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Edward Albert Arthur Woodward Wiki Biography

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 City. 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 Neil Howie in the 1973 cult British horror film The Wicker Man, and in the title role of the 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 (1985-1989), earning him the 1986 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Drama Actor. 

Full NameEdward Woodward
Net Worth$5 Million
Date Of BirthJune 1, 1930
Died2009-11-16
Place Of BirthCroydon, Surrey, England, U.K.
Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
ProfessionActor, Producer, Soundtrack
EducationUniversity of Bristol
NationalityEnglish
SpouseVenetia Barrett
ChildrenPeter Woodward, Emily Woodward, Tim, Peter, Sarah, Emily
ParentsViolet Edith Woodward, Edward Oliver Woodward
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm940919
AwardsGolden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
NominationsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor
MoviesThe Wicker Man, Breaker Morant, Hot Fuzz, Young Winston, Sitting Target, Mister Johnson, King David, Hands of a Murderer, Who Dares Wins, The File of the Golden Goose, The Man in the Brown Suit, Where There’s a Will, Merlin and the Sword, Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers, A Christmas Carol, Deadly Advice, …
TV ShowsCallan, 1990, Laurence Olivier Presents, The Equalizer, Over My Dead Body, Common As Muck, CI5: The New Professionals, Five Days, Codename: Kyril, Omnibus, Whodunnit?, In Suspicious Circumstances, Nice Work, The Root of All Evil?, Evelyn
Trademark
1Rich smooth voice
2Often played law enforcement or government officials who are suffering a crisis of conscience.
Fact
1His vocal ability and acting skill enabled him to make a number of appearances when time allowed on the BBC’s Edwardian era music hall programme, The Good Old Days.
2In 1990 Woodward was the narrator for the official FIFA film of the 1990 World Cup entitled ‘Soccer Shoot-Out’.
3In 1967 Woodward played the eventual victim in an episode of The Saint TV series (The Persistent Patriots). The same year he was cast as David Callan in the ITV Armchair Theatre play A Magnum for Schneider, which later became the spy series Callan, one of his early television roles and one in which he demonstrated his ability to express controlled rage. His iconic performance assured the series success from 1967 to 1972, with a film appearing in 1974.
4Woodward was a wargamer and hosted a series of programmes for Tyne Tees Television in 1978 about the hobby with fellow enthusiast Peter Gilder, who built and owned the beautiful Gettysburg diorama used for one of the gaming scenes from the 1974 film Callan.
5Woodward was the subject of This Is Your Life on two occasions: in February 1971 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the bar of London’s White House Hotel, and in February 1995, when Michael Aspel surprised him during a photoshoot at Syon House in West London.
6Woodward suffered a massive heart attack in 1987 and another one in 1994. He underwent triple bypass surgery in 1996 and quit smoking.
7In 1993, Woodward appeared in the Welsh language drama, Tan ar y Comin. Versions were made in both English and Welsh, and Woodward appeared in both, being specially coached in the latter since he did not speak a word of the language.
8His capability as tenor enabled him to record twelve albums of romantic songs, as well as three albums of poetry and fourteen books to tape.
9He is buried in Padstow, Cornwall, UK.
10Had played conflicted British spy and assassin David Callan on four different series and films: Armchair Theatre (1956), Callan (1967), Callan (1974) and Wet Job (1981).
11He was only seven years and one week younger than his father-in-law, fellow actor Roy Dotrice.
12Brother-in-law of Ned Nalle.
13His agent is Janet Glass.
14In February 2003, it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
15He was the grandfather of Sam Woodward.
16Had appeared with his son, Peter Woodward, in Crusade: The Long Road (1999).
17He was offered a cameo in the remake of The Wicker Man (2006) but declined, even though he said he thought the script was very well written.
18He suffered two major heart attacks, firstly in 1987 and then in 1994. He finally quit smoking after undergoing triple bypass surgery in 1996.
19Upon being introduced, Sir Noël Coward looked to the ceiling and said “Edward Woodward… Edward Woodward… sounds like a fart in the bath.”.
20Graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
21An Associate Member of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
22He cited the final scene in The Wicker Man (1973) as one of the greatest visual shots in cinema history.
