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.BBC - (none) - Small Gods 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 +YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes1982BlackadderBaldrickBBCUntransmitted Pilot1984–86HilaryWesleyBBC9 episodes1985Me and My GirlGavinLWTEpisode: "Forty Years On"Troubles and StrifeChristopherCentral2 episodes 1986Duty FreeNevilleYorkshire TelevisionEpisode: "The Go Between"EurekaMr. HalfpennyBBC6 episodesFull HouseYoung ManThamesEpisode: "The Facts of Life"1987The AlbumAlbie BumbleBBC6 episodesThe BrettsJulian WilliamsCentralEpisode: "Vagabounds and Thieves"T-Bag Bounces BackBobby JobsworthCITVEpisode: "Bobby Jobsworth and the Temple of Doom"WatchingSidney CloughGranada5 episodes1988The BillMr. BondThamesEpisode: "The Quick and the Dead"The Lenny Henry ShowCinema CashierBBCEpisode: "Enterprise Zones"King and CastleVicarThamesEpisode: "Class"1989Allo, 'Allo!British Agent #1BBCEpisode: "All in Disgeese"In Sickness and in HealthVicarBBCEpisode: "Christmas Special"1990The BillLionel BrownThamesEpisode: "Blue Eyed Boy"Credited as Phil FoxYou Rang, M'Lord?Hamish KintyreBBCEpisode: "Beg, Borrow or Steal"1991Selling HitlerLeo PenschThames5 episodes1992Don't Tell FatherMarvin WhippleBBC6 episodesMoon and SonRobertsonBBCEpisode: "The Chinese Medicine Man"1993–96Eat Your WordsCo-Host (Self)BBCSeries regular 1994Under the HammerHenry QuarlesMeridianEpisode: "The Spectre of the Feast"1996The Brittas EmpireHarry JohnsonBBCEpisode: "A Walk on the Wildside"The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersPriest at WeddingGranadaTV Mini Series: 1 episode1997The BillJohn Reynolds ITVA Thames Television productionEpisode: "Stolen Thunder"Casualty Brian O' DonnellBBCEpisode: "Tall Tales"I'm Alan PartridgeEstate AgentBBCEpisode: "A Room with an Alan"1998Birds of a FeatherRodneyBBCEpisode: "Model"The JumpClive SimpsonCentral1 episode1999Comedy LabSimonChannel 4Episode "Whatever..."Kavanagh QCDr. KiddCentralEpisode: "The More Loving One"Kiss Me KateClientBBCEpisode: "Closure"The Scarlet PimpernelAuctioneerBBCEpisode: "A King's Ransome"Wing and a PrayerDr. Frederick HornsbyChannel 51 episode1999–2001See It Saw ItSawBBCSeries regular 2000EastEndersSuperintendent WheelerBBC1 episodeLock, Stock...The AccountantChannel 4"And Four Stolen Hooves"2001DoctorsRichard MarchBBCEpisode: "Sugar and Spice"2001–02Peak PracticeBrian WoodITV2 episodes2002–03Waking the DeadDr. RobertsBBCEpisode: "Special Relationship: Part 1"2003CarlaMr. CarterITVTV MovieHeartbeatWellsITVEpisode: "Missing in Action"Midsomer MurdersGordon LeesmithITVEpisode: "Death and Dreams"Credited as Phillip FoxWaking the DeadReynoldsBBCEpisode: "Breaking Glass: Part 2"2004CasualtyConor KnightBBCEpisode: "Emotional Rescue: Part 2"2006–07The BillGeorge RobinsonITV2 episodesThe CommanderDr. Bill FlaxenITV3 episodes2006–09Genie in the HouseMr. PrestonBBC16 episodes2007MaxwellTrevor CookBBCTV MovieTrial and RetributionPathologistITVEpisode: "Curriculam Vitae: Part 1"2008Foyle's WarBill BurtonITVEpisode: "Plan of Attack"Last of the Summer WineMervinBBCEpisode: "Of Passion and Pizza"2011M.I. HighPhilip BlaghaBBCEpisode: "The Wasp"Holby CityKevin 'Polly' SelbyBBCEpisode: "All About Me"2012Inspector George GentlyTimBBCEpisode: "Gently in the Cathedral"2015Holby CityProfessor Walter DunnBBCEpisode: "What it Takes"In and Out of the CathedralIain FrobisherBBC2 episodes2017BackUMCChannel 41 episode

Radio Date Title Role Director Station A Man's HeadBBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: A Man's Head Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play Maigret and the Burglar's WifeBBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: Maigret and the Burglar's Wife Moers Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play The Yellow DogBBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: The Yellow Dog M. Servières Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play Inspector CadaverBBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: Inspector Cadaver Brejon / Mayor's Sec / Voice Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play Maigret's Little JokeBBC – Afternoon Play – Maigret: Maigret's Little Joke The Waiter Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play MortBBC Mort Lesek Claire Grove BBC Radio 4 Extra Claw Marks on the Curtain: The Schartz-Metterklume Method Mr Quabarl / Carter Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama – The Razor's Edge Joseph Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial – The Art of DeceptionBBC – Woman's Hour Drama – The Art of Deception Museum Curator Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama – Boswell's Life of JohnsonBBC – Classic Serial – Boswell's Life of Johnson Davies / Wilkes Claire Grove BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial The Hairy ApeBBC – Drama on 3 – The Hairy Ape Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3

Film +Year FilmRole1987MauriceDr. JowittSuperman IV: The Quest for PeaceHusband1990The Paper MaskAnaesthetist1994Solitaire For 2Businessman1995PaparazzoChat Show Host 2001Gypsy WomanJones the Desk Clerk2006VenusDoctor

References

External links

Philip Fox radio work