Edward Woodward
Birthday: 1930-06-01 | Place of Birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UKEdward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 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
Acting
Role
as Sergeant Neil Howie
as Vic Marsham
as Lord Fermoy
as Himself - Narrator
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
as Colonel Phillips
as Nev
as The Sultan (voice)
as Commentator (Voice)
as Sargy Gollup
as Sherlock Holmes
as Sir Eustace Pedler
as Narrator
as Simon Legree
as Merlin
as Robert McCall
as Ghost of Christmas Present
as Commander Powell
as Derek McBracken
as Ian
as David Callan
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
as Jim Kyle
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
as David Callan
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
