Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/1/1930
Place of Birth
Croydon, Surrey, England, UK
Also Known As
Edward Albert Arthur WoodwardЭдвард Альберт Артур ВудвардЭдвард Вудвард
Edward Woodward
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 f...
Known For
Hot Fuzz
as Tom Weaver
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
The Wicker Man
as Sergeant Neil Howie
Night Flight
as Vic Green
Mister Johnson
as Sargy Gollup
Codename: Kyril
as Michael Royston
Blood Suckers
as Dr. Holstrom
Deadly Advice
as Maj. Herbert Armstrong
Callan
as David Callan
Sitting Target
as Inspector Milton
Becket
as Clement (uncredited)
Champions
as Josh Gifford
The Appointment
as Ian
King David
as King Saul
Aladdin
as The Sultan (voice)
Who Dares Wins
as Commander Powell
Young Winston
as Captain Aylmer Haldane
Young Winston
as Aylmer Haldane
The Man in the Brown Suit
as Sir Eustace Pedler
The File of the Golden Goose
as Arthur Thompson