Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1930-06-01
Day of Death
2009-11-16
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Edward Woodward
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.
Filmography (64)
Callan: This Man Alone
2016A Congregation of Ghosts
2009
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
Hot Fuzz
2007
The RAF at War: Part Three
2004
The RAF at War: Part Two
2004
The RAF at War: Part One
2004
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
The Abduction Club
2002Night Flight
2002
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
2001
The Wicker Man Enigma
2001The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
2000Marcie's Dowry
2000
