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Edward Woodward

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Acting credits

90

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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0.7

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Movies: 55Series: 35

TMDB ID: 39188

IMDb ID: nm0940919

Known for: Acting

Born: June 1, 1930

Died: November 16, 2009

Age: 79

Place of birth: Croydon, Surrey, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2023

Years active: 80

Average TMDB rating: 6.66

Wikidata: Q712968

Also known as

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward • Эдвард Альберт Артур Вудвард • Эдвард Вудвард

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.

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Series

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