About
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.
Known for
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
The SaintSeries • 1962
The BillSeries • 1984
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
The EqualizerSeries • 1985
La Femme NikitaSeries • 1997
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
The DefendersSeries • 1961
Theatre 625Series • 1964
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985
NET PlayhouseSeries • 1966
Hot FuzzMovie • 2007
Sir Francis DrakeSeries • 1961
Sergeant CorkSeries • 1963
CrusadeSeries • 1999
Mystery and ImaginationSeries • 1966
The Lone GunmenSeries • 2001
CallanSeries • 1967
The Wicker ManMovie • 1973
Five DaysSeries • 2007
Murder in SuburbiaSeries • 2004
DetectiveSeries • 1964
In Suspicious CircumstancesSeries • 1991