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Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

ActingBorn June 1, 1930Died November 16, 2009 (age 79)Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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.

Filmography

2023Movie
2016
Callan: This Man Alone

as Himself (archive)

Movie
2009
A Congregation of Ghosts

as Reverend Densham

Movie
2007
Hot Fuzz

as Tom Weaver

Movie
2007
Five Days

as Vic Marsham

TV
2004TV
2004
The RAF at War: Part Three

as himself (Presenter)

Movie
2004
The RAF at War: Part Two

as himself (Presenter)

Movie
2004
The RAF at War: Part One

as himself (Presenter)

Movie
2002
The Abduction Club

as Lord Fermoy

Movie
2002
Night Flight

as Vic Green

Movie
2001Movie
2001
Messiah

as Rev. Stephen Hedges

TV
2000
Marcie's Dowry

as Gus Wise

Movie
1999TV
1999
Crusade

as Alwyn

TV
1998Movie
1996
Harrison: Cry of the City

as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison

Movie
1996TV
1995
The Shamrock Conspiracy

as Edward Harrison

Movie
1994
A Christmas Reunion

as Colonel Phillips

Movie
1994TV
1994
Deadly Advice

as Maj. Herbert Armstrong

Movie
1992
Aladdin

as The Sultan (voice)

Movie
1991
Soccer Shoot-Out

as Commentator (Voice)

Movie
1991TV
1991
Mister Johnson

as Sargy Gollup

Movie
1990
Hands of a Murderer

as Sherlock Holmes

Movie
1989
Memories of Manon

as Robert McCall

Movie
1989
The Man in the Brown Suit

as Sir Eustace Pedler

Movie
1988
Codename: Kyril

as Michael Royston

Movie
1988
Codename: Kyril

as Michael Royston

TV
1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Simon Legree

Movie
1985
The Equalizer

as Robert McCall

TV
1985Movie
1985
King David

as King Saul

Movie
1984
The Bill

as Johnnie Jackson

TV
1984
A Christmas Carol

as Ghost of Christmas Present

Movie
1984
Champions

as Josh Gifford

Movie
1983
Love is Forever

as Derek McBracken

Movie
1983Movie
1982
Who Dares Wins

as Commander Powell

Movie
1981
Wet Job

as David Callan

Movie
1981
Blunt Instrument

as Alex Logan

Movie
1980
The Trial of Lady Chatterley

as Mervyn Griffith-Jones

Movie
1980TV
1980
Breaker Morant

as Harry 'Breaker' Morant

Movie
1980Movie
1978TV
1978Movie
1977
1990

as Jim Kyle

TV
1977Movie
1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as Sgt. Wellbeloved

Movie
1975
Three for All

as Roadsweeper

Movie
1975
When Day Is Done

as Philip Warne

Movie
1974
Armchair Cinema

as Philip Warne

TV
1974
Callan

as David Callan

Movie
1973
The Wicker Man

as Sergeant Neil Howie

Movie
1973
Whodunnit?

as Host

TV
1972
Young Winston

as Captain Aylmer Haldane

Movie
1972
Young Winston

as Aylmer Haldane

Movie
1972
Sitting Target

as Inspector Milton

Movie
1972
The Ra Expeditions

as Narrator (BBC version)

Movie
1972
Hunted

as John Drummond

Movie
1971Movie
1971
Evelyn

as The Man

Movie
1971
Blood Suckers

as Dr. Holstrom

Movie
1971
Prisoners

as The Man

Movie
1970
Play for Today

as The Man

TV
1969Movie
1969
Julius Caesar

as Cassius

Movie
1967TV
1967
ITV Playhouse

as George Mangham

TV
1967TV
1967
Callan

as David Callan

TV
1967
Trapped

as Mark Frazier

TV
1967
A Magnum for Schneider

as David Callan

Movie
1967
Sword of Honour

as Guy Crouchback

TV
1966
NET Playhouse

as Caius Cassius

TV
1966TV
1966
Ella

as Arthur

Movie
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Caius Cassius

TV
1965TV
1965TV
1964
Theatre 625

as Guy Crouchback

TV
1964
Detective

as Auguste Dupin

TV
1964
Becket

as Clement (uncredited)

Movie
1963
Sergeant Cork

as Austen Carew

TV
1962
The Saint

as Jack Liskard

TV
1961
Sir Francis Drake

as Spanish Captain

TV
1961
You Can't Win

as Paul Hayward

TV
1961
The Defenders

as H.T. Harris

TV
1960TV
1956
Armchair Theatre

as David Callan

TV
1955
Where There's a Will

as Ralph Stokes

Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJune 1, 1930
Day of DeathNovember 16, 2009
Place of BirthCroydon, Surrey, England, UK
Popularity1.0