Edward Fox (actor)
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Edward Fox OBE (born 13 April, 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is generally associated with the role of an upper-class Englishman.
Biography
He was born as Edward Charles Morrice Fox in Chelsea, London to the theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington. He is the elder brother of actor James Fox and film producer Robert Fox. He is also a paternal half-brother of Daniel Chatto and a half-brother-in-law of Lady Sarah Chatto. His maternal grandfather was the dramatist Frederick Lonsdale. He was educated at Harrow and served as a Lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards.He has been married twice:
- 1) The actress Tracy Reed (1958-1961);
- * one daughter Lucy, Viscountess Gormanston.
- 2) The actress Joanna David (July 2004);
- * one daughter, the actress Emilia Fox and
- * one son Freddie Fox.
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Career
Fox made his theatre debut in 1958 and he made his first film appearance in 1963, as an extra in This Sporting Life. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he began to establish himself with roles in classic British films such as The Go-Between and Battle of Britain. However, it was as the assassin in 1973's The Day of the Jackal that he made the biggest impression, and from then on he was much sought after. In 1980, he played King Edward VIII in the television drama series, Edward and Mrs Simpson and in 1983 played M in the unofficial James Bond film Never Say Never Again. In the 1982 film Gandhi, Fox portrayed the controversial Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, responsible for the Amritsar Massacre in India. More recently he has appeared in The Importance of Being Earnest (2002), Nicolas Nickleby (2002), and Stage Beauty (2004).External link
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