After decades in the business, Edward Fox is the kind of actor who has spent far more time working than being talked about. In cinemas, 'Johnny English Strikes Again' is the work that stuck — Agent Nine, specifically. There is 'Gandhi' as well. Very few actors keep finding work for 64 years.
Edward Fox
89 years (Apr 13, 1937)London, England, UK
52 Movies35 Series
After decades in the business, Edward Fox is the kind of actor who has spent far more time working than being talked about. In cinemas, 'Johnny English Strikes Again' is the work that stuck — Agent Nine, specifically. There is 'Gandhi' as well. Very few actors keep finding work for 64 years.
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.
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