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Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Birthday: 1930-06-01 | Place of Birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Edward 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2013
The Wicker Man

as    Sergeant Neil Howie

2007
Five Days

as    Vic Marsham

2002
The Abduction Club

as    Lord Fermoy

2000
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

as    Himself - Narrator

1996
Harrison: Cry of the City

as    Edward 'Teddy' Harrison

1994
A Christmas Reunion

as    Colonel Phillips

1994
Common As Muck

as    Nev

1994
Aladdin

as    The Sultan (voice)

1991
Soccer Shoot-Out

as    Commentator (Voice)

1990
Mister Johnson

as    Sargy Gollup

1990
Hands of a Murderer

as    Sherlock Holmes

1989
The Man in the Brown Suit

as    Sir Eustace Pedler

1987
Uncle Tom's Cabin

as    Simon Legree

1985
Arthur the King

as    Merlin

1985
The Equalizer

as    Robert McCall

1984
A Christmas Carol

as    Ghost of Christmas Present

1983
Who Dares Wins

as    Commander Powell

1983
Love is Forever

as    Derek McBracken

1983
The Appointment

as    Ian

1981
Wet Job

as    David Callan

1980
Breaker Morant

as    Harry 'Breaker' Morant

1977
1990

as    Jim Kyle

1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as    Sgt. Wellbeloved

1974
Callan

as    David Callan

1972
Young Winston

as    Captain Aylmer Haldane