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Profile of Edward Woodward
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Edward Woodward |
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1st June 1930 |
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Croydon, Surrey, England, UK |
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia Edward Woodward (b. June 1, 1930) is a British actor born in Croydon, Surrey.
He is best known for his role in the 1960s spy series, Callan, and also for his lead role in the 1980s American television series The Equalizer. He also had minor success as a singer.
Woodward has two sons who became successful actors, Tim Woodward and Peter Woodward. During the 1980s, he caused something of a scandal by leaving his wife for the actress, Michele Dotrice, the daughter of his contemporary, Roy Dotrice.
Other appearances include the feature film, cult 1973 film The Wicker Man, 'Breaker' Morant (1980) (in which he played the title role) and the BBC drama series, Messiah and Common as Muck.
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