He portrayed King Edward VIII in the television drama '' Edward & Mrs. Simpson '' ( 1978 ) . In the film '' Gandhi '' ( 1982 ) , Fox portrayed Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer , who was responsible for the Amritsar massacre in India . He then appeared as M in the unofficial Bond film '' Never Say Never Again '' ( 1983 ) , a remake of '' Thunderball '' ( 1965 ) . He also appeared in '' The Bounty '' ( 1984 ) and '' Wild Geese II '' ( 1985 ) both opposite Laurence Olivier , and in '' The Importance of Being Earnest '' ( 2002 ) , '' Nicholas Nickleby '' ( 2002 ) , and '' Stage Beauty '' ( 2004 )
Amritsar massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Edward Fox (actor)