EDWARD WOODWARD

'Edward Albert Arthur Woodward', OBE, (born June 1, 1930 Croydon, Surrey) is an English stage, film and television actor and singer. Educated at Eccleston Road and Sydenham Road schools in Croydon then Elmwood School at Wallingford and Kingston Commercial School. He wanted to work as a journalist but started work in a sanitary engineer's office. He trained at RADA before years in Rep before his London debut "Where There's A Will".
Originally a Shakespearian stage actor, he is best known for his role in the 1960s spy series, ''Callan'', his lead role in the 1980s American television series ''The Equalizer'' and for the 1973 film The Wicker Man.
He also had success as a singer, including appearing and using his voice to good effect as a 'turn' in the BBC's Victorian era music hall programme, ''The Good Old Days''. He recorded several LPs, many of which are now collectors' items available on eBay and elsewhere.

Contents

Personal life

Trivia

Filmography

External links

Personal life

Woodward has been twice married:

★ Venetia Mary Collett (the actress Venetia Barrett) (1952-1987); two sons Timothy 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).

★ The actress Michele Dotrice, the daughter of his contemporary Roy Dotrice (1987 to date); one daughter, Emily.

★ In 1996, Woodward had triple bypass surgery after two consecutive heart attacks.

Trivia

★ In 1978, Woodward was appointed an OBE.

★ In an interview, Woodward said that the final scene of The Wicker Man was one of the greatest visual images in the history of cinema.

★ Woodward is an Associate Member of RADA

★ A gifted vocalist, he has recorded twelve albums.

★ His hobbies have included gem polishing, sword collecting and boating.

★ Has a famous joke penned (literally) in his name - "Why does Edward Woodward have so many d's in his name ? If he didn't he'd be called Ewar Woowar"

Filmography

His appearances include:

★ ''Sir Francis Drake'' (1962 episode - Court Intrigue where he played a Spanish captain)

★ ''The Wicker Man'' (1973, in which he played the lead role)

★ ''Saturday, Sunday, Monday'', with Sir Laurence Olivier

★ ''Breaker Morant'' (1979, in which he played the title role)

★ The BBC drama series ''Messiah''

★ ''

★ ''Common as Muck''

★ ''La Femme Nikita'' (in season 5).

★ ''Hot Fuzz''(2007), in which he played Tom Weaver.

External links

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★ The Museum of Broadcast Communications