| David Fox | |
| Birth Name: | Charles James David Fox |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Swastika, Ontario, Canada |
| Death Place: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1967–2021 |
Charles James David Fox (March 24, 1941 – November 13, 2021), known professionally as David Fox, was a Canadian actor.[1] [2]
Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario in 1941. He was best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in Road to Avonlea, and for a variety of roles on television. He was also the voice of Captain Haddock in The Adventures of Tintin.
In 1996 he was nominated for a Genie Award for the film When Night is Falling, and in 2008 he was nominated for a Gemini Award for the television miniseries Across the River to Motor City.
Fox also acted extensively on stage, including productions of 1837: The Farmer's Revolt, Quiet in the Land, Nothing Sacred, The Drawer Boy and King Lear.[3] He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2018 for his work.[4]
Fox died of cancer in Toronto on November 13, 2021, at the age of 80.[5] [6]
On 21 April 2023, Canadore College honoured Fox by naming a theatre in his honour - the David Fox Stage.[7] His sons Jason Fox and Gavin Fox were in attendance at the special dedication.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Parallels | Robert Dane | ||
| 1981 | Silence of the North | Lea Goodwin | ||
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | McNeil | ||
| 1985 | Samuel Lount | David Willson | ||
| 1985 | Cages | Jack Simpson | Short | |
| 1988 | Smokescreen | Bob | ||
| 1989 | Uncle Hugo | |||
| 1993 | Ordinary Magic | Warren Moore | ||
| 1994 | Carl | |||
| 1995 | When Night Is Falling | Rev. DeBoer | ||
| 1996 | Virus | George Skanz | ||
| 1998 | Jungle Boy | John Geller | ||
| 1998 | Everest | |||
| 1998 | Clutch | Dad | ||
| 1998 | Conquest | Carl Gallagher | ||
| 1999 | Grey Owl | Jim Wood | ||
| 2000 | Washed Up | Mort | ||
| 2001 | Bart Habschied | Short | ||
| 2003 | Fyodor Kent | |||
| 2004 | Elderly Anthony | Short | ||
| 2005 | Dry Whiskey | Stan | Short | |
| 2006 | Snow Cake | Dirk Freeman | ||
| 2006 | Population 436 | Dr. Harold James Greaver | Video | |
| 2006 | That Beautiful Somewhere | Prof. French | ||
| 2007 | Fugitive Pieces | Mr. Taylor | ||
| 2007 | Howard | |||
| 2008 | Spoliation | Grandad Hoodwink | Short | |
| 2009 | St. Peter | Short | ||
| 2011 | James | Short | ||
| 2011 | Pete | Short | ||
| 2012 | Bunny | Kyle | Short | |
| 2013 | Mama | Burnsie | ||
| 2013 | Pacific Rim | Old Man on Beach | ||
| 2013 | We Are Not Here | Narrator (voice) | Short |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Accidental Family | Brian | "Halloween's on Us" | |
| 1974 | Police Surgeon | Tom Thorpe | "Cry Murder" | |
| 1976 | Ada | Dr. Bloomfield | TV series | |
| 1979 | Dr. Dorland | "Nightwalker of the Wards" | ||
| 1981 | Dr. Janssen | "The Secret of Red Hill" | ||
| 1982 | Joey | Greg Power / Various | TV film | |
| 1985 | Chester Yates | TV film | ||
| 1987 | Anne of Avonlea | John Blythe | TV miniseries | |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lt. Paul Hutchinson | "The Hunted: Part 2" | |
| 1989 | Alistair MacDonald | "Tales of the Canadas", "Sins of the Fathers" | ||
| 1991–92 | Captain Haddock (voice) | Regular role | ||
| 1992 | E.N.G. | Det. Halliday | "Public Enemy" | |
| 1992 | Street Legal | Mr. McAndrew | "Breach of Trust", "November", "After the Fall" | |
| 1992 | data-sort-value="Women of Windsor, The" | The Women of Windsor | Major Ronald Ferguson | TV film |
| 1992 | Counterstrike | Arno | "Cyborg" | |
| 1992 | Beyond Reality | Colonel Franklin | "Final Flight" | |
| 1992 | By Way of the Stars | Mr. Passlinger | TV miniseries | |
| 1992–95 | Sentinels / Master Mold (voice) | Recurring role | ||
| 1993–94 | Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | Kirgo (voice) | Main role | |
| 1993–96 | Road to Avonlea | Clive Pettibone | Main role | |
| 1994 | Side Effects | Dr. Eddleston | "Superman" | |
| 1995 | Black Fox: Good Men and Bad | Carl Glenn | TV film | |
| 1996 | Dangerous Offender: The Marlene Moore Story | Supt. Kerr | TV film | |
| 1997 | Traders | Clifford Beal | "Family Legacy" | |
| 1997 | Dr. Praetorius | "Dark Angel" | ||
| 1997 | Hamilton Darwell | "The Warrior" | ||
| 1997 | Promise the Moon | Sir Robert Butler | TV film | |
| 1998 | My Own Country | Mr. Vines | TV film | |
| 1999 | Murder in a Small Town | Walter Godlin | TV film | |
| 1999 | Little Men | Lucius Potter | "Blame" | |
| 1999 | Due South | Rev. Albert Barrow | "Say Amen" | |
| 2001 | For Love of Olivia | Jack Martin | TV film | |
| 2001 | Prince Charming | King Pius | TV film | |
| 2001 | Lear | "King Lear" | ||
| 2002 | Puppets Who Kill | Skip-Along Pete | "The Island of Skip-Along Pete" | |
| 2002 | Mutant X | Gerald Gilbert | "Crossroads of the Soul" | |
| 2002 | Norton Gordon | "Tree Hugger" | ||
| 2003 | Judge W. Matthew Byrne | TV film | ||
| 2003 | Banquo / Narrator | "Macbeth" | ||
| 2004 | Reversible Errors | Judge Harlow | TV film | |
| 2006 | Puppets Who Kill | Rev. Clifford Blumquist | "Bill's Wedding" | |
| 2006 | Northern Town | Ivison | TV series | |
| 2007 | Father Brown | TV series | ||
| 2007 | Across the River to Motor City | Benjamin Ford | Main role | |
| 2008 | Jackson | "Part One" | ||
| 2008 | John | "Nothing to Declare" | ||
| 2009 | Heartland | Hank Adams | "True Enough" | |
| 2009 | Cra$h & Burn | Mr. Arnold | "God Protect Us" | |
| 2009 | Being Erica | Frank Galvin | Recurring role | |
| 2012 | Guidestones | Harold X. Glenndenning | Recurring role | |
| 2014 | Remedy | Col. Platt | "Testing, Testing" | |
| 2014 | Murdoch Mysteries | Dr. Lionel Ogden | "Blast of Silence", "The Death of Dr. Ogden" | |
| 2015 | Orphan Black | Jonah Appleyard | "Newer Elements of Our Defense" | |
| 2017 | Designated Survivor | Barrett Kovacs | "Sting of the Tail" |