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
Who Dares Wins (1982)
as Commander Powell
A Christmas Carol (1984)
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Breaker Morant (1980)
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Becket (1964)
as Clement (uncredited)
King David (1985)
as King Saul
The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
as Sir Eustace Pedler
The RAF at War: Part Three (2004)
as himself (Presenter)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)
as Self
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
as Arthur Thompson
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
as Simon Legree
Champions (1984)
as Josh Gifford
Love is Forever (1983)
as Derek McBracken
Mister Johnson (1991)
as Sargy Gollup
Harrison: Cry of the City (1996)
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
Hands of a Murderer (1990)
as Sherlock Holmes
Young Winston (1972)
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
Arthur the King (1985)
as Merlin
Sitting Target (1972)
as Inspector Milton
The Abduction Club (2002)
as Lord Fermoy
Deadly Advice (1994)
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
The Cherry Orchard (1971)
as Lopahkin
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987)
as Robert McCall
Ella (1966)
as Arthur
Aladdin (1992)
as The Sultan (voice)
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man (2001)
as Himself
Julius Caesar (1969)
as Cassius
Three for All (1975)
as Roadsweeper
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
The Appointment (1983)
as Ian
The Trial of Lady Chatterley (1980)
as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Night Flight (2002)
as Vic Green
Memories of Manon (1989)
as Robert McCall
Soccer Shoot-Out (1991)
as Commentator (Voice)
When Day Is Done (1975)
as Philip Warne
Where There's a Will (1955)
as Ralph Stokes
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Self
Callan: This Man Alone (2016)
as Himself (archive)
The Wicker Man Enigma (2001)
as Himself
The Shamrock Conspiracy (1995)
as Edward Harrison
Ex-S: The Wicker Man (1998)
as Self
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
as Luigi
A Magnum for Schneider (1967)
as David Callan
The Ra Expeditions (1972)
as Narrator (BBC version)
Hunted (1972)
as John Drummond
A Congregation of Ghosts (2009)
as Reverend Densham
A Rod of Iron (1980)
as Ian
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending (2023)
as Sgt Howie
The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977)
as George Mangham
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai (2000)
as Himself - Narrator
Wet Job (1981)
as David Callan
Callan (1974)
as David Callan
Blood Suckers (1971)
as Dr. Holstrom
A Christmas Reunion (1994)
as Colonel Phillips
Marcie's Dowry (2000)
as Gus Wise
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia (1988)
as Narrator
The Wicker Man at 50 (2023)
as Sgt Howie
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1968)
as Ed
The RAF at War: Part One (2004)
as himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part Two (2004)
as himself (Presenter)
Blunt Instrument (1981)
as Alex Logan
Evelyn (1971)
as The Man
Prisoners (1971)
as The Man