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Edward Fox Biography (1937-)

Full name, Edward Charles Morice Fox; born April 13, 1937, in London, England; son of Robin (a theatrical agent) and Angela Muriel Darita (a writer and actress; maiden name, Worthington) Fox; brother of James William Fox (an actor)and Robert Michael John Fox (a producer); half brother of Daniel Chatto (anactor); married Tracy Pelissier (an actress; also known as Tracy Reed), 1958(divorced, 1961); married Joanna David (an actress), 2004; children: (first marriage) Lucy Arabella; (second marriage) Emilia Rose Elizabeth (an actress),Frederick Samson Robert Morice. Addresses: Agent: Conway van Gelder,Ltd., 18-21 Jermyn St., Third Floor, London SW1Y 6HP, England.

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

April 13, 1937

London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Restaurant bar man, This Sporting Life, Independent Artists/Rank/Continental Distributing, 1963
• Stewart, The Mind Benders, American International Pictures, 1963
• Hardwicke, The Long Duel, Rank-Lippert/Paramount, 1967
• Lieutenant Sprague, The Jokers, Universal, 1967
• Prisoner number three (Norburg's brother), The Frozen Dead, WarnerBros., 1967
• Ritchie Jackson, The Naked Runner, Warner Bros., 1967
• Walter, I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name, Universal, 1967
• Robert Sawyer, "Poor Butterfly," Journey into Midnight, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1968
• Aide, Oh! What a Lovely War, Paramount, 1969
• Pilot officer Archie, Battle of Britain, United Artists, 1969
• Bruce Spofford, Skullduggery, Universal, 1970
• The Breaking of Bumbo, Anglo-EMI Film Distributors, made in 1970
• Hugh Trimingham, The Go-Between, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/EMI/Columbia,1971
• The Jackal, The Day of the Jackal (also known as Chacal), Universal, 1973
• Nils Krogstad, A Doll's House (also known as Maison de poupee), World Film Services, 1973
• Cardinal inquisitor, Galileo (also known as Galileo Galilei), American Film Theatre, 1975
• Colonel Reynard, The Duellists, Paramount, 1977
• Foreman, The Squeeze, Warner Bros., 1977
• Lieutenant general Brian Horrocks, A Bridge Too Far, United Artists, 1977
• Joe Brody, The Big Sleep, United Artists, 1978
• Staff sergeant "Milly" Miller, Force 10 from Navarone, American International Pictures, 1978
• Colonel Rafelli, Soldaat van Oranje (also known as Soldier of Orange and Survival Run), J. Arthur Rank/International Picture Show, 1979
• Hendricks, The Cat and the Canary, Cinema Shares, 1979
• Inspector Dermot Craddock, The Mirror Crack'd, Associated Film Distributors, 1980
• General Reginald Dyer, Gandhi (also known as Richard Attenborough's Film: "Gandhi"), Columbia, 1982
• M, Never Say Never Again (also known as Warhead and James Bond 007--Sag niemals nie), Warner Bros., 1983
• Oxenby, The Dresser, Columbia, 1983
• Captain Greetham, The Bounty, Orion, 1984
• (Uncredited) Richard Fielding, A Passage to India, Columbia, 1984
• Alex Faulkner, Wild Geese II, Universal, 1985
• Lord Gilbert Hartlip, The Shooting Party, European Classics, 1985
• Major Benford, Return to the River Kwai (some sources cite Return from the River Kwai), TriStar, 1989
• Monk Scott, They Never Slept, 1990
• Donen, Sherwood's Travels (also known as Never Love a Thief), 1994
• Magnus's father, A Feast at Midnight, Beyond Films, 1995
• Major Paul Winslow (some sources cite Paul Wilshaw), A Month by the Lake, Miramax, 1995
• King Arthur, Prince Valiant (also known as Prinz Eisenherz), Paramount, 1997
• Businessperson, Lost in Space (also known as LS), New LineCinema, 1998
• Colonel Aitken, All the Queen's Men (also known as Die Maennerihrer Majestaet), Strand Releasing, 2002
• Lane, The Importance of Being Earnest (also known as L'importance d'etre constant), Miramax, 2002
• Sir Mulberry Hawk, Nicholas Nickleby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
• Richard, The Republic of Love, Seville Pictures, 2003
• Sir Edward Hyde, Stage Beauty (also known as Compleat Female Stage Beauty), Lions Gate Films, 2004
• Hulton, Lassie, Entertainment Film Distributors, c. 2006
• Some sources cite an appearance in Joy Division.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Lord Warburton, The Portrait of a Lady, BBC, 1968
• Edward VIII, Edward and Mrs. Simpson, Thames Television, 1978, syndicated, 1980
• Uncle Giles, A Dance to the Music of Time, Channel 4 (England), 1997
• Miniseries
• Captain James Harthouse, Hard Times, Granada Television, 1977, broadcast on Great Performances, PBS, 1977
• Lieutenant Francis George Farewell, Shaka Zulu, syndicated, 1984,Fox, 1987
• Dr. Hauser, Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (also known as Anastasia: The Story of Anna), NBC, 1986
