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Edward Fox

1937 - Today

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Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English actor and a member of the Fox family. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Fox has received more than 47,080 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Edward Fox is the 1,658th most popular actor (down from 1,345th in 2019), the 1,647th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,435th in 2019) and the 224th most popular British Actor.

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  • 47k

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  • 55.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edward Fox ranks 1,658 out of 13,578. Before him are Deep Roy, Na Moon-hee, Ed Asner, John Savage, Evangeline Lilly, and Rossy de Palma. After him are Melissa Gilbert, Chus Lampreave, Lina Cavalieri, Gloria Guida, Paul Reubens, and Marton Csokas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Edward Fox ranks 152. Before him are Francisco Gabica, Marie Dubois, Eduard Uspensky, Eduard Streltsov, Facundo Cabral, and Emerich Jenei. After him are Erich Segal, Gundula Janowitz, Otto Pfister, Sofiko Chiaureli, Don Bluth, and Armin Hary.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Fox ranks 1,647 out of 8,785. Before him are Matthew Arnold (1822), Peter Barlow (1776), John Muir (1838), John Collier (1850), George Grenville (1712), and Samuel Wallis (1728). After him are Rebecca West (1892), Sebastian Coe (1956), Kate Moss (1974), Thomas Sydenham (1624), Jeanette (1951), and Princess Augusta of Great Britain (1737).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edward Fox ranks 224. Before him are Stephen Rea (1946), Ben Cross (1947), Ida Lupino (1918), Eliza Poe (1787), Paul Scofield (1922), and Lynn Redgrave (1943). After him are Eileen Atkins (1934), Greer Garson (1904), Gemma Jones (1942), Paul Freeman (1943), Ralph Richardson (1902), and Eric Campbell (1880).

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Television and Movie Roles

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