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

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Becket

    Becket

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Hot Fuzz

    Hot Fuzz

  • Sitting Target

    Sitting Target

  • Champions

    Champions

  • Blunt Instrument

    Blunt Instrument

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • Mister Johnson

    Mister Johnson

  • Blood Suckers

    Blood Suckers

  • Who Dares Wins

    Who Dares Wins

  • Aladdin

    Aladdin

  • King David

    King David

  • Where There's a Will

    Where There's a Will

  • The Shamrock Conspiracy

    The Shamrock Conspiracy

  • Callan

    Callan

  • Night Flight

    Night Flight

  • Entertaining Mr. Sloane

    Entertaining Mr. Sloane

  • Codename: Kyril

    Codename: Kyril

  • Three for All

    Three for All

  • Five Days

    Five Days

  • The Lone Gunmen

    The Lone Gunmen

  • Murder in Suburbia

    Murder in Suburbia

  • Crusade

    Crusade

  • The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man

  • Evelyn

    Evelyn

  • A Christmas Reunion

    A Christmas Reunion

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • The Cherry Orchard

    The Cherry Orchard

  • Harrison: Cry of the City

    Harrison: Cry of the City

  • A Christmas Carol

    A Christmas Carol

  • Detective

    Detective

  • Marcie's Dowry

    Marcie's Dowry

  • Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake

  • Messiah

    Messiah

  • The Baron

    The Baron

  • Common As Muck

    Common As Muck

  • Soccer Shoot-Out

    Soccer Shoot-Out

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    Saturday, Sunday, Monday

  • CI5: The New Professionals

    CI5: The New Professionals

  • Hunted

    Hunted

  • Breaker Morant

    Breaker Morant

  • The Man in the Brown Suit

    The Man in the Brown Suit

  • Laurence Olivier Presents

    Laurence Olivier Presents

  • 1990

    1990

  • Ella

    Ella

  • Love is Forever

    Love is Forever

  • Over My Dead Body

    Over My Dead Body

  • 100 Greatest Sexy Moments

    100 Greatest Sexy Moments

  • In Suspicious Circumstances

    In Suspicious Circumstances

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Young Winston

    Young Winston

  • Whodunnit?

    Whodunnit?

  • Codename: Kyril

    Codename: Kyril

  • Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

    Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

  • Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

    Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

  • Arthur the King

    Arthur the King

  • Sword of Honour

    Sword of Honour

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • The File of the Golden Goose

    The File of the Golden Goose

  • Nice Work

    Nice Work

  • The Abduction Club

    The Abduction Club

  • Hands of a Murderer

    Hands of a Murderer

  • The Edward Woodward Hour

    The Edward Woodward Hour

  • Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

    Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

  • Prisoners

    Prisoners

  • The Wicker Man Enigma

    The Wicker Man Enigma

  • The Bass Player and the Blonde

    The Bass Player and the Blonde

  • You Can't Win

    You Can't Win

  • The Appointment

    The Appointment

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • Deadly Advice

    Deadly Advice

  • A Magnum for Schneider

    A Magnum for Schneider

  • A Rod of Iron

    A Rod of Iron

  • The Trial of Lady Chatterley

    The Trial of Lady Chatterley

  • The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

    The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

  • Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

    Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

  • Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

    Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

  • The Wicker Man At 50

    The Wicker Man At 50

  • Memories of Manon

    Memories of Manon

  • The Ra Expeditions

    The Ra Expeditions

  • Ex-S: The Wicker Man

    Ex-S: The Wicker Man

  • Callan: This Man Alone

    Callan: This Man Alone

  • A Congregation of Ghosts

    A Congregation of Ghosts

  • When Day Is Done

    When Day Is Done

  • The Bass Player and the Blonde

    The Bass Player and the Blonde

  • A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

    A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

  • The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

    The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

  • The RAF at War: Part Two

    The RAF at War: Part Two

  • Wet Job

    Wet Job

  • The RAF at War: Part Three

    The RAF at War: Part Three

  • The RAF at War: Part One

    The RAF at War: Part One