From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Philip Phil Fox Edinburgh 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 Midsummer Murders and Foyles War He also appeared in the film Venus alongside Peter OToole He has also appeared in many childrens programmes and has a long association with producer Clive Doig who cast him in the childrens 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 Fox 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Philip Fox actor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia