Edward Woodward
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-06-01
Day of Death
2009-11-16 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Edward Woodward
Biography
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.
Acting
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
as Sgt Howie
The Wicker Man At 50
as Sgt Howie
(2016)
Callan: This Man Alone
as Himself (archive)
(2009)
A Congregation of Ghosts
as Reverend Densham
(2007)
Hot Fuzz
as Tom Weaver
(2007)
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
as Self
(2004)
The RAF at War: Part One
as himself (Presenter)
(2004)
The RAF at War: Part Three
as himself (Presenter)
(2004)
The RAF at War: Part Two
as himself (Presenter)
(2002)
Night Flight
as Vic Green
(2002)
The Abduction Club
as Lord Fermoy
(2001)
The Wicker Man Enigma
as Himself
(2001)
(2000)
Marcie's Dowry
as Gus Wise
(2000)
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
as Himself - Narrator
(1998)
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
as Self
(1996)
Harrison: Cry of the City
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
(1995)
The Shamrock Conspiracy
as Edward Harrison
(1994)
Aladdin
as The Sultan (voice)
(1994)
Deadly Advice
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
(1994)
A Christmas Reunion
as Colonel Phillips
(1991)
Mister Johnson
as Sargy Gollup
(1991)
Soccer Shoot-Out
as Commentator (Voice)
(1990)
Hands of a Murderer
as Sherlock Holmes
(1989)
The Man in the Brown Suit
as Sir Eustace Pedler
(1989)
Memories of Manon
as Robert McCall
(1988)
Codename: Kyril
as Michael Royston
(1988)
(1987)
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Robert McCall
(1987)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Simon Legree
(1985)
King David
as King Saul
(1985)
Arthur the King
as Merlin
(1984)
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
(1984)
Champions
as Josh Gifford
(1983)
Love is Forever
as Derek McBracken
(1983)
The Appointment
as Ian
(1982)
Who Dares Wins
as Commander Powell
(1981)
Wet Job
as David Callan
(1981)
Blunt Instrument
as Alex Logan
(1980)
Breaker Morant
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
(1980)
A Rod of Iron
as Ian
(1978)
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
as Luigi
(1977)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
(1977)
The Bass Player and the Blonde
as George Mangham
(1975)
Three for All
as Roadsweeper
(1975)
When Day Is Done
as Philip Warne
(1974)
Callan
as David Callan
(1973)
The Wicker Man
as Sergeant Neil Howie
(1972)
Young Winston
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
(1972)
Young Winston
as Aylmer Haldane
(1972)
Sitting Target
as Inspector Milton
(1972)
Hunted
as John Drummond
(1972)
The Ra Expeditions
as Narrator (BBC version)
(1971)
Evelyn
as The Man
(1971)
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Holstrom
(1971)
The Cherry Orchard
as Lopahkin
(1971)
Prisoners
as The Man
(1969)
The File of the Golden Goose
as Arthur Thompson
(1969)
Julius Caesar
as Cassius
(1967)
A Magnum for Schneider
as David Callan
(1964)
Becket
as Clement (uncredited)
(1955)
Where There's a Will
as Ralph Stokes