Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

b. 1930 — d. 2009 (aged 79) Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English stage and screen actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Woodward began his career on stage, and throughout his career he appeared in productions in both the West End in London and on Broadway in New York. He came to wider attention from 1967 in the title role of the British television spy drama Callan, earning him the 1970 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. Among his film credits, Woodward starred as Police Sergeant Howie in the 1973 cult British horror film The Wicker Man, and in the title role of the noted 1980 Australian biopic Breaker Morant. From 1985 Woodward starred as British ex-secret agent and vigilante Robert McCall in the American television series The Equalizer, earning him the 1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Drama Actor.

Known For

The Wicker Man

Breaker Morant

The Equalizer

Hot Fuzz

Filmography

First Landing

Older Nathaniel Peacock

The Abduction Club

The Abduction Club

Night Flight

Messiah

Rev. Stephen Hedges

Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man

Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

The House of Angelo

The House of Angelo

CI5: The New Professionals

CI5: The New Professionals

My Favourite Hymns

The Shamrock Conspiracy

The Shamrock Conspiracy

Edward Harrison

Deadly Advice

Maj. Herbert Armstrong

Common As Muck

A Christmas Reunion

A Christmas Reunion

Colonel Phillips

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

Soccer Shoot-Out

Soccer Shoot-Out

English Narration

Gourgen Yanikian

Mister Johnson

Hands of a Murderer

Hands of a Murderer

Sherlock Holmes

Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

Maxwell Beckett

The Man in the Brown Suit

The Man in the Brown Suit

Sir Eustace Pedler

Remembering World War II

The Birthday Show - 21 Years of Variety from Thames Television

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Memories of Manon

Memories of Manon

The Equalizer

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

King David

Arthur the King

Arthur the King

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Ghost of Christmas Present

Champions

Killer Contract

Love Is Forever

Love Is Forever

Derek McBracken

The Spice of Life

The Final Option

The Final Option

Commander Powell

The Appointment

The Appointment

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Sir Samuel Hoare

Wet Job

Sunday Night Thriller

Sunday Night Thriller

Breaker Morant

Harry 'Breaker' Morant

Edwin Thornfield

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

Mervyn Griffith-Jones

Lena Zavaroni and Music

Saturday Sunday Monday

Saturday Sunday Monday

The Bass Player and the Blonde

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

Sgt. Wellbeloved

1990

Callan

Armchair Cinema

Armchair Cinema

The Wicker Man

Sitting Target

Inspector Milton

Whodunnit?

Hunted

Max Bygraves at the Royalty

Saturday Variety

Blood Suckers

The Edward Woodward Hour

1971 Self Actor

Crowther's Back in Town

The File of the Golden Goose

The File of the Golden Goose

Arthur Thompson

The Bruce Forsyth Show

The Dave Allen Show

The Dave Allen Show

Callan

Sword of Honour

Sword of Honour

One-Eyed Jacks Are Wild

Adventure Story

Magnolia Street

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

The True Mistery of the Passion

Skyport

A Girl Called Jo

A Fine and Private Place

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