• Reader, The Modern World: Ten Great Writers, Channel 4 (England),1988
• Metternich, The Strauss Dynasty, Oesterreichischer Rundfunk (Austria), 1991
• General Limtoc, Gulliver's Travels, NBC, 1996
• Professor Prosser, I Was a Rat (also known as Cinderella and Me and Un bon petit rat), BBC, 2001
• Sir Hugo Mallinger, Daniel Deronda, BBC, 2002
• Movies
• The doctor, The Father, BBC, 1985
• Lord Harry Wrotham, A Hazard of Hearts, CBS, 1987
• Alistair Ross, The Crucifer of Blood, TNT, 1991
• Prince John, Robin Hood (also known as The Adventure of Robin Hood and Robin Hood--Ein Leben fuer Richard Loewenherz), TNT, 1991
• Archie Balmerino, September (also known as Rosamunde Pilcher's"September"), Showtime, 1996
• Markham, Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone, ABC, 1997
• Specials
• The Girl of My Dreams (also known as Theatre 625: Girl of My Dreams), BBC, 1966
• The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, BBC, 1967
• Ross (also known as Play of the Month: Ross), BBC, 1970
• Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as Play of theMonth: A Midsummer Night's Dream), BBC, 1971
• Bermondsey (also known as Thirty-Minute Theatre: Bermondsey), BBC, 1972
• The School for Scandal (also known as Play of the Month: The School for Scandal), BBC, 1974
• Loyalties (also known as Play of the Month: Loyalties), BBC, 1975
• Shooting the Chandelier (also known as BBC-2 Play of the Week:Shooting the Chandelier), BBC-2, 1977, then on Great Performances,PBS, 1978
• The Voysey Inheritance (also known as Play of the Month: The Voysey Inheritance), BBC, 1979
• Himself, The Making of "The Bounty" (documentary), 1984
• St. John Quartermaine, Quartermaine's Terms, BBC and PBS, 1987
• Major Luddington, The Maitlands (also known as Playhouse: The Maitlands), BBC, 1993
• Also appeared in Sign of the Bounty.
• Episodic
• Marten, "The White Hot Coal," Suspense, BBC, 1963
• John Richardson, "Rough Justice," Redcap, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1966
• Eric Kitson, "If This Is Lucky, I'd Rather Be Jonah," Public Eye,Independent Television, 1968
• Ezard, "Castle in the Clouds," Man in a Suitcase, ABC, 1968
• Chicott, "My Wildest Dream," The Avengers, Associated British Picture Corporation, 1969
• Jocelyn Traddle, "If He Hollers, Let Him Go," The Troubleshooters,BBC, 1969
• Sir Harry Carlin, "The Strange Case," The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder, Thames Television, 1969
• Tim Hardy, "Olive," W. Somerset Maugham (also known as W. Somerset Maugham: Olive), BBC-2, 1970
• Sam, "The Black Knight," Romance (also known as Romance: The Black Knight), 1977
• Himself, "Politician's Funeral," Cluedo (also known as Clue), Independent Television, 1990
• Michael Herbert, "The Cat Brought It In," Chillers (also known asMistress of Suspense), 1992
• Assistant commissioner Summers, "The German Woman," Foyle's War, Independent Television, 2002, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 2004
• Gudgeon, "The Hollow," Poirot (also known as Agatha Christie's"Poirot" and Poirot: The Hollow), Independent Television, Arts andEntertainment, and Mystery!, PBS, 2004
• Guest, Breakfast, BBC, 2005
• Pilots
• Inspector Donen, Never Love a Thief, PAX TV, 1998
• Stage Appearances
• Faulkland, The Rivals, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1971
• Curly, Knuckle, Comedy Theatre, London, 1974
• Iago, Othello, New Shakespeare Company, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London, 1976
• Harry (Lord Monchensey), The Family Reunion, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, then Round House Theatre, London, later Vaudeville Theatre, London, all 1979
• St. John Quartermaine, Quartermaine's Terms, Queen's Theatre, London, 1981
• Anyone for Denis, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1981
• Hamlet, Young Vic Theatre, 1982
• Interpreters, Queen's Theatre, 1985
• The Dance of Death, Manchester, England, 1987
• Let Us Go Then, You and I, Lyric Theatre, 1987
• The Admirable Crichton, Haymarket Theatre, 1988
• Another Love Story, Leicester Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, England, 1990
• Philip, The Philanthropist, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1991
• The Father, Comedy Theatre and other venues, 1995
• A Letter of Resignation, Comedy Theatre, then Savoy Theatre, London, 1997
• The Browning Version, 2000
• The Twelve Pound Look, 2000
• Old Masters, Comedy Theatre, 2004
• Waiter, You Never Can Tell, Garrick Theatre, London, 2005
• Appeared in other productions, including My Fair Lady (musical).
• Major Tours
• The Winslow Boy, British cities, 2002
• Stage Director
• Another Love Story, Leicester Haymarket Theatre, Leicester, England, 1990

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Telegraph, July 3, 2004, pp. 22-23, 25, 27