Edward Fox (actor)
Edward Charles Morice Fox OBE (born 13 April 1937) is an English actor and a member of the Fox family.
Edward Fox
Actor
1958–present
- Robin Fox (father)
- Angela Worthington (mother)
- James Fox (brother)
- Robert Fox (brother)
1958–1960
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Fox starred in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973), playing the part of a professional assassin, known only as the "Jackal", who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963. Fox 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).
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.
Awards[edit]
For his role as Viscount Trimingham in The Go-Between (1971), he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the following year's British Academy Film Awards.[10]
He won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the British Academy Film Awards a second time for his role as Lieutenant General Horrocks in A Bridge Too Far (1977).[11]
Honours[edit]
Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to Drama in the 2003 New Year Honours.[12][13]
Personal life[edit]
From 1958 until their 1961 divorce, Fox was married to actress Tracy Reed with whom he has a daughter, Lucy Arabella (born 1960), who became the Viscountess Gormanston upon her marriage to Nicholas Preston, Viscount Gormanston. In 1971, he began a relationship with actress Joanna David; they married in July 2004.[14][15] They have two children together, actors Emilia (born 1974) and Frederick "Freddie" (born 1989).[14]
He has two grandchildren through his daughters: Harry Grenfell from Lucy's marriage to David Grenfell, and Rose Gilley from Emilia's relationship with actor Jeremy Gilley.[16]
Fox has residences in London and Wareham, Dorset.[17][18]
Views and advocacy[edit]
Fox spoke at the conference for the Referendum Party ahead of the 1997 general election and was a friend of its leader James Goldsmith.[19][20] He has also been a patron of the UK Independence Party.[21]
In 2002, Fox joined the Countryside March to support hunting rights in the UK.[22] He supported the restoration of the Royal Hall, Harrogate, funded by his great-grandfather Samson Fox.
In 2010, Fox gave his support to a local campaign to prevent a supermarket being built close to his home in Dorset, citing the impact it would have upon small and independent businesses in the area. He chronicled the events in an article for The Daily Telegraph.[18]
Fox also endorsed the successful "Leave" vote campaign ahead of the referendum to leave the European Union.[20]