Edward Woodward
ActingEdward 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.
Known For
Hot Fuzz
Tom Weaver
The Wicker Man
Sergeant Neil Howie
Becket
Clement (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
Who Dares Wins
Commander Powell
King David
King Saul
Hands of a Murderer
Sherlock Holmes
Young Winston
Captain Aylmer Haldane
Breaker Morant
Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Mister Johnson
Sargy Gollup
Filmography — Acting
Hot Fuzz
Tom Weaver
The Wicker Man
Sergeant Neil Howie
Becket
Clement (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
Who Dares Wins
Commander Powell
King David
King Saul
Hands of a Murderer
Sherlock Holmes
Young Winston
Captain Aylmer Haldane
Breaker Morant
Harry 'Breaker' Morant
Mister Johnson
Sargy Gollup
Night Flight
Vic Green
The Man in the Brown Suit
Sir Eustace Pedler
The File of the Golden Goose
Arthur Thompson
Champions
Josh Gifford
Deadly Advice
Maj. Herbert Armstrong
The Abduction Club
Lord Fermoy
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
Self
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Simon Legree
Love is Forever
Derek McBracken
Sitting Target
Inspector Milton
Blood Suckers
Dr. Holstrom
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
Robert McCall
Where There's a Will
Ralph Stokes
Arthur the King
Merlin
Codename: Kyril
Michael Royston
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Luigi
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
Himself
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz
Self
The Shamrock Conspiracy
Edward Harrison
Aladdin
The Sultan (voice)
The Appointment
Ian
The Ra Expeditions
Narrator (BBC version)
Harrison: Cry of the City
Edward 'Teddy' Harrison
A Magnum for Schneider
David Callan
Callan
David Callan
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Three for All
Roadsweeper
The Wicker Man Enigma
Himself
A Congregation of Ghosts
Reverend Densham
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Sgt. Wellbeloved
Memories of Manon
Robert McCall
The Cherry Orchard
Lopahkin
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Sgt Howie
A Rod of Iron
Ian
Marcie's Dowry
Gus Wise
Soccer Shoot-Out
Commentator (Voice)
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
Ed
The Bass Player and the Blonde
George Mangham
Callan: This Man Alone
Himself (archive)
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
Self
The Wicker Man At 50
Sgt Howie
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia
Narrator
When Day Is Done
Philip Warne
Wet Job
David Callan
The RAF at War: Part Three
himself (Presenter)
Hunted
John Drummond
The RAF at War: Part Two
himself (Presenter)
Evelyn
The Man
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
Himself - Narrator
A Christmas Reunion
Colonel Phillips
Julius Caesar
Cassius
Blunt Instrument
Alex Logan
Ella
Arthur
The RAF at War: Part One
himself (Presenter)
Prisoners
The Man