Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

Acting
Born 1930-06-01 - Died 2009-11-16Croydon, 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.

Movies (64)

Hot Fuzz
7.6

Hot Fuzz

2007Movie7.6
The Wicker Man
7.3

The Wicker Man

1973Movie7.3
Who Dares Wins
6.3

Who Dares Wins

1982Movie6.3
Young Winston
6.2

Young Winston

1972Movie6.2
A Christmas Carol
7.5

A Christmas Carol

1984Movie7.5
Becket
7.2

Becket

1964Movie7.2
Breaker Morant
7.1

Breaker Morant

1980Movie7.1
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
3.5

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

2003Movie3.5
Hands of a Murderer
6.7

Hands of a Murderer

1990Movie6.7
King David
5.7

King David

1985Movie5.7
Uncle Tom's Cabin
7.0

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1987Movie7.0
The Appointment
6.1

The Appointment

1983Movie6.1
Arthur the King
3.5

Arthur the King

1985Movie3.5
Harrison: Cry of the City
1.0

Harrison: Cry of the City

1996Movie1.0
The Man in the Brown Suit
5.8

The Man in the Brown Suit

1989Movie5.8
The Trial of Lady Chatterley

The Trial of Lady Chatterley

1980Movie
Mister Johnson
6.2

Mister Johnson

1991Movie6.2
The Abduction Club
5.9

The Abduction Club

2002Movie5.9
Sitting Target
6.1

Sitting Target

1972Movie6.1
Julius Caesar
7.5

Julius Caesar

1969Movie7.5
A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

A Desperate Fortune: Matthew Flinders' Australia

1988Movie
Deadly Advice
4.7

Deadly Advice

1994Movie4.7
The Ra Expeditions
7.1

The Ra Expeditions

1972Movie7.1
Night Flight
7.5

Night Flight

2002Movie7.5
Aladdin
5.6

Aladdin

1992Movie5.6
Callan
6.9

Callan

1974Movie6.9
Three for All
3.3

Three for All

1975Movie3.3
The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine
8.7

The Equalizer - The Movie: Blood & Wine

1987Movie8.7
Soccer Shoot-Out
8.0

Soccer Shoot-Out

1991Movie8.0
The File of the Golden Goose
5.7

The File of the Golden Goose

1969Movie5.7
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
4.6

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977Movie4.6
Ella
9.0

Ella

1966Movie9.0
The Shamrock Conspiracy
6.0

The Shamrock Conspiracy

1995Movie6.0
Love is Forever
4.9

Love is Forever

1983Movie4.9
Champions
6.6

Champions

1984Movie6.6
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
7.0

Saturday, Sunday, Monday

1978Movie7.0
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
7.8

Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man

2001Movie7.8
A Christmas Reunion
7.0

A Christmas Reunion

1994Movie7.0
Marcie's Dowry
9.0

Marcie's Dowry

2000Movie9.0
Where There's a Will
6.9

Where There's a Will

1955Movie6.9
Hunted
6.0

Hunted

1972Movie6.0
Callan: This Man Alone

Callan: This Man Alone

2016Movie
Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

Conclusive: We Made Hot Fuzz

2007Movie
The Cherry Orchard
7.0

The Cherry Orchard

1971Movie7.0
Memories of Manon
8.0

Memories of Manon

1989Movie8.0
Blood Suckers
4.1

Blood Suckers

1971Movie4.1
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
8.0

The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai

2000Movie8.0
The Wicker Man Enigma
6.2

The Wicker Man Enigma

2001Movie6.2
The Bass Player and the Blonde

The Bass Player and the Blonde

1977Movie
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
8.0

Ex-S: The Wicker Man

1998Movie8.0
The Wicker Man at 50

The Wicker Man at 50

2023Movie
A Magnum for Schneider
9.0

A Magnum for Schneider

1967Movie9.0
Blunt Instrument
8.0

Blunt Instrument

1981Movie8.0
When Day Is Done

When Day Is Done

1975Movie
The RAF at War: Part Three

The RAF at War: Part Three

2004Movie
Wet Job
6.3

Wet Job

1981Movie6.3
Entertaining Mr. Sloane
10.0

Entertaining Mr. Sloane

1968Movie10.0
A Rod of Iron

A Rod of Iron

1980Movie
A Congregation of Ghosts
9.5

A Congregation of Ghosts

2009Movie9.5
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending

2023Movie
Prisoners

Prisoners

1971Movie
The RAF at War: Part One

The RAF at War: Part One

2004Movie
Evelyn
7.0

Evelyn

1971Movie7.0
The RAF at War: Part Two

The RAF at War: Part Two

2004Movie

TV Shows (46)

Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Golden Globe Awards
7.0

Golden Globe Awards

1944Series7.0
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

1962Series7.4
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985Series7.2
The Equalizer
7.1

The Equalizer

1985Series7.1
The Bill
6.8

The Bill

1984Series6.8
ITV Playhouse
7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967Series7.0
The Defenders
6.3

The Defenders

1961Series6.3
Theatre 625
7.2

Theatre 625

1964Series7.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
NET Playhouse
7.3

NET Playhouse

1966Series7.3
The Lone Gunmen
6.8

The Lone Gunmen

2001Series6.8
Detective
9.0

Detective

1964Series9.0
Five Days
5.8

Five Days

2007Series5.8
In Suspicious Circumstances
6.5

In Suspicious Circumstances

1991Series6.5
Sergeant Cork
7.2

Sergeant Cork

1963Series7.2
Crusade
6.7

Crusade

1999Series6.7
Sir Francis Drake
5.1

Sir Francis Drake

1961Series5.1
Callan
7.0

Callan

1967Series7.0
Murder in Suburbia
7.6

Murder in Suburbia

2004Series7.6
The Baron
5.9

The Baron

1966Series5.9
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
6.3

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

1981Series6.3
Gulliver's Travels
7.3

Gulliver's Travels

1996Series7.3
Armchair Mystery Theatre
9.0

Armchair Mystery Theatre

1960Series9.0
The Root of All Evil?

The Root of All Evil?

1968Series
Messiah
7.4

Messiah

2001Series7.4
Mystery and Imagination
5.8

Mystery and Imagination

1966Series5.8
Common As Muck
7.0

Common As Muck

1994Series7.0
Whodunnit?
7.4

Whodunnit?

1973Series7.4
Trapped

Trapped

1967Series
CI5: The New Professionals
6.8

CI5: The New Professionals

1999Series6.8
1990
6.5

1990

1977Series6.5
Nice Work
4.0

Nice Work

1980Series4.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976Series7.0
Codename: Kyril
6.0

Codename: Kyril

1988Series6.0
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

1966Series
Armchair Cinema
7.0

Armchair Cinema

1974Series7.0
Over My Dead Body
6.3

Over My Dead Body

1990Series6.3
Armchair Theatre
6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956Series6.0
Sword of Honour
9.0

Sword of Honour

1967Series9.0
Sunday Night Thriller

Sunday Night Thriller

1981Series
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

1961Series
In My Defence

In My Defence

1991Series
The Bass Player and the Blonde

The Bass Player and the Blonde

1978Series
The Edward Woodward Hour
8.0

The Edward Woodward Hour

1971Series8.0