Edward Woodward
Born June 01, 1930 (Age: 95)
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Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
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.
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.
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Filmography
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
2007
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as Self
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Age: 77
Hot Fuzz
2007
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as Tom Weaver
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Age: 76
The Abduction Club
2002
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as Lord Fermoy
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Age: 72
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Night Flight
2002
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as Vic Green
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Age: 71
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The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
2000
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as Himself - Narrator
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Age: 70
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Marcie's Dowry
2000
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as Gus Wise
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Age: 69
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
1998
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as Self
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Age: 68
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Harrison: Cry of the City
1996
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as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
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Age: 65
Soccer Shoot-Out
1991
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as Commentator (Voice)
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Age: 61
Mister Johnson
1991
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as Sargy Gollup
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Age: 60
Hands of a Murderer
1990
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as Sherlock Holmes
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Age: 59
Memories of Manon
1989
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as Robert McCall
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Age: 58
The Man in the Brown Suit
1989
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as Sir Eustace Pedler
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Age: 58
Codename: Kyril
1988
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as Michael Royston
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Age: 57
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A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia
1988
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as Narrator
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Age: 57
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
1987
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as Robert McCall
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Age: 57
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1987
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as Simon Legree
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Age: 57
Arthur the King
1985
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as Merlin
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Age: 54
King David
1985
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as King Saul
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Age: 54
Wet Job
1981
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as David Callan
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Age: 51
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Blunt Instrument
1981
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as Alex Logan
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Age: 50
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980
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as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
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Age: 50
Breaker Morant
1980
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as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
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Age: 50
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A Rod of Iron
1980
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as Ian
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Age: 49
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
1978
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as Luigi
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Age: 47
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The Bass Player and the Blonde
1977
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as George Mangham
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Age: 47
Callan
1974
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as David Callan
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Age: 43
The Wicker Man
1973
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as Sergeant Neil Howie
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Age: 43
Young Winston
1972
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as Captain Aylmer Haldane
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Age: 42
Sitting Target
1972
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as Inspector Milton
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Age: 41
The Ra Expeditions
1972
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as Narrator (BBC version)
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Age: 41
Hunted
1972
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as John Drummond
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Age: 41
The Cherry Orchard
1971
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as Lopahkin
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Age: 41
Evelyn
1971
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as The Man
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Age: 41
The File of the Golden Goose
1969
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as Arthur Thompson
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Age: 39
Julius Caesar
1969
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as Cassius
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Age: 38
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
1968
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as Ed
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Age: 38
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Ella
1966
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as Arthur
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Age: 35
Becket
1964
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as Clement (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Where There's a Will
1955
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as Ralph Stokes
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Age: 24