Edward Woodward

1930-2009

Biography: life and films

Edward Woodward was an English actor. He was born in Croydon, Surrey, England on 1st June 1930 and died in Truro, Cornwall, England on 16th November 2009, aged 79.

His best films as an actor include Robin Hardy's crime-thriller The Wicker Man (1973), Don Sharp's thriller Callan (1974), Bruce Beresford's 'Breaker' Morant (1980) and Ian Sharp's Who Dares Wins (1982).

Edward Woodward appeared in 19 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Bruce Beresford (3 films).

His most frequent genres include: drama (10 films), Thriller (4), crime-thriller (3), comedy (3), War (3), Horror (3), comedy-drama (2) and Biography (2).

Our average rating for Edward Woodward over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Where There's a Will (1955) [a]

The File of the Golden Goose (1969) [a]

Incense for the Damned (1970) [a]

Sitting Target (1972) [a]

Young Winston (1972) [a]

The Wicker Man (1973) [a]

Callan (1974) [a]

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers (1977) [a]

'Breaker' Morant (1980) [a]

The Appointment (1981) [a]

Who Dares Wins (1982) [a]

Champions (1984) [a]

King David (1985) [a]

Mister Johnson (1990) [a]

Deadly Advice (1994) [a]

The House of Angelo (1997) [a]

The Abduction Club (2002) [a]

Hot Fuzz (2007) [a]

A Congregation of Ghosts (2010) [a]



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