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Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Actor · Born 1930-06-01 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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Biography

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (June 1, 1930 - November 16, 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Hot Fuzz (2007) — Tom Weaver
  2. The Wicker Man (1973) — Sergeant Neil Howie
  3. A Christmas Carol (1984) — Ghost of Christmas Present
  4. Becket (1964) — Clement (uncredited)
  5. Breaker Morant (1980) — Harry 'Breaker' Morant
  6. Gulliver's Travels (1996) — Drunlo
  7. The Saint (1962) — Jack Liskard
  8. Crusade (1999) — Alwyn
  9. The Lone Gunmen (2001)
  10. The Equalizer (1985) — Robert McCall
  11. King David (1985) — King Saul
  12. The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) — Drummond
  13. Young Winston (1972) — Captain Aylmer Haldane
  14. Who Dares Wins (1982) — Commander Powell
  15. The Bill (1984) — Johnnie Jackson
  16. Five Days (2007) — Vic Marsham
  17. Mister Johnson (1991) — Sargy Gollup
  18. Sitting Target (1972) — Inspector Milton
  19. The Appointment (1983) — Ian
  20. Messiah (2001) — Rev. Stephen Hedges
  21. The Abduction Club (2002) — Lord Fermoy
  22. Blood Suckers (1971) — Dr. Holstrom
  23. The Ra Expeditions (1972) — Narrator (BBC version)
  24. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
  25. Murder in Suburbia (2004) — Reg
  26. The File of the Golden Goose (1969) — Arthur Thompson
  27. Champions (1984) — Josh Gifford
  28. The Man in the Brown Suit (1989) — Sir Eustace Pedler
  29. Callan (1974) — David Callan
  30. Aladdin (1992) — The Sultan (voice)
  31. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987) — Simon Legree
  32. Arthur the King (1985) — Merlin
  33. Hands of a Murderer (1990) — Sherlock Holmes
  34. The Defenders (1961) — H.T. Harris
  35. Love is Forever (1983) — Derek McBracken
  36. Callan (1967) — David Callan
  37. Play for Today (1970) — The Man
  38. BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Caius Cassius
  39. Common As Muck (1994) — Nev
  40. Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Arthur