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Actor: A Bridge Too Far. Educated at Harrow he worked at Marks and Spencers but was dismissed for wearing a loud checked suit. He sprang to international fame in 1973 as the assassin in Day of the Jackal, then had cameo style roles in Gandhi, The Dresser, Never Say Never Again and leads in The Wild Geese and The Shooting Party and on television ...
- January 1, 1
- 1.73 m
- Chelsea, London, England, UK
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Fox 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, Fox has received acclaim as a stage actor.
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- The Day of the Jackal. Edward Fox, Michaël Lonsdale, Tony Britton. 41 votes. An underground French paramilitary group is intent on eliminating President Charles de Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand), but when numerous attempts on his life fail, they resort to hiring the infamous hit man known as "The Jackal" (Edward Fox).
- Edward and Mrs Simpson. Edward Fox. 18 votes. Edward & Mrs. Simpson is a seven-part British television series that dramatises the events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
- The Dresser. Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox. 7 votes. During World War II, an embittered actor known to others as Sir (Albert Finney) is well past his prime.
- Battle of Britain. Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer. 20 votes. At a seminal moment in World War II, British Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding (Laurence Olivier) must rally his outnumbered pilots against Hitler's feared Luftwaffe.
Lost in Space. Acting. Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. 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).
Highest Rated: 100% The Go-Between (1971) Lowest Rated: 7% All the Queen's Men (2001) Birthday: Apr 13, 1937. Birthplace: Chelsea, London, England, UK. This tall blond actor is best known for...
The Gentlemen (2024) TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Comedy, Crime. When aristocratic Eddie inherits the family estate, he discovers that it's home to a huge weed empire, and its proprietors aren't going anywhere. Stars: Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Joely Richardson. Votes: 104,802.
