# David Fox (actor)

Charles James David Fox CM (March 24, 1941 – November 13, 2021), known professionally as David Fox, was a Canadian actor.

## Biography

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. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 2018 for his work.
Fox died of cancer in Toronto on November 13, 2021, at the age of 80.
On 21 April 2023, Canadore College honoured Fox by naming a theatre in his honour - the David Fox Stage. His sons Jason Fox and Gavin Fox were in attendance at the special dedication.

## Filmography
### Film

| 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 | The Top of His Head | Uncle Hugo | |
| 1993 | Ordinary Magic | Warren Moore | |
| 1994 | The Circle Game | Carl | |
| 1995 | When Night Is Falling | Rev. DeBoer | |
| 1996 | Virus | George Skanz | |
| 1998 | Jungle Boy | John Geller | |
| 1998 | The Fence | Everest | |
| 1998 | Clutch | Dad | |
| 1998 | Conquest | Carl Gallagher | |
| 1999 | Grey Owl | Jim Wood | |
| 2000 | Washed Up | Mort | |
| 2001 | A Man's Life | Bart Habschied | Short |
| 2003 | The Saddest Music in the World | Fyodor Kent | |
| 2004 | The Human Kazoo | 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 | Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer | Howard | |
| 2008 | Spoliation | Grandad Hoodwink | Short |
| 2009 | A Hindu's Indictment of Heaven | St. Peter | Short |
| 2011 | The Evening News | James | Short |
| 2011 | The Rink | Pete | Short |
| 2012 | Bunny | Kyle | Short |
| 2013 | Mama | Burnsie | |
| 2013 | Pacific Rim | Old Man on Beach | |
| 2013 | We Are Not Here | Narrator (voice) | Short |

### Television

| 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 | The Great Detective | Dr. Dorland | "Nightwalker of the Wards" |
| 1981 | The Littlest Hobo | Dr. Janssen | "The Secret of Red Hill" |
| 1982 | Joey | Greg Power / Various | TV film |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders | Chester Yates | TV film |
| 1987 | Anne of Avonlea | John Blythe | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Lt. Paul Hutchinson | "The Hunted: Part 2" |
| 1989 | The Campbells | Alistair MacDonald | "Tales of the Canadas", "Sins of the Fathers" |
| 1991–92 | The Adventures of Tintin | 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 | 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 | X-Men: The Animated Series | 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 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Dr. Praetorius | "Dark Angel" |
| 1997 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | 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 | A Taste of Shakespeare | 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 | The Eleventh Hour | Norton Gordon | "Tree Hugger" |
| 2003 | The Pentagon Papers | Judge W. Matthew Byrne | TV film |
| 2003 | A Taste of Shakespeare | 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 | The Altar Boy Gang | Father Brown | TV series |
| 2007 | Across the River to Motor City | Benjamin Ford | Main role |
| 2008 | The Trojan Horse | Jackson | "Part One" |
| 2008 | The Border | 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" |