Edward Woodward
54 movies · 45 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 1, 1930
- Died
- Nov 16, 2009 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
- Also known as
- Edward Albert Arthur Woodward · Эдвард Альберт Артур Вудвард · Эдвард Вудвард
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Edward Woodward: movies and TV shows
Acting (99)
- 2023 The Wicker Man at 50
as Sgt Howie
- 2023 Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
as Sgt Howie
- 2009 A Congregation of Ghosts
as Reverend Densham
- 2007 Hot Fuzz
as Tom Weaver
- 2007
- 2004
- 2002 The Abduction Club
as Lord Fermoy
- 2002 Night Flight
as Vic Green
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000 Marcie's Dowry
as Gus Wise
- 1999
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996 Harrison: Cry of the City
as Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
- 1996
- 1995 The Shamrock Conspiracy
as Edward Harrison
- 1994 A Christmas Reunion
as Colonel Phillips
- 1994
- 1994 Deadly Advice
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
- 1992 Aladdin
as The Sultan (voice)
- 1991
- 1991 Soccer Shoot-Out
as Commentator (Voice)
- 1991
- 1991 Mister Johnson
as Sargy Gollup
- 1990
- 1990 Hands of a Murderer
as Sherlock Holmes
- 1989 Memories of Manon
as Robert McCall
- 1989 The Man in the Brown Suit
as Sir Eustace Pedler
- 1988
- 1988 A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia
as Narrator
- 1987 The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
as Robert McCall
- 1987 Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Simon Legree
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 Arthur the King
as Merlin
- 1985 King David
as King Saul
- 1984
- 1984 A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
- 1984 Champions
as Josh Gifford
- 1983 Love is Forever
as Derek McBracken
- 1983 The Appointment
as Ian
- 1982 Who Dares Wins
as Commander Powell
- 1981
- 1981 Wet Job
as David Callan
- 1981 Blunt Instrument
as Alex Logan
- 1981
- 1980 The Trial of Lady Chatterley
as Mervyn Griffith-Jones
- 1980
- 1980 Breaker Morant
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant
- 1980 A Rod of Iron
as Ian
- 1978
- 1978 Saturday, Sunday, Monday
as Luigi
- 1977
- 1977 The Bass Player and the Blonde
as George Mangham
- 1977 Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Sgt. Wellbeloved
- 1976
- 1975 Three for All
as Roadsweeper
- 1975 When Day Is Done
as Philip Warne
- 1974
- 1974 Callan
as David Callan
- 1973 The Wicker Man
as Sergeant Neil Howie
- 1972 Young Winston
as Captain Aylmer Haldane / Aylmer Haldane
- 1972 Sitting Target
as Inspector Milton
- 1972 The Ra Expeditions
as Narrator (BBC version)
- 1972 Hunted
as John Drummond
- 1971 The Cherry Orchard
as Lopahkin
- 1971 Evelyn
as The Man
- 1971
- 1971 Blood Suckers
as Dr. Holstrom
- 1971 Prisoners
as The Man
- 1970
- 1969 The File of the Golden Goose
as Arthur Thompson
- 1969 Julius Caesar
as Cassius
- 1968
- 1968 Entertaining Mr. Sloane
as Ed
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967 A Magnum for Schneider
as David Callan
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966 Ella
as Arthur
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 Becket
as Clement (uncredited)
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1956
- 1955 Where There's a Will
as Ralph Stokes
Talk shows and appearances (12)
- 2016
- 2007
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000
- 1998
- 1973 Whodunnit?
6 episodes
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
2 episodes