Edward Woodward
Known for Acting · 103 credits
- Born
- 1930-06-01
- Died
- 2009-11-16
- Place of birth
- Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Edward Albert Arthur Woodward · Эдвард Альберт Артур Вудвард · Эдвард Вудвард
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
TV Shows (38)
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Play for Today
1970
as The Man
The Saint
1962
as Jack Liskard
The Equalizer
1985
as Robert McCall
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Caius Cassius / Lopakhin
The Bill
1984
as Johnnie Jackson
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Drummond
The Defenders
1961
as H.T. Harris
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Ed / George Mangham / Ian
Theatre 625
1964
as Guy Crouchback
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Reeve
Callan
1967
as David Callan
The Lone Gunmen
2001
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Spanish Captain
Detective
1964
as Auguste Dupin
Crusade
1999
as Alwyn
Five Days
2007
as Vic Marsham
Murder in Suburbia
2004
as Reg
Messiah
2001
as Rev. Stephen Hedges
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Paul Danek / Anstey
Gulliver's Travels
1996
as Drunlo
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Storyteller
The Baron
1966
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Luigi
1990
1977
as Jim Kyle
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Sir Samuel Hoare
CI5: The New Professionals
1999
as Harry Malone
Armchair Theatre
1956
as David Callan
Common As Muck
1994
as Nev
Armchair Cinema
1974
as Philip Warne
Over My Dead Body
1990
Whodunnit?
1973
as Host
You Can't Win
1966
Sword of Honour
1967
as Guy Crouchback
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Michael Royston
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1978
as George Mangham
Nice Work
1980
The Edward Woodward Hour
1971
Movies (65)
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)
Champions
1984
as Josh Gifford
Breaker Morant
1980
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Who Dares Wins
1982
as Commander Powell
King David
1985
as King Saul
Young Winston
1972
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
The Man in the Brown Suit
1989
as Sir Eustace Pedler
Sitting Target
1972
as Inspector Milton
Night Flight
2002
as Vic Green
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Michael Royston
Arthur the King
1985
as Merlin
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
as Self
The Shamrock Conspiracy
1995
as Edward Harrison
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
as Simon Legree
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001
as Himself
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Arthur Thompson
Blood Suckers
1971
as Dr. Holstrom
Three for All
1975
as Roadsweeper
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
as Robert McCall
Mister Johnson
1991
as Sargy Gollup
Love is Forever
1983
as Derek McBracken
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
as Self
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980
as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
The Appointment
1983
as Ian
Harrison: Cry of the City
1996
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
as Luigi
Memories of Manon
1989
as Robert McCall
A Christmas Reunion
1994
as Colonel Phillips
Deadly Advice
1994
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
A Congregation of Ghosts
2009
as Reverend Densham
The Abduction Club
2002
as Lord Fermoy
The Bass Player and the Blonde
1977
as George Mangham
Soccer Shoot-Out
1991
as Commentator (Voice)
Where There's a Will
1955
as Ralph Stokes
Callan
1974
as David Callan
Aladdin
1992
as The Sultan (voice)
The Wicker Man At 50
as Sgt Howie
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
2000
as Himself - Narrator
Hands of a Murderer
1990
as Sherlock Holmes
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
The RAF at War: Part Three
2004
as himself (Presenter)
The Cherry Orchard
1971
as Lopahkin
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
1968
as Ed
Evelyn
1971
as The Man
When Day Is Done
1975
as Philip Warne
A Magnum for Schneider
1967
as David Callan
The Ra Expeditions
1972
as Narrator (BBC version)
Wet Job
1981
as David Callan
The Wicker Man Enigma
2001
as Himself
Marcie's Dowry
2000
as Gus Wise
A Rod of Iron
1980
as Ian
Hunted
1972
as John Drummond
Callan: This Man Alone
2016
as Himself (archive)
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
1998
as Self
The RAF at War: Part One
2004
as himself (Presenter)
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
as Sgt Howie
Blunt Instrument
1981
as Alex Logan
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia
1988
as Narrator
Julius Caesar
1969
as Cassius
Prisoners
1971
as The Man
The RAF at War: Part Two
2004
as himself (Presenter)
Ella
1966
as Arthur
About Edward Woodward
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 Poli… With 103 credits spanning from 1944 to 2016, Edward Woodward has appeared in 65 films and 38 TV shows.
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- 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)
- Champions (1984) — as Josh Gifford
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