Edward Fox OBE

About:

Edward Fox is one of the major scions of a phenomenally successful theatrical dynasty. His maternal grandfather was the dramatist Frederick Lonsdale. His father Robin Fox was one of London’s foremost theatrical agents, his mother Angela Worthington was an actress. Of their three children James and Edward are amongst the leading actors of their generation and Robert is one of the leading British producers. Of their offspring at least three are now working successfully in the business.

He was born Charles Edward Morrice Fox in Chelsea, London. He was educated at Harrow and went on to serve as a lieutenant in the highly prestigious regiment the Coldstream Guards. He worked steadily in the London Theatre and appeared in several British films during the late 1960s and early 1970’s, including Oh, What a Lovely War (1969) and The Go-Between (1970) but he was somewhat in the shadow of his younger brother James until his role as the chilling assassin in the 1973 film The Day of the Jackal threw him into a much wider fame. His portrayal of King Edward VII in the 1978 television drama Edward and Mrs Simpson earned him a BAFTA and confirmed him as one of Britain’s leading actors.

He was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours’ List for 2002, and he has recently won great acclaim for his performances of T. S. Eliot’s The Four Quartets spoken to an accompaniment of J S Bach’s music.

He is married to the actress Joanna David by whom he has two children, Freddie and Emilia, the latter having a highly successful acting career, and another daughter Lucy from his first marriage to actress Tracy Reed.

Selected Filmography:

Nicholas Nickleby
Gulliver’s Travels (TV)
Return from the River Kwai
Never Say Never Again
The Day of the Jackal