Edward Woodward
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Wicker Man
as Sergeant Neil Howie 1973
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present 1984
Becket
as Clement (uncredited) 1964
Breaker Morant
as Harry 'Breaker' Morant 1980
King David
as King Saul 1985
Young Winston
as Captain Aylmer Haldane 1972
Young Winston
as Aylmer Haldane 1972
Who Dares Wins
as Commander Powell 1982
Mister Johnson
as Sargy Gollup 1991
Sitting Target
as Inspector Milton 1972
The Appointment
as Ian 1983
The Abduction Club
as Lord Fermoy 2002
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Holstrom 1971
The Ra Expeditions
as Narrator (BBC version) 1972
The File of the Golden Goose
as Arthur Thompson 1969
Champions
as Josh Gifford 1984