Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward was born in Croydon, England, United Kingdom on June 1st, 1930 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 79, Edward Woodward biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Edward Albert Woodward, OBE (1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009) was an English actor and singer. Woodward began his career on stage after graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He appeared in productions in both the West End of London and on Broadway in New York City throughout his career.
He rose to national prominence from 1967 in the title role of the British television spy drama Callan, winning him the 1970 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. In the 1973 British horror film The Wicker Man, Woodward appeared as Police Sergeant Neil Howie and in the title role of the 1980 Australian biopic Breaker Morant.
Woodward appeared in The Equalizer, a British ex-espion and vigilante, from 1985 to 1989, winning him the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Drama Actor.
Early life
Woodward was born in Croydon, Surrey, on June 1st, the only child of parents Edward Oliver Woodward, a metalworker, and Violet Edith Woodward (née Smith). During the Blitz, he was bombed out of his house three times as a child. He attended Eccleston Road, Sydenham Road, and E Wallington, as well as Kingston Day Commercial School and Elmwood High School, Hackbridge, Surrey. He later attended Kingston College.
Personal life
Woodward was married twice. Venetia Barrett, 1928-2016) was his first marriage (born Venetia Collett, 1948-2016). Tim Woodward (born 1953) and Peter Woodward (born 1956), both of whom were actors, as well as the daughter, Tony Award-nominated actress Sarah Woodward (born 1963). In January 1987, Woodward left Barrett for actress Michele Dotrice, the daughter of his contemporary Roy Dotrice, and married her in New York City. Emily Beth Woodward (born 1983) attended the funeral.
During the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974, Woodward was in Cyprus. He was one of many Britons evacuated from the island by the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Hermes following the Turkish invasion and occupation of Kyrenia, living in the northern Cyprus town of Kyrenia.
Woodward, a leading Labour Party endorser in the 1970 general election, appeared in publicity material. Later in the day, he declared his support for the SDP.
In 1987 (during the third season of The Equalizer) and then another in 1994. Woodward suffered a massive heart attack. In 1996, he had triple bypass surgery and stopped smoking. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2003. It was announced in July 2009 that a planned appearance of Love Letters, co-starring Michele, would be postponed due to injury caused to his hip when he collapsed down the stairs at his West Country home.
Career
Woodward wanted to study as a writer at the age of 15, but first joined a sanitation engineer's office and then the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at the age of 16. He became a RADA associate following the Second World War. He was torn between becoming an actor and a professional footballer and was on the books of Leyton Orient FC and Brentford FC, making three appearances in the Football League for the latter; however, a serious knee injury kept him out of the game for more than a year.
In 1946, Woodward's first professional appearance appeared in the Castle Theatre, Farnham. He spent time in repertory companies as a Shakespearean actor in England and Scotland, making his London debut in 1954's Where There's A Will, his first film, as well as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet (1955). He has performed in Broadway theatre in New York City and Australia. Woodward appeared on Broadway in Rattle of a Simple Man (1963) and the musical comedy High Spirits (1964–1965), which received three Tony Awards, were followed by the 1966 comedy The Best Laid Plans. Laurence Olivier invited Woodward to choose his own role in the Royal National Theatre in 1970, following Sidney Carton's play Two Cities, based on Dickens' book.
In the film Murder Dear Watson, Woodward played Dr. Watson opposite Keith Baxter as Sherlock Holmes.
In 2004, Woodward and Australian actor Daniel MacPherson appeared as God in a revival of The Mystery Plays at Canterbury Cathedral. Joseph McManners and Thomas James Longley, among hundreds of local actors, appeared with less prominent speaking roles.
He made occasional appearances before appearing in The Wicker Man in 1973 as Police Sergeant Neil Howie. Woodward was offered a cameo role in the 2005 revival but ultimately declined. He appeared in the 1982 film Who Dares Wins, also known as The Final Option on the film's release history. Commander Powell is the highest rank in the United States.
Woodward appeared in the 1980 Australian biographical film drama Breaker Morant, which was widely celebrated, and his presence brought the film worldwide attention. Woodward appeared in the 2007 action comedy Hot Fuzz. His last film role was as a leader in A Congregation of Ghosts, a story about an eccentric vicar who is said to have alienated his congregation and preached to cardboard cutouts.
"With a broad career on American television and also on British film, Robin Hardy, who starred The Wicker Man," said the Wicker Man. "He was one of the nicest and most co-operative actors I've ever met or worked with," Nol Coward once said of him.
