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Edward Fox

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Biography

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.

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

The Bounty

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Duellists

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Shooting Party

Appears in a KinoChain journey

A Bridge Too Far

As Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks

Gandhi

As General Dyer

Lost in Space

As Businessman

A Dance to the Music of Time

As Uncle Giles

Daniel Deronda

As Sir Hugo Mallinger

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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The Rivalry Within: How Feuds Shape the Soul

From duelling magicians to warring chefs, explore how rivalry reveals our deepest fears and desires. A cinematic journey through competition, obsession, and the...

8 films

Small Craft Warnings

From the open sea to a leaky skiff, these eight films use small boats as vessels for self-discovery, each one a different kind of voyage.

8 films

Moana and the Sea as Mirror and Crucible

Taking the core premise of Moana (the ocean as a living force that tests, transforms, and reveals who you are) and steering it into far darker territory, this c...

8 films

The Shoot as a Ritual of Ownership

A chain of eight films where the hunt is never really about the animal. Wild boar, kestrels, rabbits and pheasants watch while landowners, farmers and hired gun...

8 films

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