Edward Woodward
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Edward Woodward

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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.

Films Featuring Edward Woodward

Hot Fuzz

20077.6

Wet Job

19816.3

Breaker Morant

19807.1

The Man in the Brown Suit

19895.8

King David

19855.7

The Wicker Man

19737.3

Young Winston

19726.2

The File of the Golden Goose

19695.7

Who Dares Wins

19826.3

Sitting Target

19726.1

Blood Suckers

19714.1

Callan

19746.9

Mister Johnson

19916.2

The Shamrock Conspiracy

19956.0

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

19774.6

The Cherry Orchard

19717.0

Hands of a Murderer

19906.7

Arthur the King

19853.5

The Appointment

19836.1

Champions

19846.6

Deadly Advice

19944.7

Uncle Tom's Cabin

19877.0

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

20008.0

Marcie's Dowry

Marcie's Dowry

20009.0

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

19988.0

Becket

19647.2

Love is Forever

19834.9

A Christmas Reunion

19947.0

A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

1988

Harrison: Cry of the City

Harrison: Cry of the City

19961.0

Prisoners

1971

A Rod of Iron

A Rod of Iron

1980

The Bass Player and the Blonde

The Bass Player and the Blonde

1977

The Abduction Club

20025.9

A Christmas Carol

19847.5

Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

The Wicker Man at 50

2023

Aladdin

19925.6

A Congregation of Ghosts

A Congregation of Ghosts

20099.5

The RAF at War: Part One

2004

The RAF at War: Part Two

2004

The RAF at War: Part Three

2004

Julius Caesar

19697.5

Where There's a Will

19556.9

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

19787.0

Soccer Shoot-Out

19918.0

A Magnum for Schneider

19679.0

Night Flight

Night Flight

20027.5

Callan: This Man Alone

2016

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

19878.7

Hunted

19726.0

Evelyn

19717.0

When Day Is Done

1975

Codename: Kyril

1988

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

20017.8

Three for All

19753.3

The Wicker Man Enigma

20016.2

Memories of Manon

19898.0

Young Winston

19726.2

The Ra Expeditions

19727.1

Blunt Instrument

Blunt Instrument

19818.0

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

20033.5

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

1980

Entertaining Mr. Sloane

196810.0

Ella

Ella

19669.0