Edward Woodward
Acting
Born June 1, 1930 · Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
Films (63)
Callan: This Man Alone
2016
A Congregation of Ghosts
2009
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
Hot Fuzz
2007
The RAF at War: Part Three
2004
The RAF at War: Part Two
2004
The RAF at War: Part One
2004
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
The Abduction Club
2002
Night Flight
2002
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001
The Wicker Man Enigma
2001
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
2000
Marcie's Dowry
2000
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
1998
Harrison: Cry of the City
1996
The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995
A Christmas Reunion
1994
Deadly Advice
1994
Aladdin
1994
Soccer Shoot-Out
1991
Mister Johnson
1991
Hands of a Murderer
1990
Memories of Manon
1989
The Man in the Brown Suit
1989
Codename: Kyril
1988
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia
1988
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
Arthur the King
1985
King David
1985
A Christmas Carol
1984
Champions
1984
Love is Forever
1983
The Appointment
1983
Who Dares Wins
1982
Wet Job
1981
Blunt Instrument
1981
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980
Breaker Morant
1980
A Rod of Iron
1980
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
Three for All
1975
When Day Is Done
1975
Callan
1974
The Wicker Man
1973
Young Winston
1972
Sitting Target
1972
The Ra Expeditions
1972
Hunted
1972
The Cherry Orchard
1971
Evelyn
1971
Blood Suckers
1971
Prisoners
1971
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
Julius Caesar
1969
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
1968
A Magnum for Schneider
1967
Ella
1966
Becket
1964
Where There's a Will
1955