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name: "Michael Graham Cox"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-graham-cox"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 January 1938"
died: "30 April 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T06:17:51.742434+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Graham Cox

Actor. Born 8 January 1938 in London, England, UK. Died 30 April 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 January 1938, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 30 April 1995
- **Also known as:** Michael Graham-Cox
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q667185, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185163/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16380

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Watership Down*](https://film.one/film/watership-down.md) (81)

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## Biography

Michael Graham Cox was an English actor. He appeared in film, television and on stage from the 1960s until his death in 1995.

He is known for his voice performances as Bigwig in the animated film *Watership Down* (1978) and as Boromir in the animated *The Lord of the Rings* (1978). Other film roles include Palmer in *Women in Love* (1969), Captain Cleminson in *A Bridge Too Far* (1977) and the 3rd Passport Control Officer in *Cry Freedom* (1987).

On television he appeared in series including *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978) and *Grange Hill* (as Mr Butterworth). He also worked extensively in BBC radio drama.

*Sources: imdb.com, web.archive.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Watership Down* (1978), Fi1m 81, as Bigwig (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/watership-down.md)

## Also known for

- *The Lord of the Rings* (1978), Boromir (voice)
- *A Bridge Too Far* (1977), Capt. Cleminson
- *Cry Freedom* (1987), 3rd Passport Control Officer
- *Women in Love* (1969), Palmer
- *All Creatures Great and Small* (1978), Bob Rigby
- *The Little Drummer Girl* (1984), Donald
- *The Stone Tape* (1972), Alan

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