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Edward Albert Arthur Woodward

Born June 1, 1930 (1930-06-01) (age 78)
Croydon, England
Spouse(s) Venetia Barrett (1952 - 1986)
Michele Dotrice (1987 - present)

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (born June 1, 1930 Croydon, Surrey) is an English stage, film and television actor and singer. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in South London, and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Michele Dotrice (born September 27 1948 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire) is a British actress best known for her portrayal The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in South London, and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works

Originally a Shakespearian stage actor, he is best known for his role in the 1960-1970s spy series, Callan, for the 1973 film The Wicker Man and his lead role in the 1980s American television series The Equalizer. William Shakespeare ( baptised Callan was the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage that aired on ITV broadcasting over four seasons spread out between The Wicker Man is a classic cult 1973 British Film filmed in Scotland, combining thriller, Existential The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Equalizer is an American action-adventure television series initially broadcast on the CBS Network between 1985 and 1989

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Biography

Woodward attended Eccleston Road and Sydenham Road School, Croydon, and the Elmwood School in Wallingford, as well as Hinchley Wood School in Surrey. Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. He then attended Kingston College. Kingston College is a College of Further and Higher Education based in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England.

Theatre

Woodward wanted to become an actor, but initially in the post war period became an Associate Member of RADA while taking amateur roles. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Wanting to train as journalist, he eventually took work in a sanitary engineer's office, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world

Woodward began as stage actor at the Castle Theatre, Farnham, in 1946. Farnham is a Town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. After graduation from RADA he worked extensively in repertory companies as a Shakespearean actor throughout England and Scotland, making his London debut in Where There's A Will in 1955, and also starred in the film adaptation that same year. For other meanings of repertory please see Repertory (disambiguation. William Shakespeare ( baptised England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. His work in the West End included Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet both in 1955, as well as Cyrano de Bergerac in 1971. William Shakespeare ( baptised Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Cyrano de Bergerac is a play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand based on the life of the real Cyrano de Bergerac. Having established himself, he also worked on Broadway theatre in New York, and in Australia. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Woodward first appeared on Broadway, in Rattle of a Simple Man (1963) and the musical comedy High Spirits (1964–1965), which won three Tony Awards, followed by the 1966 comedy The Best Laid Plans. High Spirits is a musical with a book lyrics and music by Hugh Martin and Timothy Gray based on the play Blithe Spirit by The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented

Film

Woodward made his film debut in the 1955 screen adaptation of R.F. Delderfield's play, Where There's a Will. Ronald Frederick Delderfield ( February 12, 1912 - June 24, 1972) was a popular English Novelist and Dramatist

He then made occasional appearances, until taking the role of the repressed, devout Christian Police Sergeant Neil Howie in the chilling occult thriller The Wicker Man in 1973. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth The word occult comes from the Latin word occultus (clandestine hidden secret referring to "knowledge of the hidden" Many critics have cited the final scene in The Wicker Man as one of the greatest visual shots in cinema history. Woodward was offered a cameo role in the 2005 remake, but declined, even though he said he thought the script was very well written. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as

He also appeared in the 1982 film Who Dares Wins as Commander Powell.

Woodward made the title role of Boer War hero Harry "Breaker" Harbord Morant in the Australian biographical film drama Breaker Morant highly acclaimed in 1980, and brought the film to global notability. Two Boer Wars were fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics the Orange Free State and the South African Republic For the film of the same name see Breaker Morant (film Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant ( 9 December[[ 864]] – 27 February For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Breaker Morant is a 1980 Australian Feature film, directed by Bruce Beresford and starring British actor Edward Woodward as Harry "Breaker"

Woodward also had a small supporting role in the 2007 action comedy, Hot Fuzz. Hot Fuzz is a 2007 British action Comedy film written by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright and starring Simon

Television

Throughout his career, Woodward has appeared in over 2000 television productions.

