Edward Woodward
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.
Known For
Tom Weaver
Hot Fuzz
David Callan
Wet Job
Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Breaker Morant
Sir Eustace Pedler
The Man in the Brown Suit
King Saul
King David
Sergeant Neil Howie
The Wicker Man
Captain Aylmer Haldane
Young Winston
Arthur Thompson
The File of the Golden Goose
Commander Powell
Who Dares Wins
Inspector Milton
Sitting Target
Dr. Holstrom
Blood Suckers
David Callan
Callan
Sargy Gollup
Mister Johnson
Edward Harrison
The Shamrock Conspiracy
Sgt. Wellbeloved
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Lopahkin
The Cherry Orchard
Sherlock Holmes
Hands of a Murderer
Merlin
Arthur the King
Ian
The Appointment
Josh Gifford
Champions
Maj. Herbert Armstrong
Deadly Advice
Simon Legree
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Himself - Narrator
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
Gus Wise
Marcie's Dowry
Self
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Self
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
Clement (uncredited)
Becket
Derek McBracken
Love Is Forever
Colonel Phillips
A Christmas Reunion
Narrator
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia
Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
Harrison: Cry of the City
The Man
Prisoners
Ian
A Rod of Iron
George Mangham
The Bass Player and the Blonde
Lord Fermoy
The Abduction Club
Ghost of Christmas Present
A Christmas Carol
Sgt Howie
The Wicker Man At 50
Sgt Howie
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
The Sultan (voice)
Aladdin
Reverend Densham
A Congregation of Ghosts
himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part One
himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part Two
himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part Three
Cassius
Julius Caesar
Ralph Stokes
Where There's a Will
Luigi
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Commentator (Voice)
Soccer Shoot-Out
David Callan
A Magnum for Schneider
Vic Green
Night Flight
Himself (archive)
Callan: This Man Alone
Robert McCall
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
John Drummond
Hunted
The Man
Evelyn
Philip Warne
When Day Is Done
Michael Royston
Codename: Kyril
Himself
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
Roadsweeper
Three for All
Himself
The Wicker Man Enigma
Robert McCall
Memories of Manon
Aylmer Haldane
Young Winston
Narrator (BBC version)
Ra
Alex Logan
Blunt Instrument
Self
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Mervyn Griffith-Jones
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
Ed
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Arthur
Ella
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-06-01
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Edward Albert Arthur Woodward