Bernard fox biography
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Bernard Fox (actor)
Welsh actor (1927–2016)
Bernard Lawson (11 May 1927 – 14 December 2016), better known as Bernard Fox, was a Welsh actor. He is remembered for his roles as Dr. Bombay in the comedy fantasy series Bewitched (1964–1972) of which he was the last surviving adult cast member, Colonel Crittendon in the comedy series Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971), Malcolm Merriweather in The Andy Griffith Show (1963–1965), Colonel Redford in Barnaby Jones (1975), Max in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), and Archibald Gracie IV in the film Titanic (1997).
Early life
[edit]Fox was a fifth-generation performer.[1] He was born in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, the son of Queenie (née Barrett) and Gerald Lawson, both stage actors.[2][3] He had an older sister, Mavis, and his uncle was British actor Wilfrid Lawson.[4]
Career
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[edit]Fox began his film career at the age of 18 months, and by age 14 was an apprentice assistant manager of a theatre. After serving with the Royal Navy in World War II and the Korean War, he resumed his acting career and appeared in over 30 cinema films from 1956 to 2004, including two cinematic dramatizations of the sinking of the doomed passenger liner the RMS Titani
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Bernard Fox
Bernard Fox (Bernard Lawson May 11, 1927 – December 14, 2016) was a Welshretired television, stage, voice, and movie actor who has appeared in 50 movies and his career has lasted more than 49 years, until retiring in 2004. His uncle was late actor Wilfred Lawson.
Early life and career
[change | change source]Fox was born on May 11, 1927 in Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales[1] to Queenie (née Barrett) and to Gerald Lawson. His acting career began when he was just 18 months old and later his television career began in 1955 and is known for his role as Dr. Bombay in Bewitched and as Captain Critterton in Hogan's Heroes. And he is also known for his movie roles mostly as Archibald Gracie IV in James Cameron's Titanic. His final film was Surge of Power: The Stuff of Heroes.
Personal life
[change | change source]Fox was married to Jacqueline Fox from 1961 until his death in 2016. They had 2 children. Fox died at a hospital in Van Nuys, California on December 14, 2016 from heart failure, aged 89.[2]
Selected movies
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