Edward Woodward
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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
Credits
Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Tom Weaver
The Wicker Man (1973)
as Sergeant Neil Howie
A Christmas Carol (1984)
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Becket (1964)
as Clement (uncredited)
Who Dares Wins (1982)
as Commander Powell
Breaker Morant (1980)
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
King David (1985)
as King Saul
Young Winston (1972)
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
as Sir Eustace Pedler
Julius Caesar (1969)
as Cassius
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
as Simon Legree
Aladdin (1992)
as The Sultan (voice)
The Abduction Club (2002)
as Lord Fermoy
Three for All (1975)
as Roadsweeper
Sitting Target (1972)
as Inspector Milton
Mister Johnson (1991)
as Sargy Gollup
The Ra Expeditions (1972)
as Narrator (BBC version)
Arthur the King (1985)
as Merlin
Champions (1984)
as Josh Gifford
100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)
as Self
Hands of a Murderer (1990)
as Sherlock Holmes
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
as Arthur Thompson
Soccer Shoot-Out (1991)
as Commentator (Voice)
Love is Forever (1983)
as Derek McBracken
The Appointment (1983)
as Ian
Ella (1966)
as Arthur
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man (2001)
as Himself
Night Flight (2002)
as Vic Green
The Cherry Orchard (1971)
as Lopahkin
The Shamrock Conspiracy (1995)
as Edward Harrison
Hunted (1972)
as John Drummond
Marcie's Dowry (2000)
as Gus Wise
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Self
Blood Suckers (1971)
as Dr. Holstrom
Deadly Advice (1994)
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
Memories of Manon (1989)
as Robert McCall
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending (—)
as Sgt Howie
A Christmas Reunion (1994)
as Colonel Phillips
Where There's a Will (1955)
as Ralph Stokes
When Day Is Done (1975)
as Philip Warne
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987)
as Robert McCall
Harrison: Cry of the City (1996)
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
as Luigi
Callan (1974)
as David Callan
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
The Trial of Lady Chatterley (1980)
as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
The Wicker Man Enigma (2001)
as Himself
Callan: This Man Alone (2016)
as Himself (archive)
Wet Job (1981)
as David Callan
A Rod of Iron (1980)
as Ian
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai (2000)
as Himself - Narrator
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1968)
as Ed
A Magnum for Schneider (1967)
as David Callan
Ex-S: The Wicker Man (1998)
as Self
Blunt Instrument (1981)
as Alex Logan
Prisoners (1971)
as The Man
A Congregation of Ghosts (2009)
as Reverend Densham
The RAF at War: Part One (2004)
as himself (Presenter)
The Wicker Man at 50 (2023)
as Sgt Howie
The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977)
as George Mangham
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia (1988)
as Narrator
Evelyn (1971)
as The Man
The RAF at War: Part Two (2004)
as himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part Three (2004)
as himself (Presenter)