Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-06-01

Day of Death

2009-11-16 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Also Known As

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward

Эдвард Альберт Артур Вудвард

Эдвард Вудвард

Edward Woodward

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

Hot Fuzz

2007

Hot Fuzz

as

Tom Weaver

Wet Job

1981

Wet Job

as

David Callan

Breaker Morant

1980

Breaker Morant

as

Harry 'Breaker' Morant

The Man in the Brown Suit

1989

The Man in the Brown Suit

as

Sir Eustace Pedler

King David

1985

King David

as

King Saul

The Wicker Man

1973

The Wicker Man

as

Sergeant Neil Howie

Young Winston

1972

Young Winston

as

Captain Aylmer Haldane

The File of the Golden Goose

1969

The File of the Golden Goose

as

Arthur Thompson

Who Dares Wins

1982

Who Dares Wins

as

Commander Powell

Sitting Target

1972

Sitting Target

as

Inspector Milton

Blood Suckers

1971

Blood Suckers

as

Dr. Holstrom

Callan

1974

Callan

as

David Callan

Mister Johnson

1991

Mister Johnson

as

Sargy Gollup

The Shamrock Conspiracy

1995

The Shamrock Conspiracy

as

Edward Harrison

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as

Sgt. Wellbeloved

The Cherry Orchard

1971

The Cherry Orchard

as

Lopahkin

Hands of a Murderer

1990

Hands of a Murderer

as

Sherlock Holmes

Arthur the King

1985

Arthur the King

as

Merlin

The Appointment

1983

The Appointment

as

Ian

Champions

1984

Champions

as

Josh Gifford

Deadly Advice

1994

Deadly Advice

as

Maj. Herbert Armstrong

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1987

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as

Simon Legree

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

2000

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

as

Himself - Narrator

Marcie's Dowry

2000

Marcie's Dowry

as

Gus Wise

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

as

Self

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

1998

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

as

Self

Becket

1964

Becket

as

Clement (uncredited)

Love is Forever

1983

Love is Forever

as

Derek McBracken

A Christmas Reunion

1994

A Christmas Reunion

as

Colonel Phillips

A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

1988

A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

as

Narrator

Harrison: Cry of the City

1996

Harrison: Cry of the City

as

Edward 'Teddy' Harrison

Prisoners

1971

Prisoners

as

The Man

A Rod of Iron

1980

A Rod of Iron

as

Ian

The Bass Player and the Blonde

1977

The Bass Player and the Blonde

as

George Mangham

The Abduction Club

2002

The Abduction Club

as

Lord Fermoy

A Christmas Carol

1984

A Christmas Carol

as

Ghost of Christmas Present

The Wicker Man At 50

The Wicker Man At 50

as

Sgt Howie

Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

as

Sgt Howie

Aladdin

1994

Aladdin

as

The Sultan (voice)

A Congregation of Ghosts

2009

A Congregation of Ghosts

as

Reverend Densham

The RAF at War: Part One

2004

The RAF at War: Part One

as

himself (Presenter)

The RAF at War: Part Two

2004

The RAF at War: Part Two

as

himself (Presenter)

The RAF at War: Part Three

2004

The RAF at War: Part Three

as

himself (Presenter)

Julius Caesar

1969

Julius Caesar

as

Cassius

Where There's a Will

1955

Where There's a Will

as

Ralph Stokes

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

as

Luigi

Soccer Shoot-Out

1991

Soccer Shoot-Out

as

Commentator (Voice)

A Magnum for Schneider

1967

A Magnum for Schneider

as

David Callan

Night Flight

2002

Night Flight

as

Vic Green

Callan: This Man Alone

2016

Callan: This Man Alone

as

Himself (archive)

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

as

Robert McCall

Hunted

1972

Hunted

as

John Drummond

Evelyn

1971

Evelyn

as

The Man

When Day Is Done

1975

When Day Is Done

as

Philip Warne

Codename: Kyril

1988

Codename: Kyril

as

Michael Royston

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

2001

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

as

Himself

Three for All

1975

Three for All

as

Roadsweeper

The Wicker Man Enigma

2001

The Wicker Man Enigma

as

Himself

Memories of Manon

1989

Memories of Manon

as

Robert McCall

Young Winston

1972

Young Winston

as

Aylmer Haldane

The Ra Expeditions

1972

The Ra Expeditions

as

Narrator (BBC version)

Blunt Instrument

1981

Blunt Instrument

as

Alex Logan

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

2003

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

as

Self

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self - Guest

Crusade

Crusade

as

Alwyn

Whodunnit?

Whodunnit?

as

Host

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Drummond

Five Days

Five Days

as

Vic Marsham

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Robert McCall

The Saint

The Saint

as

Jack Liskard

Callan

Callan

as

David Callan

The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen

as

The Baron

The Baron

as

Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

as

CI5: The New Professionals

CI5: The New Professionals

as

Harry Malone

Messiah

Messiah

as

Rev. Stephen Hedges

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

as

Drunlo

Nice Work

Nice Work

as

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Caius Cassius

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

H.T. Harris

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

as

Storyteller

You Can't Win

You Can't Win

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Lopakhin

The Edward Woodward Hour

The Edward Woodward Hour

as

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

as

Luigi

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

as

Spanish Captain

Murder in Suburbia

Murder in Suburbia

as

1990

1990

as

Jim Kyle

Sword of Honour

Sword of Honour

as

Guy Crouchback

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

The Man

Common As Muck

Common As Muck

as

Nev

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

as

Sir Samuel Hoare

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

The Bass Player and the Blonde

The Bass Player and the Blonde

as

George Mangham

Detective

Detective

as

Auguste Dupin

Production

Crew

Directing