Edward Woodward
Actor
- Born
- June 1, 1930 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Died
- November 16, 2009 (age 79)
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.
Known for
Hot Fuzz
February 14, 2007
The Wicker Man
December 6, 1973
A Christmas Carol
October 9, 1984
Becket
March 11, 1964
Breaker Morant
June 11, 1980
King David
March 29, 1985
Young Winston
July 20, 1972
Who Dares Wins
August 26, 1982
Mister Johnson
March 22, 1991
The Appointment
January 15, 1983
Sitting Target
May 1, 1972
The Abduction Club
July 19, 2002
Acting64
- 2023The Wicker Man at 50 as Sgt Howie
- 2023Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending as Sgt Howie
- 2016Callan: This Man Alone as Himself (archive)
- 2009A Congregation of Ghosts as Reverend Densham
- 2007Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz as Self
- 2007Hot Fuzz as Tom Weaver
- 2004The RAF at War: Part Three as himself (Presenter)
- 2004The RAF at War: Part Two as himself (Presenter)
- 2004The RAF at War: Part One as himself (Presenter)
- 2003