Edward Woodward
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Hot Fuzz
2007
as Tom Weaver
The Wicker Man
1973
as Sergeant Neil Howie
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Young Winston
1972
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
Young Winston
1972
as Aylmer Haldane
Becket
1964
as Clement (uncredited)
Who Dares Wins
1982
as Commander Powell
Breaker Morant
1980
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
King David
1985
as King Saul
Champions
1984
as Josh Gifford
Arthur the King
1985
as Merlin
Deadly Advice
1994
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
The Man in the Brown Suit
1989
as Sir Eustace Pedler
Mister Johnson
1991
as Sargy Gollup
Night Flight
2002
as Vic Green
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
as Simon Legree
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
2003
as Self
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
as Arthur Thompson
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
as Self
Codename: Kyril
1988
as Michael Royston