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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, 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. 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 I'm Alan Partridge. He also played the character Baldrick in the unbroadcast pilot of the Blackadder series, before being replaced by Tony Robinson in the role for the series itself.

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Date Title Role Director Station
000000002002-12-03-00003 December 2002 A Man's Head Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
000000002004-04-19-000019 April 2004 Maigret and the Burglar's Wife Moers Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
000000002004-04-26-000026 April 2004 The Yellow Dog M. Servières Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
000000002004-05-03-00003 May 2004 Inspector Cadaver Brejon / Mayor's Sec / Voice Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
000000002004-05-10-000010 May 2004 Maigret's Little Joke The Waiter Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
000000002005-05-03-00003 May 2005 Claw Marks on the Curtain: The Schartz-Metterklume Method Mr Quabarl / Carter Ned Chaillet BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
000000002005-12-18-000018 December 2005000000002005-12-31-000031 December 2005 The Razor's Edge Joseph Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
000000002009-06-22-000022 June 2009000000002009-06-26-000026 June 2009 The Art of Deception Museum Curator Toby Swift BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama
000000002009-09-06-00006 September 2009000000002009-09-13-000013 September 2009 Boswell's Life of Johnson Davies / Wilkes Claire Grove BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial
000000002009-12-06-00006 December 2009 The Hairy Ape Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3