23He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1978 Queen’s New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
24He and fellow actress Michele Dotrice are the parents of yet another actress, Emily Woodward.
25Father (with Venetia Barrett) of Tim Woodward, Peter Woodward and Sarah Woodward.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
A Congregation of Ghosts2009Reverend Densham
EastEnders2009TV SeriesTommy
The Bill2008TV SeriesJohnnie Jackson
Five Days: Revised Final Episode2007Video shortVictor Marsham
Hot Fuzz: Hot Funk: The TV Version2007Video shortTom Weaver (uncredited)
First Landing2007TV MovieOlder Nathaniel Peacock / Narrator (voice)
Hot Fuzz2007Tom Weaver
Five Days2007TV Mini-SeriesVictor Marsham
Where the Heart Is2005TV SeriesJack Bishop
Murder in Suburbia2004TV SeriesReg
The Abduction Club2002Lord Fermoy
Night Flight2002TV MovieVic Green
Messiah2001TV Mini-SeriesRev. Stephen Hedges
Dark Realm2001TV SeriesCaptain Kelly
La Femme Nikita2001TV SeriesMr. Jones
Marcie’s Dowry2000ShortGus Wise
CI5: The New Professionals1999TV SeriesHarry Malone
Crusade1999TV SeriesAlwyn
The House of Angelo1997Dominic Angelo
Common As Muck1994-1997TV SeriesNev
In Suspicious Circumstances1991-1996TV SeriesStoryteller
Harrison: Cry of the City1996TV MovieEdward ‘Teddy’ Harrison
Gulliver’s Travels1996TV Mini-SeriesDrunlo
The Shamrock Conspiracy1995TV MovieEdward Harrison
Christmas Reunion1994TV MovieColonel Phillips
Deadly Advice1994Maj. Herbert Armstrong
Aladdin1992/IVideoThe Sultan (voice)
Over My Dead Body1990-1991TV SeriesMaxwell Beckett
Mister Johnson1990Sargy Gollup
Hands of a Murderer1990TV MovieSherlock Holmes
The Equalizer1985-1989TV SeriesRobert McCall
The Man in the Brown Suit1989TV MovieSir Eustace Pedler
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1988TV SeriesDrummond
Memories of Manon1988TV MovieRobert McCall
Codename: Kyril1988TV Mini-SeriesMichael Royston
Uncle Tom’s Cabin1987TV MovieSimon Legree
King David1985Saul
Arthur the King1985TV MovieMerlin
A Christmas Carol1984TV MovieGhost of Christmas Present
Killer Contract1984TV MovieBill Routledge
Champions1984Josh Gifford
Love Is Forever1983TV MovieDerek McBracken
The Final Option1982Commander Powell
The Appointment1981Ian
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years1981TV Mini-SeriesSir Samuel Hoare
Wet Job1981TV MovieDavid Callan
Chronicle1981TV Series documentaryNarrator
Sunday Night Thriller1981TV SeriesAlex Logan
Blunt Instrument1980TV MovieLogan
Nice Work1980TV SeriesEdwin Thornfield
Breaker Morant1980Lt. Harry ‘Breaker’ Morant
ITV Playhouse1968-1980TV SeriesIan / George Mangham / Lt.-Col. Fox-Lennard / …
The Bass Player and the Blonde1978TV SeriesMangham
19901977-1978TV SeriesJim Kyle
Saturday, Sunday, Monday1978TV MovieLuigi
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers1977Sgt. Wellbeloved
Three for All1975Roadsweeper
Armchair Cinema1975TV SeriesPhilip Warne
Callan1974David Callan
The Wicker Man1973Sergeant Howie
Young Winston1972Aylmer Haldane
Callan1967-1972TV SeriesDavid Callan
Sitting Target1972Inspector Milton
Hunted1972ShortJohn Drummond
The Edward Woodward Hour1971TV Series
BBC Play of the Month1969-1971TV SeriesLopakhin Cassius
Play for Today1971TV SeriesThe Man
Incense for the Damned1970Dr. Holstrom
The Root of All Evil?1969TV SeriesDesigni
Detective1968-1969TV SeriesCommissaire Bignon / Auguste Dupin
Omnibus1969TV Series documentaryF. Scott Fitzgerald
The Bruce Forsyth Show1969TV Series
The File of the Golden Goose1969Arthur Thompson
Sherlock Holmes1968TV SeriesMason
Mystery and Imagination1968TV SeriesReeve
Trapped1967TV Series
Conflict1967TV SeriesOthello
The Baron1967TV SeriesArkin Morley
The Revenue Men1967TV SeriesBill Murray
Thirty-Minute Theatre1966-1967TV SeriesAlan / Arthur
Armchair Theatre1959-1967TV SeriesDavid Callan
Theatre 6251967TV SeriesGuy Crouchback
Sword of Honour1967TV SeriesGuy Crouchback
The Saint1967TV SeriesJack Liskard
Dixon of Dock Green1966TV SeriesBruce Paynter
Armchair Mystery Theatre1960-1965TV SeriesAnstey / Paul Danek
Mogul1965TV SeriesRon Smith
The Defenders1964TV SeriesH.T. Harris
Becket1964Clement (uncredited)
ITV Play of the Week1962-1964TV SeriesThe boy’s father / Adolphus Cusins
Sergeant Cork1964TV SeriesAusten Carew
Sir Francis Drake1962TV SeriesSpanish Captain
You Can’t Win1961TV SeriesPaul Hayward
BBC Sunday-Night Play1961TV Mini-SeriesSuperintendent Morland
Magnolia Street1961TV SeriesJohn Cooper
Adventure Story1961TV SeriesPeter
Emergency-Ward 101961TV SeriesRev. Posset
The True Mistery of the Passion1960TV MoviePeter
Inside Story1960TV SeriesStanislaw Krasinski
Inn for Trouble1960uncredited
Skyport1959TV Series
ITV Television Playhouse1959TV SeriesJoe Murdoch
World Theatre1959TV Mini-SeriesTitinius
The Telescope1957TV MovieJohn Mayfield
A Girl Called Jo1956TV MovieJohn Brooke
Where There’s a Will1955Ralph Stokes

