Philip Fox (actor)

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Philip Fox
Occupation Actor
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.

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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 series 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

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1982 Blackadder Baldrick BBC Untransmitted Pilot
1984–86HilaryWesleyBBC9 episodes
1985 Me and My Girl Gavin LWT Episode: "Forty Years On"
Troubles and StrifeChristopher Central 2 episodes
1986 Duty Free Neville Yorkshire Television Episode: "The Go Between"
EurekaMr. HalfpennyBBC6 episodes
Full House Young Man Thames Episode: "The Facts of Life"
1987The AlbumAlbie BumbleBBC6 episodes
The BrettsJulian WilliamsCentralEpisode: "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 CashierBBCEpisode: "Enterprise Zones"
King and Castle VicarThamesEpisode: "Class"
1989 'Allo, 'Allo! British Agent #1BBCEpisode: "All in Disgeese"
In Sickness and in Health VicarBBCEpisode: "Christmas Special"
1990The BillLionel Brown Thames Episode: "Blue Eyed Boy" [2]
You Rang, M'Lord? Hamish KintyreBBCEpisode: "Beg, Borrow or Steal"
1991 Selling Hitler Leo PenschThames5 episodes
1992 Don't Tell Father Marvin WhippleBBC6 episodes
Moon and Son RobertsonBBCEpisode: "The Chinese Medicine Man"
1993–96Eat Your WordsCo-Host (Self)BBCSeries regular
1994 Under the Hammer Henry Quarles Meridian Episode: "The Spectre of the Feast" [2]
1996 The Brittas Empire Harry JohnsonBBCEpisode: "A Walk on the Wildside" [2]
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders Priest at WeddingGranadaTV Mini Series: 1 episode
1997The BillJohn Reynolds ITV [3] Episode: "Stolen Thunder"
Casualty Brian O' DonnellBBCEpisode: "Tall Tales"
I'm Alan Partridge Estate AgentBBCEpisode: "A Room with an Alan"
1998 Birds of a Feather RodneyBBCEpisode: "Model"
The Jump Clive SimpsonCentral1 episode
1999 Comedy Lab SimonChannel 4Episode "Whatever..."
Kavanagh QC Dr. KiddCentralEpisode: "The More Loving One"
Kiss Me Kate ClientBBCEpisode: "Closure"
The Scarlet Pimpernel AuctioneerBBCEpisode: "A King's Ransome"
Wing and a Prayer Dr. Frederick Hornsby Channel 5 [3] 1 episode
1999–2001 See It Saw It SawBBCSeries regular [2]
2000 EastEnders Superintendent WheelerBBC1 episode
Lock, Stock... The Accountant Channel 4 "And Four Stolen Hooves"
2001 Doctors Richard MarchBBCEpisode: "Sugar and Spice"
2001–02 Peak Practice Brian WoodITV2 episodes
2002–03 Waking the Dead Dr. RobertsBBCEpisode: "Special Relationship: Part 1"
2003 Carla Mr. CarterITVTV Movie
Heartbeat WellsITVEpisode: "Missing in Action"
Midsomer Murders Gordon LeesmithITVEpisode: "Death and Dreams" [4]
Waking the DeadReynoldsBBCEpisode: "Breaking Glass: Part 2"
2004CasualtyConor KnightBBCEpisode: "Emotional Rescue: Part 2"
2006–07The BillGeorge RobinsonITV [3] 2 episodes
The Commander Dr. Bill FlaxenITV3 episodes
2006–09 Genie in the House Mr. PrestonBBC16 episodes
2007 Maxwell Trevor CookBBCTV Movie
Trial and Retribution PathologistITVEpisode: "Curriculam Vitae: Part 1"
2008 Foyle's War Bill BurtonITVEpisode: "Plan of Attack"
Last of the Summer Wine MervinBBCEpisode: "Of Passion and Pizza"
2011 M.I. High Philip BlaghaBBCEpisode: "The Wasp"
Holby City Kevin 'Polly' SelbyBBCEpisode: "All About Me"
2012 Inspector George Gently TimBBCEpisode: "Gently in the Cathedral"
2015Holby CityProfessor Walter DunnBBCEpisode: "What it Takes"
In and Out of the CathedralIain FrobisherBBC2 episodes
2017 Back UMCChannel 41 episode

Radio

DateTitleRoleDirectorStation
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 2004Mort [10] LesekClaire 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 2009Boswell's Life of Johnson [12] Davies / WilkesClaire Grove BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
6 December 2009 The Hairy Ape [13] Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3

Film

YearFilmRole
1987 Maurice Dr. Jowitt
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Husband
1990The Paper MaskAnaesthetist
1994Solitaire For 2Businessman
1995PaparazzoChat Show Host
2001 Gypsy Woman Jones the Desk Clerk
2006 Venus Doctor

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