Edward Charles Morice Fox, OBE (born 13 April 1937 in Chelsea, London) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is an actor and producer, known for A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Day of the Jackal (1973) and Gandhi (1982).
He won Best Supporting Actor awards at the British Academy Film Awards for The Go-Between (1971) and A Bridge Too Far (1977).
He is the father of actors Emilia Fox and Freddie Fox, and the elder brother and uncle, respectively, of actors James Fox and Laurence Fox.
Selected filmography:
Film
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) as Extra (uncredited)
- Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
- Battle of Britain (1969) as Pilot Officer Archie
- The Go-Between (1971) as Hugh Trimingham
- The Day of the Jackal (1973) as The Jackal
- A Doll's House (1973) as Krogstad
- The Duellists (1977) as Colonel
- A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Lieutenant General Horrocks
- Soldier of Orange (1977) as Colonel Rafelli
- The Big Sleep (1978) as Joe Brody
- Force 10 from Navarone (1978) as Miller
- The Cat and the Canary (1979) as Hendricks
- The Mirror Crack'd (1980) as Inspector Craddock
- Nighthawks (1981) as A.T.A.C. Man
- Gandhi (1982) as General Dyer
- Never Say Never Again (1983) as 'M'
- The Dresser (1983) as Oxenby
- The Bounty (1984) as Captain Greetham
- Wild Geese II (1985) as Alex Faulkner
- Robin Hood (1991) as Prince John
- The Crucifer of Blood (1991) as Alastair Ross
- Prince Valiant (1997) as King Arthur
- Lost in Space (1998) as Businessman
- The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) as Lane
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002) as Sir Mulberry Hawk
- Lassie (2005) as Hulton
- The Audience (2013) as Winston Churchill
- An Ideal Husband (2018) as the Earl of Caversham
- Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) as Agent Nine
Television
- The Portrait Of A Lady (1968) as Lord Warburton
- Hard Times (1977) as Capt. James Harthouse
- Edward And Mrs Simpson (1978) as King Edward VIII
- Voor Koningin En Vaderland (1979) as Colonel Rafelli
- The Strauss Dynasty (1991) as Metternich
- Oscar's Orchestra (1995) guest-starring as Captain Jugula (voice role)
- Gulliver's Travels (1996) (1996) as General Limtoc
- A Dance to the Music of Time (2002) as Uncle Giles
- Daniel Deronda (2002) as Sir Hugo Mallinger
- Oliver Twist (2007) as Mr. Brownlow
- Lewis (2013) as Dr. Yardley
- Taboo (2017) as Horace Delaney
