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