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