2009-11-16
1930-06-0196 years, 5 months, and 2 days old
Place of birth:
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
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.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 119
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hot Fuzz | Tom Weaver | 7.571 | 2007-02-14 | 10.6697 | ||
Wet Job | David Callan | 6.3 | 1981-09-02 | 0.6587 | ||
Breaker Morant | Harry 'Breaker' Morant | 7.1 | 1980-06-11 | 2.4286 | ||
The Man in the Brown Suit | Sir Eustace Pedler | 5.8 | 1989-01-04 | 2.1241 | ||
King David | King Saul | 5.7 | 1985-03-29 | 2.1008 | ||
The Wicker Man | Sergeant Neil Howie | 7.329 | 1973-12-06 | 7.9204 | ||
Young Winston | Captain Aylmer Haldane | 6.3 | 1972-07-20 | 1.5786 | ||
The File of the Golden Goose | Arthur Thompson | 5.7 | 1969-10-13 | 1.3714 | ||
Who Dares Wins | Commander Powell | 6.3 | 1982-08-26 | 3.6068 | ||
Sitting Target | Inspector Milton | 6.121 | 1972-05-01 | 1.2829 |