Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 01, 1930 ( 79 years old )
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Edward Albert Arthur Woodward
Edward Woodward
Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 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
2007-02-14Wet Job
1981-09-02Breaker Morant
1980-06-11The Man in the Brown Suit
1989-01-04King David
1985-03-29The Wicker Man
1973-12-06Young Winston
1972-07-20The File of the Golden Goose
1969-10-13Who Dares Wins
1982-08-26Sitting Target
1972-05-01