Edward Woodward
ActingAlso Known As
Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, Эдвард Альберт Артур Вудвард, Эдвард Вудвард
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.
Movies
(66 total)
Hot Fuzz
as Tom Weaver
The Wicker Man
as Sergeant Neil Howie
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Becket
as Clement (uncredited)
Breaker Morant
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
King David
as King Saul
Young Winston
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
Young Winston
as Aylmer Haldane
Who Dares Wins
as Commander Powell
Mister Johnson
as Sargy Gollup
Sitting Target
as Inspector Milton
The Appointment
as Ian
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Holstrom
The Abduction Club
as Lord Fermoy
The Ra Expeditions
as Narrator (BBC version)
The File of the Golden Goose
as Arthur Thompson
Champions
as Josh Gifford
Aladdin
as The Sultan (voice)
Callan
as David Callan
Arthur the King
as Merlin
TV Shows
(35 total)
Gulliver's Travels
as Drunlo
Crusade
as Alwyn
The Saint
as Jack Liskard
The Equalizer
as Robert McCall
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Drummond
Five Days
as Vic Marsham
Messiah
as Rev. Stephen Hedges
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Defenders
as H.T. Harris
Callan
as David Callan
Play for Today
as The Man
BBC Play of the Month
as Caius Cassius
BBC Play of the Month
as Lopakhin
Common As Muck
as Nev
Sir Francis Drake
as Spanish Captain
CI5: The New Professionals
as Harry Malone