Edward Woodward

Edward Woodward

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Born 1930-06-01 Croydon, Surrey, England, UK 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.7
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 dra...
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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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Murder in Suburbia poster
Murder in Suburbia
as Reg
2004-03-13
The Lone Gunmen poster
The Lone Gunmen
2001-03-04
Crusade poster
Crusade
as Alwyn
1999-06-09
Gulliver's Travels poster
Gulliver's Travels
as Drunlo
1996-02-04
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Drummond
1985-09-29
The Equalizer poster
The Equalizer
as Robert McCall
1985-09-18
The Bill poster
The Bill
as Johnnie Jackson
1984-10-16
ITV Playhouse poster
ITV Playhouse
as George Mangham
1967-09-25

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