Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

6/1/1930 – 11/16/2009Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

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 (108 titles)

The Wicker Man at 50Movie

The Wicker Man at 50

Sgt Howie · 2023

Callan: This Man AloneMovie

Callan: This Man Alone

Himself (archive) · 2016

9.5Movie

A Congregation of Ghosts

Reverend Densham · 2009

Conclusive: We Made Hot FuzzMovie

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Self · 2007

Hot Fuzz7.6Movie

Hot Fuzz

Tom Weaver · 2007

Five Days5.8Show

Five Days

Vic Marsham · 2007

Murder in Suburbia7.6Show

Murder in Suburbia

Reg · 2004

The RAF at War: Part ThreeMovie

The RAF at War: Part Three

himself (Presenter) · 2004

The RAF at War: Part TwoMovie

The RAF at War: Part Two

himself (Presenter) · 2004

The RAF at War: Part OneMovie

The RAF at War: Part One

himself (Presenter) · 2004

100 Greatest Sexy Moments3.5Movie

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

Self · 2003

The Abduction Club5.9Movie

The Abduction Club

Lord Fermoy · 2002

7.5Movie

Night Flight

Vic Green · 2002

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man7.8Movie

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

Himself · 2001

The Wicker Man Enigma6.2Movie

The Wicker Man Enigma

Himself · 2001

Messiah7.4Show

Messiah

Rev. Stephen Hedges · 2001

The Lone Gunmen6.8Show

The Lone Gunmen

2001

8.0Movie

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

Himself - Narrator · 2000

9.0Movie

Marcie's Dowry

Gus Wise · 2000

CI5: The New Professionals6.8Show

CI5: The New Professionals

Harry Malone · 1999

Crusade6.6Show

Crusade

Alwyn · 1999

Ex-S: The Wicker Man8.0Movie

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

Self · 1998

1.0Movie

Harrison: Cry of the City

Edward 'Teddy' Harrison · 1996

Gulliver's Travels7.2Show

Gulliver's Travels

Drunlo · 1996

The Shamrock Conspiracy6.0Movie

The Shamrock Conspiracy

Edward Harrison · 1995

A Christmas Reunion7.0Movie

A Christmas Reunion

Colonel Phillips · 1994

Common As Muck7.0Show

Common As Muck

Nev · 1994

Deadly Advice4.7Movie

Deadly Advice

Maj. Herbert Armstrong · 1994

Aladdin5.6Movie

Aladdin

The Sultan (voice) · 1992

Soccer Shoot-Out8.0Movie

Soccer Shoot-Out

Commentator (Voice) · 1991