James Fox

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James Fox
Publicity photo of James Fox.
Birth name	William Fox
Born	May 19, 1939 (age 67) London, England
Years active	1950 - present
Spouse(s)	Mary Elizabeth Piper (1973 - present)

James Fox OBE (born 19 May 1939) is an English actor.

He was born in London to theatrical agent Robin Fox and actress Angela Worthington. He is a brother of actor Edward Fox and film producer Robert Fox. He is also a paternal half-brother of Daniel Chatto and a brother-in-law of Lady Sarah Chatto. The actress Emilia Fox is his niece and the actor Laurence Fox is his son. His grandfather was playwright Frederick Lonsdale.

James Fox first appeared on film in the The Miniver Story in 1950. His other early film appearances were made under the name William Fox. During the 1960s he gained popularity and appeared to be heading for stardom. His roles in films such as The Servant (1963), Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965), King Rat (1965), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Isadora (1968) and Performance (1970) (alongside Mick Jagger), as well as his relationship with actress Sarah Miles, had made him a media personality.

After finishing work on Performance, and following his father's death, Fox suspended his acting career. He became an evangelical Christian, working with The Navigators and devoting himself to the ministry.^[1] During this time, the only film in which Fox appeared was No Longer Alone (1978), the story of a suicidal woman saved by Christianity.

After an absence of almost ten years from mainstream cinema, Fox gradually returned to the screen, appearing in A Passage to India (1984) and playing Anthony Blunt in the acclaimed BBC play by Alan Bennett, A Question of Attribution (1992). More recently, he has appeared in Agatha Christie's Poirot - Death on the Nile (2004) as Colonel Race and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) playing Mr. Salt, Veruca Salt's father.

He appeared in the Doctor Who audio dramas Shada and on television in the series Waking the Dead.

[edit] Selected film and television appearances

The Miniver Story (1950) - as Toby Miniver
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) - as Gunthorpe
The Servant (1963) - as Tony
King Rat (1965) - as Peter Marlowe
The Chase - as Jason 'Jake' Rogers
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) - as Jimmy
Performance (1970) - as Chas
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) - as Lord Charles Esker
A Passage to India (1984) - as Richard Fielding
Absolute Beginners (1986) - as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
The Mighty Quinn (1989) - as Thomas Elgin
The Russia House (1990) - as Ned
Patriot Games (1992) - as Lord William Holmes
A Question of Attribution (1992) (TV) - as Sir Anthony Blunt
The Remains of the Day (1993) - as Lord Darlington
Heart of Darkness (1994) - as Gosse
The Choir (1995) - as the Dean, Hugh Cavendish
Gulliver's Travels (1996) - as Dr. Bates
Anna Karenina (1997) - as Karenin
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) - as Philip Cromwell
Up at the Villa (2000) - as Sir Edgar Swift
Sexy Beast (2000) - as Harry
The Lost World (2001) - as Prof. Leo Summerlee
Cambridge Spies (2003) - as Lord Halifax
The Prince and Me (2004) - as King Haraald
Agatha Christie's Poirot - Death on the Nile (2004) - as Colonel Race
Marple: The Body in the Library (2004) - as Colonel Arthur Bantry
Colditz (2005) - as Lt. Colonel Jimmy Fordham
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) - as Mr. Salt
Absolute Power - The Nation's Favourite (2005) - as Gerald Thurnham