1930-06-01 Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
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Callan: This Man Alone | Himself (archive) | 2016-02-01 |
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A Congregation of Ghosts | Reverend Densham | 2009-01-01 |
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Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz | Self | 2007-06-11 |
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Hot Fuzz | Tom Weaver | 2007-02-14 |
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Night Flight | Vic Green | 2002-02-02 |
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The Abduction Club | Lord Fermoy | 2002-07-19 |
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The Wicker Man Enigma | Himself | 2001-10-01 |
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Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man | Himself | 2001-12-29 |
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The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai | Himself - Narrator | 2000-09-26 |
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Marcie's Dowry | Gus Wise | 2000-01-01 |
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Ex-S: The Wicker Man | Self | 1998-12-16 |
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Harrison: Cry of the City | Edward 'Teddy' Harrison | 1996-02-27 |
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The Shamrock Conspiracy | Edward Harrison | 1995-12-12 |
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Deadly Advice | Maj. Herbert Armstrong | 1994-04-29 |
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A Christmas Reunion | Colonel Phillips | 1994-11-30 |
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Aladdin | The Sultan (voice) | 1994-01-01 |
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Soccer Shoot-Out | Commentator (Voice) | 1991-06-06 |
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Hands of a Murderer | Sherlock Holmes | 1990-05-16 |
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Mister Johnson | Sargy Gollup | 1990-09-08 |
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Memories of Manon | Robert McCall | 1989-02-13 |
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The Man in the Brown Suit | Sir Eustace Pedler | 1989-01-04 |
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Codename: Kyril | Michael Royston | 1988-03-29 |
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A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia | Narrator | 1988-01-01 |
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The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine | Robert McCall | 1987-09-23 |
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Uncle Tom's Cabin | Simon Legree | 1987-06-14 |
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King David | King Saul | 1985-03-29 |
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Arthur the King | Merlin | 1985-04-26 |
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A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present | 1984-10-09 |
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Champions | Josh Gifford | 1984-04-20 |
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Love is Forever | Derek McBracken | 1983-04-03 |
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Who Dares Wins | Commander Powell | 1982-08-26 |
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Wet Job | David Callan | 1981-09-02 |
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The Appointment | Ian | 1981-06-07 |
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Breaker Morant | Harry 'Breaker' Morant | 1980-06-11 |
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A Rod of Iron | Ian | 1980-04-29 |
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Saturday, Sunday, Monday | Luigi | 1978-01-01 |
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The Bass Player and the Blonde | George Mangham | 1977-06-14 |
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Stand up, Virgin Soldiers | Sgt. Wellbeloved | 1977-04-04 |
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When Day Is Done | Philip Warne | 1975-01-07 |
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Three for All | Roadsweeper | 1975-05-01 |
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Callan | David Callan | 1974-05-23 |
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The Wicker Man | Sergeant Neil Howie | 1973-12-06 |
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Hunted | John Drummond | 1972-02-10 |
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Sitting Target | Inspector Milton | 1972-05-01 |
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Young Winston | Captain Aylmer Haldane | 1972-07-20 |
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Prisoners | 1971-04-07 | |
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The Cherry Orchard | Lopahkin | 1971-12-19 |
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Incense for the Damned | Dr. Holstrom | 1971-05-14 |
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Evelyn | The Man | 1971-10-28 |
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Julius Caesar | Cassius | 1969-04-13 |
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The File of the Golden Goose | Arthur Thompson | 1969-10-13 |
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A Magnum for Schneider | David Callan | 1967-02-04 |
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Becket | Clement (uncredited) | 1964-03-11 |
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Where There's a Will | Ralph Stokes | 1955-03-01 |
