Trivia

He played the father of real-life daughter Emilia Fox in The Republic of Love (2003).

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).

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 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 appeared in three films directed by Richard Attenborough: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977) and Gandhi (1982).

Served in the Coldstream Guards.

Claims he has never worn jeans.

He appeared in five films with Laurence Olivier: Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), Battle of Britain (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Bounty (1984) and Wild Geese II (1985).

His brother James is an actor while his other brother, Robert is a theatre producer.

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.

For many years a vocal supporter of the Conservative Party, in 2004 he switched his support to the UK Referendum Party.

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. His first wife Tracy Reed's maternal grandmother was Freda Dudley Ward, who was Edward's lover while he was the Prince of Wales.

Former brother-in-law of Celestia Fox and Natasha Richardson.

Tried to train as a Marks and Spencer manager but succumned to his family's theatrical heritage and joined RADA.

Graduated from RADA.

He joined the Coldstream Guards at 17.

He was the first of three sons born to Robin Fox, a theatrical agent, and Angela Muriel Darita Worthington, an actress and writer.

Ex-father-in-law of Jared Harris.

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 Sturmbannführer Klaus Kessler in The Last Drop (2006).

An Associate Member of RADA.

His paternal great-grandfather was industrialist and inventor Samson Fox and his paternal grandmother was Hilda Hanbury, sister of stage performer Lily Hanbury. His maternal grandfather was dramatist Frederick Lonsdale.

Performed with the Dundee Repertory company in the early 1960s with the likes of Michael Culver, Glenda Jackson and Nicol Williamson.

He was considered for the role of Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce (1985). Patrick Stewart was ultimately cast in the role.

As of May 2009 he was residing in Baywater, London, England.