandfather Samson Fox. In 2010 Fox gave his support to a local campaign to prevent a supermarket being built close to his home in Dorset, citing the impact it would have upon small and independent businesses in the area. He chronicled the events in an article for ''

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''. Fox also endorsed the successful Leave vote campaign ahead of the referendum to leave the European Union.

Filmography

* 1962 '' The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner'' as Minor Role (uncredited) * 1963 ''

'' as Restaurant Barman (uncredited) * 1963 '' The Mind Benders'' as Stewart (uncredited) * 1965 '' Life at the Top'' as Office Supervisor (uncredited) * 1966 '' The Frozen Dead'' as Norbugh's Brother (Prisoner #3) * 1967 '' The Jokers'' as Lieutenant Sprague * 1967 '' The Naked Runner'' as Ritchie Jackson * 1967 '' The Long Duel'' as Hardwicke * 1967 '' I'll Never Forget What's'isname'' as Waiter * 1967 ''

Man in a Suitcase ''Man in a Suitcase'' is a British television private eye thriller series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV network), ITV from 27 September 1967 to 17 April 1968. American Broadcast ...

'' (TV, Episode "Castle in the Clouds") as Ezard * 1968 '' Journey to Midnight'' as Sir Robert Sawyer (segment "Poor Butterfly") * 1968 '' The Portrait of a Lady'' (TV series) as Lord Warburton * 1969 ''

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'' (TV, Episode "My Wildest Dream") as Chilcott * 1969 ''

'' as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig * 1969 ''

'' as Pilot Officer Archie * 1970 '' Skullduggery'' as Bruce Spofford * 1970 '' The Breaking of Bumbo'' as Horwood * 1971 '' The Go-Between'' as Hugh Trimingham * 1973 '' The Day of the Jackal'' as The Jackal * 1973 ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' (Danish language, Danish and ; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act Play (theatre), play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 De ...

'' as Nils Krogstad * 1974 '' Doctor Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery'' as

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* 1975 ''

Galileo Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de' Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), commonly referred to as Galileo Galilei ( , , ) or mononymously as Galileo, was an Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a poly ...

'' as Cardinal Inquisitor * 1977 '' The Squeeze'' as Foreman * 1977 '' The Duellists'' as Colonel * 1977 '' A Bridge Too Far'' as Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks * 1977 '' Soldaat van Oranje'' as Colonel Rafelli * 1978 '' The Big Sleep'' as Joe Brody * 1978 '' Force 10 from Navarone'' as Sergeant John Miller * 1978 '' Edward & Mrs. Simpson'' (TV miniseries) as King Edward VIII * 1979 '' The Cat and the Canary'' as Hendricks * 1980 '' The Mirror Crack'd'' as Inspector Craddock * 1981 '' Nighthawks'' as ATAC Man #2 * 1982 ''

'' as Brigadier General

* 1983 ''

'' as M * 1983 ''

The Dresser ''The Dresser'' is a 1980 West End and Broadway play by Ronald Harwood, which tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his charge's life together. Plot Harwood based the play on his experiences as dress ...

'' as Oxenby * 1984 '' The Bounty'' as Captain Greetham * 1985 '' The Shooting Party'' as Lord Gilbert Hartlip * 1985 '' Wild Geese II'' as Alex Faulkner * 1986 ''

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'' (TV) as Lieutenant Francis Farewell * 1986 '' Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna'' (TV) as Dr. Hauser * 1987 '' A Hazard of Hearts'' (TV film) as Lord Harry Wrothman * 1987 '' Quartermaine's Terms'' (TV) as St. John Quartermaine * 1989 '' Return from the River Kwai'' as Major Benford * 1991 ''

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'' as Prince John * 1991 '' The Strauss Dynasty'' as Prince of Metternich * 1993 ''The Maitlands'' (TV) as Major Harry Luddington * 1994 '' A Feast at Midnight'' as Father * 1994 ''Sherwood's Travels'' as Donen * 1995 '' A Month by the Lake'' as Major Wilshaw * 1995 ''Wild Discovery'' as Narrator * 1996 ''

Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', originally titled ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'', is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clerg ...

'' (TV) as General Limtoc * 1996 ''September'' (TV film) as Archie * 1997 ''

Prince Valiant ''Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur'', often simply called ''Prince Valiant'', is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full s ...

'' as

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* 1997 ''

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'' as Uncle Giles * 1998 ''

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'' as Businessman * 2001 ''

All the Queen's Men ''All the Queen's Men'' is a 2001 English-language action comedy war film directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky and starring Matt LeBlanc and Eddie Izzard. Made on a budget of $15 million, the film received heavily negative reviews from critics, a ...

'' as Aitken * 2002 ''

'' as Lane * 2002 '' Foyle's War'' as Assistant Commissioner Summers * 2002 '' Daniel Deronda'' (TV) as Sir Hugo Mallinger * 2002 '' Nicholas Nickleby'' as Sir Mulberry Hawk * 2003 '' The Republic of Love'' as Richard * 2004 '' Stage Beauty'' as Sir Edward Hyde * 2004 '' Poirot: The Hollow'' (TV) as Gudgeon * 2005 '' Lassie'' as Colonel Hulton * 2007 ''

Oliver Twist ''Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress'', is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. It was originally published as a serial from 1837 to 1839 and as a three-volume book in 1838. The story follows the titular orphan, who, ...

'' (TV) as Mr. Brownlow * 2010 '' Marple: The Secret of Chimneys'' (TV) as Lord Caterham * 2011 ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'': "Dark Secrets" (TV) as William Bingham * 2013 '' Lewis'': "Intelligent Design" (TV) as Dr. Yardley * 2013 ''National Theatre Live: The Audience'' as

* 2014 '' Katherine of Alexandria'' as Emperor Constantius * 2015 ''

'' (TV) as Thornton * 2017 ''

'' (TV) as Horace Delaney (Deceased) * 2018 ''An Ideal Husband'' as Earl of Caversham * 2018 '' Johnny English Strikes Again'' as Agent Nine * 2024 '' The Gentlemen (2024 TV series)'' as the dying father (episode 1)

Selected theatre performances

* Harry, Lord Monchensey in '' The Family Reunion'' by

. Directed by Michael Elliott at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. 1979) * Captain in '' The Dance of Death'' by

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. Directed by

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at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1983) * Crichton in ''

The Admirable Crichton ''The Admirable Crichton'' is a comic stage play written in 1902 by J. M. Barrie. Origins Barrie took the title from the sobriquet of a fellow Scotland, Scot, the polymath James Crichton, a 16th-century genius and athlete. The epigram-loving E ...

'' by J.M.Barrie at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. (1989)

Other projects and contributions

*'' When Love Speaks'' (2002,

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) –

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's " Sonnet 140" ("Be wise as thou art cruel; do not press"), a

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that features interpretations of Shakespeare's sonnets and excerpts from his plays by famous actors and musicians.

References

External links

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