Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (born 1 June, 1930, Croydon) is an English actor and singer.
Originally a Shakespearian stage actor, he is best known for his role in the 1960s-1970s spy series, Callan, for the 1973 film The Wicker Man and the 1980 Australian biographical film drama Breaker Morant, and his lead role in the 1980s American television series The Equalizer.
Woodward attended Eccleston Road and Sydenham Road School, Croydon, and the ...
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Edward Albert Arthur Woodward OBE (born 1 June, 1930, Croydon) is an English actor and singer.
Originally a Shakespearian stage actor, he is best known for his role in the 1960s-1970s spy series, Callan, for the 1973 film The Wicker Man and the 1980 Australian biographical film drama Breaker Morant, and his lead role in the 1980s American television series The Equalizer.
Woodward attended Eccleston Road and Sydenham Road School, Croydon, and the Elmwood School in Wallingford, as well as Hinchley Wood School in Surrey. He then attended Kingston College.
Woodward wanted to become an actor, but initially in the post World War II period became an Associate Member of RADA while taking amateur roles. Wanting to train as a journalist, he eventually took work in a sanitary engineer's office before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Woodward began as stage actor at the Castle Theatre, Farnham, in 1946. After graduation from RADA he worked extensively in repertory companies as a...
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