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The House of Angelo1997producer

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Breaker Morant1980performer: “Soldiers of the Queen”, “At Last”

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Wicker Tree2011in memoriam: 1930-2009

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Ex-S1998TV Series documentary
My Favourite Hymns1998TV SeriesHimself
Telly Addicts1998TV SeriesHimself
Richard and Judy Exclusive1997TV SeriesHimself
This Is Your Life1971-1995TV Series documentaryHimself
Italia ’90: Notti magiche1991DocumentaryEnglish Narration (voice)
Aspel & Company1990TV SeriesHimself
The Royal Variety Performance 19891989TV MovieHimself
The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1989TV SpecialHimself – Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Remembering World War II1989TV Series documentaryHimself – Host
Good Morning America1989TV SeriesHimself
Live with Kelly and Michael1989TV SeriesHimself
The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1988TV SpecialHimself – Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards1988TV SpecialHimself – Nominee: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama
Late Night with David Letterman1985-1987TV SeriesHimself
The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards1987TV SpecialHimself – Winner: Best Actor in a TV-Series Drama
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards1986TV SpecialHimself – Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Saturday Night at the Mill1977-1981TV SeriesHimself
Clapper Board1980TV SeriesHimself
Lena Zavaroni and Music1979TV SeriesHimself
Battleground1978TV SeriesHimself – Host
Winner Takes All1977TV SeriesHimself
Going for a Song1977TV Series documentaryHimself – On-screen Participant
Night of 100 Stars1977TV SpecialHimself
The Sweepstakes Game1976TV SeriesHimself – Panellist
The Good Old Days1974-1976TV SeriesHimself – Performer
Stars on Sunday1975TV Series
The Norman Gunston Show1975TV SeriesHimself
The Ernie Sigley Show1975TV SeriesHimself
The 17th Annual TV Week Logie Awards1975TV SpecialHimself
2nd House1974TV SeriesHimself, in scenes from ‘The Wolf’
Whodunnit?1972-1973TV SeriesHimself – Host / Himself – Panellist
Saturday Variety1972TV SeriesHimself
Max Bygraves at the Royalty1972TV SeriesHimself
The British Screen Awards1971TV SpecialHimself
The Morecambe & Wise Show1969-1970TV SeriesHimself
Crowther’s Back in Town1970TV SeriesHimself
Frost on Sunday1970TV SeriesHimself – Best Television Actor Winner
Showtime1960TV SeriesHimself
Scotland on Screen2009TV Movie documentaryHimself
TV’s 50 Hardest Men2008TV Movie documentaryHimself
The One Show2008TV SeriesHimself – Guest
The Paul O’Grady Show2008TV SeriesHimself
Five Days: Making Five Days2007Video documentary shortHimself / Victor Marsham
The Culture Show2007TV Series documentaryHimself
Hot Fuzz: Outtakes2007Video shortHimself / Tom Weaver (uncredited)
Breakfast2007TV SeriesHimself
The World’s Greatest Actor2006TV Movie documentaryHimself
The 100 Greatest War Films2005TV Movie documentaryHimself
Cast & Crew2005TV Series documentaryHimself
100 Greatest Sexy Moments2003TV Movie documentaryHimself
It Shouldn’t Happen to a TV Actor2003TV Movie documentaryHimself
Screen Tests of the Stars2002DocumentaryHimself – Interviewee
Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Wicker Man Enigma2001Video documentary shortHimself
The Lone Gunmen2001TV SeriesHimself – Special Guest
The True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai2001TV Movie documentaryNarrator
Blankety Blank1999TV SeriesHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Welcome to the Basement2013-2014TV SeriesSgt. Howie
The Wolf of Wall Street2013Robert McCall in The Equalizer (uncredited)
The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards2010TV SpecialHimself – Memorial Tribute
The Orange British Academy Film Awards2010TV SpecialHimself – Memorial Tribute
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2010TV SpecialHimself – In Memoriam
Tvist2005TV SeriesRobert McCall

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1989EmmyNews & Documentary Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational, Cultural or Historic Programming – SegmentsRemembering World War II (1989)
1987Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – DramaThe Equalizer (1985)
1970BAFTA TV AwardBAFTA AwardsBest ActorCallan (1967)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1990Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Equalizer (1985)
1989Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama SeriesAlfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
1989Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Equalizer (1985)
1988Golden GlobeGolden Globes, USABest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – DramaThe Equalizer (1985)
1988Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Equalizer (1985)
1988ACECableACE AwardsSupporting Actor in a Movie or MiniseriesUncle Tom’s Cabin (1987)
1987Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Equalizer (1985)
1986Primetime EmmyPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesThe Equalizer (1985)
1980AFI AwardAustralian Film InstituteBest Actor in a Lead Role‘Breaker’ Morant (1980)

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