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William Fox is a Actor and Producer British born on 26 january 1911 at Manila City (Philippines)

William Fox

William Fox
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Birth name William Hubert Fox
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 26 january 1911 at Manila City (Philippines)
Death 20 september 2008 (at 97 years) at London (United-kingdom)

William Hubert Fox TD (26 January 1911 – 20 September 2008) was a British character actor and writer. Fox enjoyed early success on the stage playing juvenile roles. After a six-year interruption for military service in World War II, his acting career did not reach the heights of his early years.

Biography

Fox was married twice. First aged 21, to the actress Carol Rees, with whom he had a daughter. His second wife was actress Patricia Hilliard, whom he first met in 1938 when they were in a play together. They had a son and a daughter together.

Fox was a member of the gentlemen's club, the Garrick Club and often spent time there in the company of Kenneth More and Kingsley Amis.

Usually with

Michael Leighton George Relph
Michael Leighton George Relph
(2 films)
James Tinling
James Tinling
(1 films)
Michael Balcon
Michael Balcon
(2 films)
Harvey Bernhard
Harvey Bernhard
(1 films)
Norman Bird
Norman Bird
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of William Fox (12 films)

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Actor

The Final Conflict
The Final Conflict (1981)
, 1h48
Directed by Charles Graham Baker, Graham Baker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Demons in film, Political films
Actors Sam Neill, Don Gordon, Rossano Brazzi, Lisa Harrow, Mason Adams, Tommy Duggan
Roles Diplomat
Rating55% 2.753612.753612.753612.753612.75361
Following the grisly suicide of the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain (Robert Arden), 32-year-old international conglomerate CEO Damien Thorn (Sam Neill) is appointed in his place, an office his adoptive father Robert Thorn once held. Having fully embraced his unholy lineage and run his company for seven years, Damien now attempts to reshape his destiny by halting the Second Coming of Christ. However, Father DeCarlo (Rossano Brazzi), a priest from the Subiaco monastery where Father Spiletto spent his final days and observed Damien from afar since his adopted father's death, acquires the Seven Daggers of Megiddo that were dug out of the ruins of the Thorn Museum in Chicago. Joined by six other priests, DeCarlo plans to kill Damien while finding the Christ Child. Meanwhile, Damien becomes romantically involved with journalist Kate Reynolds (Lisa Harrow).
Ransom
Ransom (1974)
, 1h29
Directed by Casper Wrede
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Monde imaginaire, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Sean Connery, Ian McShane, Isabel Dean, James Maxwell, William Fox, Colin Prockter
Roles Ferris
Rating56% 2.800532.800532.800532.800532.80053
A small group of terrorists have seized the British ambassador to the fictitious country of "Scandinavia", and are holding him hostage in his residence. Scandinavia's head of security, Col. Nils Tahlvik (Sean Connery), wants to take an uncompromising position, but he is overruled by the governments of both Scandinavia and Britain, who insist that all of the terrorists' demands be met.
The Breaking of Bumbo
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)

Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Richard Warwick, Joanna Lumley, Natasha Pyne, Jeremy Child, John Bird, Donald Pickering
Roles Brigadier
Rating50% 2.518482.518482.518482.518482.51848
Newly commissioned Guards Ensign Bumbo learns the facts of life from his new girl friend in Swinging London as well as from his platoon and commanding officer.
The Queen's Guards
The Queen's Guards (1961)
, 1h50
Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Actors Daniel Massey, Raymond Massey, Robert Stephens, Ursula Jeans, Elizabeth Shepherd, Duncan Lamont
Rating58% 2.905562.905562.905562.905562.90556
The film tells the story of John Fellowes (Daniel Massey), an officer in the Grenadier Guards as he prepares for the Trooping the Colour ceremony. John is the son of retired guardsman Capt. Fellowes (Raymond Massey) and Mrs. Fellowes (Ursula Jeans). John's older brother was also a Guards officer, but he was killed in action and John feels he is being forced to follow in his brother's footsteps.
The Secret Partner
The Secret Partner (1961)
, 1h31
Directed by Basil Dearden, George Pollock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Stewart Granger, Haya Harareet, Bernard Lee, Hugh Burden, Lee Montague, Melissa Stribling
Roles Brinton
Rating65% 3.291713.291713.291713.291713.29171
An executive officer with a record becomes a suspect when money goes missing from the shipping company vault.
Serenade
Serenade (1956)
, 2h1
Directed by Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Joan Fontaine, Sara Montiel, Vincent Price, Joseph Calleia, Vince Edwards, Harry Bellaver
Roles Busboy (uncredited)
Rating58% 2.9005052.9005052.9005052.9005052.900505
Serenade tells the story of poor vineyard worker Damon Vincenti (Mario Lanza), who becomes an operatic tenor, and is involved with two women — one a high society hostess, the other a Mexican bullfighter's daughter, Juana Montes (Sara Montiel). Highly melodramatic, the film features a great deal of operatic music, all of it sung by Lanza. Of note are the Act III Monologue from Verdi's Otello and an extract from the duet "Dio Ti Giocondi" from the same opera featuring Metropolitan Opera soprano Licia Albanese. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, A.H. Weiler wrote that, "Mr. Lanza, who was never in better voice, makes this a full and sometimes impressive musical entertainment.
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
, 1h21
Directed by Jim O'Connolly, Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Audrey Hepburn, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Edie Martin
Roles Gregory
Rating74% 3.7468353.7468353.7468353.7468353.746835
Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is dining with a fellow Englishman in a posh restaurant in Rio de Janeiro where he is well known. He relates a story explaining his presence in Rio. It seems he was a seemingly unambitious London bank clerk in charge of gold bullion deliveries for over 20 years. He had a reputation for fussing over details and suspecting all cars he observed following the bullion van, but all in all appeared to be a man dedicated to his job and the gold's security. In fact, he had hatched the "perfect" plot to steal a load of bullion and retire. The one thing stopping him had been that selling the gold on the black market in Britain was too risky, and he was at a loss as to how to smuggle it abroad.
No Place for Jennifer
No Place for Jennifer (1950)
, 1h29
Directed by Henry Cass
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Leo Genn, Rosamund John, Beatrice Campbell, Guy Middleton, Janette Scott, Anthony Nicholls
Roles Paula's Counsel
Rating64% 3.2182353.2182353.2182353.2182353.218235
Une jeune fille traverse le traumatisme du divorce de ses parents et des remariages séparés.
The Captive Heart
The Captive Heart (1946)
, 1h44
Directed by Basil Dearden
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Prison films, Political films
Actors Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Mervyn Johns, Frederick Leister, Jack Warner, Gordon Jackson
Roles Officer Interviewing Capt. Hasek (uncredited)
Rating69% 3.4886853.4886853.4886853.4886853.488685
In the summer of 1940, Captain Karel Hasek (Michael Redgrave) of the Czech army escapes from Dachau concentration camp and assumes the identity of a dead British officer, Captain Geoffrey Mitchell. When he is caught, he joins thousands of British prisoners of war, captured during the Fall of France, on a march to a prison camp.

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