The Resume

(May 19, 1939- )
Born in London, United Kingdom
Birth name was William Fox
Brother of actor Edward Fox
Appeared in the films 'The Miniver Story' (1950), 'The Magnet' (1950), 'The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner' (1962), 'The Servant' (1963), 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines' (1965), 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' (1967), 'Isidora' (1968), 'Performance' (1970), 'Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes' (1983), 'A Passage to India' (1984), 'Patriot Games' (1992), 'The Remains of the Day' (1993), 'Sexy Beast' (2000), 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' (2005), 'Sherlock Holmes' (2009) and 'W.E.' (2011)
Appeared in episodes of 'Agatha Christie's Poirot,' 'Agatha Christie's Marple' and 'Downton Abbey'

Why he might be annoying:

In the early 70s, he had a nervous breakdown, partly due to abusing hallucinogenic drugs, and quit acting for over a decade.
He said about the breakdown, 'People think 'Performance' blew my mind.... My mind was blown long before that.'
He joined the Navigators, an evangelical Christian ministry, and raised money for them by selling telephone sanitizers door-to-door.
When he returned to acting, his worries about it conflicting with his Christianity resulted in some 'boring [and] inhibited' performances.
He also turned down several parts he considered immoral, such as Jeremy Irons's breakout role in 'The French Lieutenant's Woman.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He won a BAFTA for Most Promising Newcomer (1963).
His breakdown was also triggered by his father's death from cancer and the breakup of his relationship with Sarah Miles.
He credits his family with keeping him grounded since his return to acting: 'Children take the piss out of you, which is a good thing. I feel totally enriched by them.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Agatha Christie Films
• Animal Names
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 59]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [May] (Ranked: 5191939)
• Child Stars [1950s]
• Child Stars Who Became Grown-Up Stars
• David Lean Films
• I Abused LSD
• I am a Born-Again Christian
• I Attended Harrow
• I Had a Nervous Breakdown
• I Married in 1973
• I Portrayed a King
• I Was a Child Star
• Look at Me, I'm with Mick Jagger
• Profiles 37001-37250 (Ranked: 37010)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 16 Votes: 31.25% Annoying