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
Hot Fuzz
2007
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as Tom Weaver
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Age: 76
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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
King David
1985
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as King Saul
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Age: 54
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Blunt Instrument
1981
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as Alex Logan
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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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The Bass Player and the Blonde
1977
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as George Mangham
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Age: 47
The Wicker Man
1973
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as Sergeant Neil Howie
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Age: 43
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
Julius Caesar
1969
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as Cassius
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Age: 38
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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