Acting
Edward Woodward
EN, FR cinema · 64 credits
Born
1 June 1930
Died
16 November 2009 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as Edward Albert Arthur Woodward · Эдвард Альберт Артур Вудвард · Эдвард Вудвард
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
Filmography
The Wicker Man at 50
as Sgt Howie
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
2023
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
as Sgt Howie
Callan: This Man Alone
as Himself (archive)
A Congregation of Ghosts
2009
A Congregation of Ghosts
as Reverend Densham
Hot Fuzz
as Tom Weaver
The RAF at War: Part One
as himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part Two
as himself (Presenter)
The RAF at War: Part Three
as himself (Presenter)
The Abduction Club
as Lord Fermoy
Night Flight
2002
Night Flight
as Vic Green
The Wicker Man Enigma
as Himself
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
Harrison: Cry of the City
1996
Harrison: Cry of the City
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
The Shamrock Conspiracy
as Edward Harrison
Deadly Advice
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
A Christmas Reunion
as Colonel Phillips
Aladdin
as The Sultan (voice)
Mister Johnson
as Sargy Gollup
Soccer Shoot-Out
as Commentator (Voice)
Hands of a Murderer
as Sherlock Holmes
The Man in the Brown Suit
as Sir Eustace Pedler
Memories of Manon
as Robert McCall
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Simon Legree
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Robert McCall
King David
as King Saul
Arthur the King
as Merlin
Champions
as Josh Gifford
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Love is Forever
as Derek McBracken
Who Dares Wins
as Commander Powell
Wet Job
as David Callan
Blunt Instrument
1981
Blunt Instrument
as Alex Logan
Breaker Morant
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
When Day Is Done
as Philip Warne
Three for All
as Roadsweeper
Callan
as David Callan
The Wicker Man
as Sergeant Neil Howie
Young Winston
as Captain Aylmer Haldane, as Aylmer Haldane
Sitting Target
as Inspector Milton
Hunted
as John Drummond
The Ra Expeditions
as Narrator (BBC version)
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Holstrom
The Cherry Orchard
as Lopahkin
Prisoners
as The Man
Evelyn
as The Man
The File of the Golden Goose
as Arthur Thompson
Julius Caesar
as Cassius
A Magnum for Schneider
as David Callan
Ella
1966
Ella
as Arthur
Becket
as Clement (uncredited)
Where There's a Will
as Ralph Stokes