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
Who Dares Wins (1982)
as Commander Powell
The Wicker Man (1973)
as Sergeant Neil Howie
Julius Caesar (1969)
as Cassius
A Christmas Carol (1984)
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Becket (1964)
as Clement (uncredited)
Arthur the King (1985)
as Merlin
Young Winston (1972)
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
King David (1985)
as King Saul
The Ra Expeditions (1972)
as Narrator (BBC version)
Breaker Morant (1980)
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Sitting Target (1972)
as Inspector Milton
Mister Johnson (1991)
as Sargy Gollup
Aladdin (1992)
as The Sultan (voice)
Hands of a Murderer (1990)
as Sherlock Holmes
The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
as Arthur Thompson
Soccer Shoot-Out (1991)
as Commentator (Voice)
Where There's a Will (1955)
as Ralph Stokes
Champions (1984)
as Josh Gifford
The Man in the Brown Suit (1989)
as Sir Eustace Pedler
100 Greatest Sexy Moments (2003)
as Self
Ella (1966)
as Arthur
Three for All (1975)
as Roadsweeper
The Abduction Club (2002)
as Lord Fermoy
A Christmas Reunion (1994)
as Colonel Phillips
Harrison: Cry of the City (1996)
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
The Wicker Man Enigma (2001)
as Himself
Blood Suckers (1971)
as Dr. Holstrom
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
as Luigi
Deadly Advice (1994)
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
The Appointment (1983)
as Ian
Love is Forever (1983)
as Derek McBracken
Hunted (1972)
as John Drummond
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
as Simon Legree
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man (2001)
as Himself
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
Memories of Manon (1989)
as Robert McCall
Marcie's Dowry (2000)
as Gus Wise
Ex-S: The Wicker Man (1998)
as Self
The Wicker Man at 50 (2023)
as Sgt Howie
Codename: Kyril (1988)
as Michael Royston
The Shamrock Conspiracy (1995)
as Edward Harrison
Callan (1974)
as David Callan
Wet Job (1981)
as David Callan
The Cherry Orchard (1971)
as Lopahkin
The Trial of Lady Chatterley (1980)
as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending (—)
as Sgt Howie
A Congregation of Ghosts (2009)
as Reverend Densham
Blunt Instrument (1981)
as Alex Logan
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia (1988)
as Narrator
A Magnum for Schneider (1967)
as David Callan
Callan: This Man Alone (2016)
as Himself (archive)
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine (1987)
as Robert McCall
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz (2007)
as Self
The Bass Player and the Blonde (1977)
as George Mangham
A Rod of Iron (1980)
as Ian
Evelyn (1971)
as The Man
Night Flight (2002)
as Vic Green
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai (2000)
as Himself - Narrator
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1968)
as Ed
When Day Is Done (1975)
as Philip Warne
The RAF at War: Part One (2004)
as himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part Two (2004)
as himself (Presenter)
Prisoners (1971)
as The Man
The RAF at War: Part Three (2004)
as himself (Presenter)