Woodward was the narrator of the official FIFA film titled 'Soccer Shoot-Out' during the 1990 World Cup.
Woodward appeared in several television shows. He appeared on television in the early 1960s as a jobbing actor with a few minor television appearances in supporting roles. Guy Crouchback's appearance in Evelyn Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy, starring Giles Cooper and directed by Donald McWhinnie, established him as a character of integrity and worth. Crouchback was the central protagonist in Waugh's three books set against the backdrop of Britain's participation in World War II. This black and white television dramatization is now much less well known than a more lavish 2001 color version with Daniel Craig playing Crouchback. However, the 1967 dramatisation held a high profile at the time, and it starred many leading actors of that period, including Ronald Fraser, Freddie Jones, Vivian Pickles, Nicholas Courtney, and James Villiers. In addition, Evelyn Waugh had met and accepted Giles Cooper as the scriptwriter, and they continued their education at Lancing College as a group, even though it was more than a decade ago.
Woodward appeared in 1967 as the ultimate perpetrator in a Saint TV series ("The Persistent Patriots")). He appeared in the ITV Armchair Theatre's A Magnum for Schneider, which later became the spy series Callan, one of his early television roles and one in which he demonstrated his control. His appearances boosted the series's success from 1967 to 1972, with a film starring 1974. In a 1978 version of Laurence Olivier's Laurence Olivier in the Laurence Olivier Presents anthology collection, he appeared alongside him.
Callan's popularity made him a little bit popular, but the longevity of the film allowed him to land leading roles in similar productions, but none of which would be as popular as Callan. He appeared in two series of the BBC2 dystopian drama about a future Britain lurching into totalitarianism in 1977.
Both stage and film were spent in the late 1970s, but it wasn't until he played the lead role in the American television series The Equalizer (1985–89) as a veteran intelligence agent that earned praise and respect beyond Callan's. Woodward suffered a massive coronary after shooting a few episodes of the third season. As Woodward recovered from the illness, additional actors were brought in for several episodes to reduce the workload. Woodward's character was seriously wounded by a KGB bullet in the first episode, giving Woodward a chance to rest after several episodes. Woodward returned to full duty and led the show through a new, fourth season in 1988-1989. He appeared in Codename: Kyril (1988), an MI6 double agent during this time.
He appeared in the short-lived CBS series Over My Dead Body, which ran in 1990, as a mystery writer who is interested in solving real crimes. Woodward appeared in BBC's Common As Muck, in which he played a binman named Nev.
Tan ar y Comin, Woodward, appeared in the Welsh language drama in 1993. Both English and Welsh versions were produced, and Woodward appeared in both, and the latter was especially coached in the former since he did not speak a word of the language.
Woodward appeared alongside his son Peter in The Long Road, an episode of the Babylon 5 spin off, Crusade, on which Peter was a regular cast member. Although both actors were playing unrelated Technomages, their on-screen chemistry was evident.
His career continued with television guest stars, including an appearance in The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Mr. Jones (aka Philip, codename 'Flavius') in La Femme Nikita's series La Femme Nikita's series La Femme Nikita. In a special storyline for The Bill in 2008, he also appeared alongside his son Tim and Grandson Sam as a London gangster family. He appeared on EastEnders for six episodes in March 2009, playing Tommy Clifford.
Woodward was a wargamer and hosted a series of Tyne Tees Television programs in 1978 about the passion with fellow fan Peter Gilder, who designed and possessed the stunning Gettysburg diorama used for one of the 1974 film Callan's game scenes.
Woodward appeared on This Is Your Life twice; in February 1971, when Eamonn Andrews was surprised 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.
His fame as a tenor helped him to produce twelve albums of romantic songs, as well as three albums of poetry and fourteen books to tape. During his time on the BBC's Edwardian era music hall programme, The Good Old Days, his vocal ability and acting abilities enabled him to make a number of appearances.
Woodward had two top 100 albums on the UK Album Chart; This Man Alone (#53 in 1970) and The Edward Woodward Album (#20 in 1972); and The Way You Look Tonight, a single who reached #40 on the UK Singles Chart in 1971. Edwardian Woodward (#97 in 1975) and A Romantic Hour (#92 in 1980) — his two top 100 albums in Australia; he also had two top 100 albums; Edwardian Woodward (#97 in 1975) and A Romantic Hour (#92 in 1980) — a pop star (#96 in 1980).