Deceased

How Did Edward Woodward Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 79

Also known asEdward Albert Arthur Woodward, Эдвард Альберт Артур Вудвард, Эдвард ВудвардGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn01/06/1930Born inCroydon, Surrey, England, UKDied16/11/2009 (aged 79)Died inTruroCausepneumoniaWikidataQ712968 ↗Buried atPadstow CemeteryTMDb#39188 ↗

Edward Albert Arthur Woodward was an English actor and singer. He began his career on stage, appearing in productions in both the West End of London and on Broadway in New York City. He came to wider attention in the title role of the British television spy drama Callan (1967—72), which earned him the 1970 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor.

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Filmography70 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2023	The Wicker Man at 50Movie	Sgt Howie	93
2004	Murder in SuburbiaSeries	Reg	74
2003	100 Greatest Sexy MomentsMovie	Self	73
2001	MessiahSeries	Rev. Stephen Hedges	71
2001	The Lone GunmenSeries	—	71
1999	CrusadeSeries	Alwyn	69
1998	Ex-S: The Wicker ManMovie	Self	68
1997	La Femme NikitaSeries	Mr. Jones	67
1996	Gulliver's TravelsSeries	Drunlo	66
1994	Deadly AdviceMovie	Maj. Herbert Armstrong	64
1994	A Christmas ReunionMovie	Colonel Phillips	64
1992	AladdinMovie	The Sultan (voice)	62
1991	In Suspicious CircumstancesSeries	Storyteller	61
1991	Soccer Shoot-OutMovie	Commentator (Voice)	61
1990	Hands of a MurdererMovie	Sherlock Holmes	60
1990	Over My Dead BodySeries	—	60
1989	The Man in the Brown SuitMovie	Sir Eustace Pedler	59
1987	Uncle Tom's CabinMovie	Simon Legree	57
1985	The EqualizerSeries	Robert McCall	55
1985	The New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Drummond	55
1985	King DavidMovie	King Saul	55
1985	Arthur the KingMovie	Merlin	55
1984	The BillSeries	Johnnie Jackson	54
1984	A Christmas CarolMovie	Ghost of Christmas Present	54
1984	ChampionsMovie	Josh Gifford	54
1983	Love is ForeverMovie	Derek McBracken	53
1983	The AppointmentMovie	Ian	53
1982	Who Dares WinsMovie	Commander Powell	52
1981	Winston Churchill: The Wilderness YearsSeries	Sir Samuel Hoare	51
1981	Blunt InstrumentMovie	Alex Logan	51
1980	Breaker MorantMovie	Harry 'Breaker' Morant	50
1980	A Rod of IronMovie	Ian	50
1980	Nice WorkSeries	—	50
1978	Saturday, Sunday, MondayMovie	Luigi	48
1978	The Bass Player and the BlondeSeries	George Mangham	48
1977	Stand up, Virgin SoldiersMovie	Sgt. Wellbeloved	47
1977	1990Series	Jim Kyle	47
1977	The Bass Player and the BlondeMovie	George Mangham	47
1976	Laurence Olivier PresentsSeries	Luigi	46
1975	Three for AllMovie	Roadsweeper	45
1975	When Day Is DoneMovie	Philip Warne	45
1974	CallanMovie	David Callan	44
1973	The Wicker ManMovie	Sergeant Neil Howie	43
1973	Whodunnit?Series	Host	43
1972	Sitting TargetMovie	Inspector Milton	42
1972	Young WinstonMovie	Captain Aylmer Haldane	42
1972	Young WinstonMovie	Aylmer Haldane	42
1972	HuntedMovie	John Drummond	42
1971	EvelynMovie	The Man	41
1971	Blood SuckersMovie	Dr. Holstrom	41
1970	Play for TodaySeries	The Man	40
1969	The File of the Golden GooseMovie	Arthur Thompson	39
1968	The Root of All Evil?Series	Designi	38
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	George Mangham	37
1967	CallanSeries	David Callan	37
1967	TrappedSeries	Mark Frazier	37
1966	Mystery and ImaginationSeries	Reeve	36
1966	NET PlayhouseSeries	Caius Cassius	36
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Lopakhin	35
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Caius Cassius	35
1964	Theatre 625Series	Guy Crouchback	34
1964	BecketMovie	Clement (uncredited)	34
1964	DetectiveSeries	Auguste Dupin	34
1963	Sergeant CorkSeries	Austen Carew	33
1962	The SaintSeries	Jack Liskard	32
1961	The DefendersSeries	H.T. Harris	31
1961	Sir Francis DrakeSeries	Spanish Captain	31
1960	Armchair Mystery TheatreSeries	Paul Danek	30
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	David Callan	26
1955	Where There's a WillMovie	Ralph Stokes	25