Edward Woodward

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

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 (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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Deadly Advice

    Deadly Advice

  • Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

    Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man

  • The Wicker Man At 50

    The Wicker Man At 50

  • Crusade

    Crusade

  • The Lone Gunmen

    The Lone Gunmen

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • Sitting Target

    Sitting Target

  • Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

    Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

  • The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

    The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

  • Blood Suckers

    Blood Suckers

  • Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake

  • Five Days

    Five Days

  • The Appointment

    The Appointment

  • Murder in Suburbia

    Murder in Suburbia

  • Blunt Instrument

    Blunt Instrument

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

  • Becket

    Becket

  • Mister Johnson

    Mister Johnson

  • Codename: Kyril

    Codename: Kyril

  • CI5: The New Professionals

    CI5: The New Professionals

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • The Man in the Brown Suit

    The Man in the Brown Suit

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • Detective

    Detective

  • Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

    Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

  • King David

    King David

  • The File of the Golden Goose

    The File of the Golden Goose

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Aladdin

    Aladdin

  • The Wicker Man Enigma

    The Wicker Man Enigma

  • Who Dares Wins

    Who Dares Wins

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Ex-S: The Wicker Man

    Ex-S: The Wicker Man

  • Ella

    Ella

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • 1990

    1990

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • The Baron

    The Baron

  • Common As Muck

    Common As Muck

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • Memories of Manon

    Memories of Manon

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • A Congregation of Ghosts

    A Congregation of Ghosts

  • The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

    The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

  • Love Is Forever

    Love Is Forever

  • In Suspicious Circumstances

    In Suspicious Circumstances

  • The Abduction Club

    The Abduction Club

  • Breaker Morant

    Breaker Morant

  • Over My Dead Body

    Over My Dead Body

  • Soccer Shoot-Out

    Soccer Shoot-Out

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Callan: This Man Alone

    Callan: This Man Alone

  • A Christmas Reunion

    A Christmas Reunion

  • Three for All

    Three for All

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

    Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

  • A Rod of Iron

    A Rod of Iron

  • Marcie's Dowry

    Marcie's Dowry

  • The Shamrock Conspiracy

    The Shamrock Conspiracy

  • Entertaining Mr. Sloane

    Entertaining Mr. Sloane

  • Harrison: Cry of the City

    Harrison: Cry of the City

  • Whodunnit?

    Whodunnit?

  • A Magnum for Schneider

    A Magnum for Schneider

  • The RAF at War: Part One

    The RAF at War: Part One

  • The RAF at War: Part Three

    The RAF at War: Part Three

  • Sword of Honour

    Sword of Honour

  • A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

    A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

  • Where There's a Will

    Where There's a Will

  • Codename: Kyril

    Codename: Kyril

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Arthur the King

    Arthur the King

  • You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

  • Nice Work

    Nice Work

  • Hands of a Murderer

    Hands of a Murderer

  • 100 Greatest Sexy Moments

    100 Greatest Sexy Moments

  • Wet Job

    Wet Job

  • The Bass Player and the Blonde

    The Bass Player and the Blonde

  • The Ra Expeditions

    The Ra Expeditions

  • Hunted

    Hunted

  • When Day Is Done

    When Day Is Done

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • The Edward Woodward Hour

    The Edward Woodward Hour

  • The Trial of Lady Chatterley

    The Trial of Lady Chatterley

  • The Bass Player and the Blonde

    The Bass Player and the Blonde

  • The RAF at War: Part Two

    The RAF at War: Part Two

  • Prisoners

    Prisoners