In 1967 he was cast as David Callan in the ITV Armchair Theatre play A Magnum for Schneider, which later became 1960's set spy series Callan. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Armchair Theatre was a British Television drama anthology series which ran on the ITV network from 1956 until 1968 in its original form Callan was the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage that aired on ITV broadcasting over four seasons spread out between His first television role in which he could demonstrate his ability to express controlled rage, his iconic performance assured the series success from the television in 1972 to a film in 1974.

Woodward appeared opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in the 1978 episode of Laurence Olivier Presents - Saturday, Sunday, Monday

The series allowed him to be cast in similar roles, but none proved as iconic as "Callan". Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron Laurence Olivier Presents was a British television series made by Granada Television which ran from 1976 to 1978 [1] In 1977 he starred in two series of the BBC2 dystopian drama 1990, about a future Britain lurching into totalitarianism. 1990 is a British then-futuristic political thriller Television series produced by the BBC in the late 1970s [2]

Moving his talents back to the stage and film, it was not until he took the lead role in the 1980s American television series The Equalizer as a British former CIA operative that he found equal and greater recognition and popularity. near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all The series ran from 1985 until 1989.

He also stared in the short-lived CBS series "Over My Dead Body", which ran in 1990, playing a mystery writer who gets involved solving real crimes. For other uses see Over My Dead Body Over My Dead Body is a Detective drama which was aired in the United States

His TV guest star roles include an appearance in The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Mr. Alfred Hitchcock Presents, also known as The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a 1985 updated re-imagining of the classic series Jones (aka Philip, codename 'Flavius') in the series La Femme Nikita. La Femme Nikita ( Nikita in Canada is a Canadian television Spy drama based upon the original French film directed by Luc He also guest starred with his son Tim and grandson Sam as a London gangster family in a special storyline for The Bill in 2008. Tim Woodward (born 24 April 1953) is a British actor Biography Woodward was born in London, England, the son of actors London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Bill is a long-running British Television Police procedural, named after a slang term for the police.

Other works

An actor with a considerable tonal depth, his capability as tenor enabled him to record twelve albums of vocal song, as well as three albums of poetry and fourteen books to tape. The tenor is the highest male voice within the Modal register, just above the Baritone voice His vocal capability and acting skill enabled him to make a number of appearances when time allowed on the BBC's Victorian era music hall programme, The Good Old Days. Culture The Victorian fascination with novelty resulted in a deep interest in the relationship between modernity and cultural continuities The Good Old Days was a popular BBC Television light entertainment programme which ran from 1953 to 1983.

Personal life

Woodward has been twice married, first to Venetia Mary Collett (actress Venetia Barrett) (1952-1987). They had two sons Tim Woodward (born 1953) and Peter Woodward (born 1956), who became successful actors, as well as a Tony Award-nominated actress daughter, Sarah Woodward (born 1963). Tim Woodward (born 24 April 1953) is a British actor Biography Woodward was born in London, England, the son of actors Peter Woodward (born 24 January, 1956) is a British Actor, stuntman and Writer. His second marriage was to actress Michele Dotrice, the daughter of his contemporary Roy Dotrice in 1987. Michele Dotrice (born September 27 1948 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire) is a British actress best known for her portrayal Roy Dotrice OBE (born May 26, 1923) is a British Actor known for his Tony Award -winning Broadway performance They have one daughter, Emily Beth.

Always an active actor, Woodward underwent triple bypass surgery in 1996 and quit smoking after two heart attacks. Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply In February 2003 it was announced that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. [3] His hobbies have included sword collecting, acting and gem polishing.

Awards

In 1969 and 1970, he was Television Actor of the Year, and Best Actor at the Sun Awards in 1970, 1971 and 1972. Woodward won the 1970 BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his title role in Callan. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation He was appointed an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in 1978. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. At the 1987 Golden Globe Awards, he won Best Actor in a Dramatic TV Series for his role of Robert McCall in The Equalizer. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner At the Emmy Award from 1986 to 1990, he was nominated each year for The Equalizer.

Filmography

Stage

Films

Television series

Made for TV Movies

Television specials

References

  1. ^ screenonline: Woodward, Edward (1930-) Biography
  2. ^ Action TV - 1990 episode guide
  3. ^ Woodward Fighting Cancer

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