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 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 in Edward and Mrs Simpson as the king, He lives in Maida Vale area of London with actress ~Joanna David and their daughter Emilia born in 1974
Bio:
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 in Edward and Mrs Simpson as the king, He lives in Maida Vale area of London with actress ~Joanna David and their daughter Emilia born in 1974
Tivia:
He played the father of real-life daughter Emilia Fox in The Republic of Love (2003).Served in the Coldstream Guards.He appeared in three films directed by Richard Attenborough: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Gandhi (1982).He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.He was originally to have played Lord William Holmes in Patriot Games (1992) but the role was ultimately taken by his younger brother James Fox.He played King Edward VIII (the Duke of Windsor) in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978). His brother James Fox and nephew Laurence Fox would later play his father King George V and younger brother King George VI in W.E. (2011).Claims he has never worn jeans.He appeared in five films with Laurence Olivier: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), The Battle of Britain (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Bounty (1984) and Wild Geese II (1985).For many years a vocal supporter of the Conservative Party, in 2004 he switched his support to the UK Referendum Party.He was Nicholas Meyer's first choice for the role of John Leslie Stevenson / Jack the Ripper in Time After Time (1979). David Warner was ultimately cast in the role.Although he played Peter O'Toole's son in Gulliver's Travels (1996), he is less than five years younger than him in real life.In Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), he played the future Edward VIII, who was the lover of Reed's maternal grandmother Freda Dudley Ward.Former brother-in-law of Celestia Fox and Natasha Richardson.Graduated from RADA.Ex-father-in-law of Jared Harris.An Associate Member of RADA.He was considered for the role of Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce (1985). Patrick Stewart was ultimately cast in the role.His brother James is an actor while his other brother, Robert is a theatre producer.Performed with the Dundee Repertory company in the early 1960s with the likes of Michael Culver, Glenda Jackson and Nicol Williamson.Both he and his nephew Laurence Fox appeared in films which depicted Operation Market Garden in September 1944: Edward played General Brian Horrocks in A Bridge Too Far (1977) while Laurence played Sturmbannf��hrer Klaus Kessler in The Last Drop (2006).Tried to train as a Marks and Spencer manager but succumned to his family's theatrical heritage and joined RADA.As of May 2009 he was residing in Baywater, London, England.He joined the Coldstream Guards at 17. |
| Name: |
Edward Fox |
Type: |
Actor,Producer,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:37:53 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
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 Aga |
| Trivia: |
He played the father of real-life daughter Emilia Fox in The Republic of Love (2003).Served in the Coldstream Guards.He appeared in three films directed by Richard Attenborough: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Gandhi (1982).He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2003 Queen's New Year's Honours List for his services to drama.He was originally to have played Lord William Holmes in Patriot Games (1992) but the role was ultimately taken by his younger brother James Fox.He played King Edward VIII (the Duke of Windsor) in Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978). His brother James Fox and nephew Laurence Fox would later play his father King George V and younger brother King George VI in W.E. (2011).Claims he has never worn jeans.He appeared in five films with Laurence Olivier: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), The Battle of Britain (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Bounty (1984) and Wild Geese II (1985).For many years a vocal supporter of the Conservative Party, in 2004 he switched his support to the UK Referendum Party.He was Nicholas Meyer's first choice for the role of John Leslie Stevenson / Jack the Ripper in Time After Time (1979). David Warner was ultimately cast in the role.Although he played Peter O'Toole's son in Gulliver's Travels (1996), he is less than five years younger than him in real life.In Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978), he played the future Edward VIII, who was the lover of Reed's maternal grandmother Freda Dudley Ward.Former brother-in-law of Celestia Fox and Natasha Richardson.Graduated from RADA.Ex-father-in-law of Jared Harris.An Associate Member of RADA.He was considered for the role of Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce (1985). Patrick Stewart was ultimately cast in the role.His brother James is an actor while his other brother, Robert is a theatre producer.Performed with the Dundee Repertory company in the early 1960s with the likes of Michael Culver, Glenda Jackson and Nicol Williamson.Both he and his nephew Laurence Fox appeared in films which depicted Operation Market Garden in September 1944: Edward played General Brian Horrocks in A Bridge Too Far (1977) while Laurence played Sturmbannf��hrer Klaus Kessler in The Last Drop (2006).Tried to train as a Marks and Spencer manager but succumned to his family's theatrical heritage and joined RADA.As of May 2009 he was residing in Baywater, London, England.He joined the Coldstream Guards at 17. |
| Trademarks: |
He always plays upper-class Englishmen, frequently aristocrats
He frequently plays British military officers |
| Quotes: |
[on Daniel Craig as James Bond] So ugly! He is utterly wrong for Bond. The opposite of what [Ian Fleming] intended, and I knew Fleming. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
(December 2005) Played "Waiter" in "You Never Can Tell", a play by 'George Bernard Shaw' (Garrick Theatre, London, England, UK).
(1974) He acted in David Hare's play, "Knuckle", at the Comedy Theatre in London |
| Spouse: |
Joanna David (2004 - present) (2 children)Tracy Reed (1958 - 1961) (divorced, 1 child) |
| Children: |
Emilia FoxFreddie Fox |
| Parents: |
Robin Fox
Angela Fox |
| Relatives: |
James Fox (Sibling)
Laurence Fox (Niece or Nephew)
Robert Fox (Sibling) |
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