Philip Fox (actor)

Philip Fox
OccupationActor
Years active1982–present

Philip "Phil" Fox is an English film and television actor, known particularly for comic roles. His appearances include Genie in the House, Maurice, People Like Us, Waking the Dead, Maxwell, Don't Tell Father, Midsomer Murders and Foyle's War. He also appeared in the film Venus alongside Peter O'Toole.

He has also appeared in many children's programmes and has a long association with producer Clive Doig, who cast him in the children's shows Eureka, The Album, Eat Your Words and See It Saw It.

He has also appeared in very many productions for BBC Radio 4, most notably in a dramatisation of the Terry Pratchett books Mort and Small Gods.[1] He has also played the part of Maurice Horton in The Archers.

Fox played the estate agent in the first episode of Steve Coogan's comedy I'm Alan Partridge. He also played the character Baldrick in the original pilot of the Blackadder series, which was not broadcast until 2023. For the series itself, actor and TV presenter Tony Robinson was cast in the role.

Selected Credits

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Television

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Year Title Role Network Notes
1982 Blackadder Baldrick BBC Untransmitted Pilot
1984-6 Hilary Wesley BBC 9 episodes
1985 Me and My Girl Gavin LWT Episode: "Forty Years On"
Troubles and Strife Christopher Central 2 episodes
1986 Duty Free Neville Yorkshire Television Episode: "The Go Between"
Eureka Mr. Halfpenny BBC 6 episodes
Full House Young Man Thames Episode: "The Facts of Life"
1987 The Album Albie Bumble BBC 6 episodes
The Bretts Julian Williams Cental Episode: "Vagabounds and Thieves"
T-Bag Bounces Back Bobby Jobsworth CITV Episode: "Bobby Jobsworth and the Temple of Doom"
Watching Sidney Clough Granada 5 episodes
1988 The Bill Mr. Bond Thames Episode: "The Quick and the Dead"
The Lenny Henry Show Cinema Cashier BBC Episode: "Enterprise Zones"
King and Castle Vicar Thames Episode: "Class"
1989 'Allo, 'Allo! British Agent #1 BBC Episode: "All in Disgeese"
In Sickness and in Health Vicar BBC Episode: "Christmas Special"
1990 The Bill Lionel Brown Thames Episode: "Blue Eyed Boy"[2]
You Rang, M' Lord?` Hamish Kintyre BBC Episode: "Beg, Borrow or Steal"
1991 Selling Hitler Leo Pensch Thames 5 episodes
1992 Don't Tell Father Marvin Whipple BBC 6 episodes
Moon and Son Robertson BBC Episode: "The Chinese Medicine Man"
1993-6 Eat Your Words Co-Host (Self) BBC Series regular
1994 Under the Hammer Henry Quarles Meridian Episode: "The Spectre of the Feast"[2]
1996 The Brittas Empire Harry Johnson BBC Episode: "A Walk on the Wildside"[2]
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders Priest at Wedding Granada TV Mini Series: 1 episode
1997 The Bill John Reynolds ITV[3] Episode: "Stolen Thunder"
Casualty Brian O' Donnell BBC Episode: "Tall Tales"
I'm Alan Partridge Estate Agent BBC Episode: "A Room with an Alan"
1998 Birds of a Feather Rodney BBC Episode: "Model"
The Jump Clive Simpson Central 1 episode
1999 Comedy Lab Simon Channel 4 Episode "Whatever..."
Kavanagh QC Dr. Kidd Central Episode: "The More Loving One"
Kiss Me Kate Client BBC Episode: "Closure"
The Scarlet Pimpernel Auctioneer BBC Episode: "A King's Ransome"
Wing and a Prayer Dr. Frederick Hornsby Channel 5[3] 1 episode
1999-2001 See It Saw It Saw BBC Series regular[2]
2000 EastEnders Superintendent Wheeler BBC 1 episode
Lock, Stock... The Accountant Channel 4 "And Four Stolen Hooves"
2001 Doctors Richard March BBC Episode: "Sugar and Spice"
2001-2 Peak Practice Brian Wood ITV 2 episodes
2002-3 Waking the Dead Dr. Roberts BBC Episode: "Special Relationship: Part 1"
2003 Carla Mr. Carter ITV TV Movie
Heartbeat Wells ITV Episode: "Missing in Action"
Midsomer Murders Gordon Leesmith ITV Episode: "Death and Dreams"[4]
Waking the Dead Reynolds BBC Episode: "Breaking Glass: Part 2"
2004 Casualty Conor Knight BBC Episode: "Emotional Rescue: Part 2"
2006-7 The Bill George Robinson ITV[3] 2 episodes
The Commander Dr. Bill Flaxen ITV 3 episodes
2006-9 Genie in the House Mr. Preston BBC 16 episodes
2007 Maxwell Trevor Cook BBC TV Movie
Trial and Retribution Pathologist ITV Episode: "Curriculam Vitae: Part 1"
2008 Foyle's War Bill Burton ITV Episode: "Plan of Attack"
Last of the Summer Wine Mervin BBC Episode: "Of Passion and Pizza"
2011 M.I. High Philip Blagha BBC Episode: "The Wasp"
Holby City Kevin 'Polly' Selby BBC Episode: "All About Me"
2012 Inspector George Gently Tim BBC Episode: "Gently in the Cathedral"
2015 Holby City Professor Walter Dunn BBC Episode: "What it Takes"
In and Out of the Cathedral Iain Frobisher BBC 2 episodes
2017 Back UMC Channel 4 1 episode

Radio

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Date Title Role Director Station
3 December 2002 A Man's Head[5] Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
19 April 2004 Maigret and the Burglar's Wife[6] Moers Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
26 April 2004 The Yellow Dog[7] M. Servières Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
3 May 2004 Inspector Cadaver[8] Brejon / Mayor's Sec / Voice Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
10 May 2004 Maigret's Little Joke[9] The Waiter Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
June 2004 Mort[10] Lesek Claire Grove BBC Radio 4 Extra
3 May 2005 Claw Marks on the Curtain: The Schartz-Metterklume Method Mr Quabarl / Carter Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
18 December 2005 – 31 December 2005 The Razor's Edge Joseph Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
22 June 2009 – 26 June 2009 The Art of Deception[11] Museum Curator Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
6 September 2009 – 13 September 2009 Boswell's Life of Johnson[12] Davies / Wilkes Claire Grove BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
6 December 2009 The Hairy Ape[13] Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3

Film

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Year Film Role
1987 Maurice Dr. Jowitt
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Husband
1990 The Paper Mask Anaethestist
1994 Solitaire For 2 Businessman
1995 Paparazzo Chat Show Host
2001 Gypsy Woman Jones the Desk Clerk
2006 Venus Doctor

References

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  1. ^ BBC - (none) - Small Gods
  2. ^ a b c d Credited as Phil Fox.
  3. ^ a b c A Thames Television production.
  4. ^ Credited as Phillip Fox.
  5. ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: A Man's Head
  6. ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: Maigret and the Burglar's Wife
  7. ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: The Yellow Dog
  8. ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: Inspector Cadaver
  9. ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: Maigret's Little Joke
  10. ^ BBC Mort
  11. ^ BBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Art of Deception
  12. ^ BBC – Classic Serial – Boswell's Life of Johnson
  13. ^ BBC – Drama on 3 – The Hairy Ape
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