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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Henry Winkler to Paul Zaza
Edward Woodward Biography (1930-)
Full name, Edward Albert Arthur Woodward; born June 1, 1930, in Croydon, Surrey, England; son of Edward Oliver (a metal worker) and Violet Edith (maiden name, Smith) Woodward; married Venetia Mary Collett, July, 1952 (divorced); married Michele Dotrice in 1987; children: (first marriage) Sarah, Tim, Peter;(second marriage) Emily. Addresses: Agent: Stone Manners Agency, 8436West Third St., Suite 740, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Contact: c/o Ravens Court,Calstock, Cornwall PL18 9ST, United Kingdom; Eric Glass Ltd., 28 Berkeley Square, London W1R 6HD; P.O. Box 54, Forestburgh, NY 12777-0054.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, stage manager, singer
- Birth Details
- June 1, 1930
- Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Debut) A Kiss for Cinderella, Farnham Repertory Theatre, Surrey,England, 1946
- (London stage debut) Ralph Stokes, Where There's a Will, Garrick Theatre, London, 1954
- John Brooke, A Girl Called Jo, Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1955
- Member of ensemble, Happy Returns (revue), New Watergate Theatre,London, 1955
- Tim, Salad Days, Vaudeville Theatre, London, then Olympia Theatre,Dublin, Ireland, both 1955
- Understudy, Intimacy at 8:30 (revue), Criterion Theatre, London, 1955
- John Evans, Doctor in the House, Victoria Palace Theatre, London,1956
- John Mayfield, The Telescope, Guildford Repertory Theatre, Guildford, England, 1957
- Sir Owen Tudor, The Queen and the Welshman, Edinburgh Festival, St. Mary's Theatre, Edinburgh, Scotland, then Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, both 1957
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Jessica, Guildford Repertory Theatre, 1957
- Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company,Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1958
- Laertes, Hamlet, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, ShakespeareMemorial Theatre, 1958
- Thaliard, Pericles, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1958
- Claudio, Much Ado about Nothing, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, 1958
- Member of ensemble, The Art of Living (revue), Criterion Theatre,1960
- Dr. Crippen, The Little Doctor, Repertory Players, Apollo Theatre,London, 1960
- Percy Winthram, Rattle of a Simple Man, Richmond Theatre, Richmond, England, then Alexander Theatre, Johannesburg, South Africa, both 1961, later Garrick Theatre, 1962
- Haggis, Scapa, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1962
- (Broadway debut) Percy Winthram, Rattle of a Simple Man, Booth Theatre, 1963
- Charles Condomine, High Spirits, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1964
- Lucio, Measure for Measure, Nottingham Playhouse, Nottingham, England, 1965
- Elyot Chase, Private Lives, Nottingham Playhouse, 1965
- Jason Beckman, The Best Laid Plans, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, both 1966
- Captain Yule, The High Bid, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1967
- Sydney Carton, Two Cities, Palace Theatre, London, 1969
- Flamineo, The White Devil, National Theatre Company, London, 1969
- Title role, Cyrano de Bergerac, National Theatre Company, 1970
- Robin Hood, Babes in the Wood, Palladium Theatre, London, 1972
- George Szabo, The Wolf, Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, then Queen's Theatre, London, later New London Theatre, London, all 1973
- Macneil, Sir Emlyn, and Cornelius, The Male of the Species, Piccadilly Theatre, 1974
- Duke of Bristol, On Approval, Royal Haymarket Theatre, London, 1975
- Jaspar Tudor, The Dark House, Comedy Theatre, London, 1978
- Macheath, The Beggar's Opera, Birmingham Repertory Company, Birmingham, England, 1979
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The Assassin, 1982
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Richard III, 1982
- Also appeared with the Perth and St. Andrew's repertory companies, both Scotland, and the Oxford and Guildford repertory companies, all 1952; and in 36 leading roles with the Croyden Repertory Theatre, Croyden, England, 1953.
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Major Tours
- Horatio, Hamlet, Indian and Ceylonese cities, 1951
- Cassio, Othello, Indian and Ceylonese cities, 1951
- Member of ensemble, Intimacy at 8:30 (revue), German and French cities, 1955
- Reverend John, The Telescope, British cities, 1957
- Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company,Soviet cities, 1959
- Laertes, Hamlet, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company, Soviet cities, 1959
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Our Little Life, British cities, 1961
- Macneil, Sir Emlyn, and Cornelius, The Male of the Species, Australian and New Zealand cities, 1974
- Macheath, The Beggar's Opera, British cities, 1979
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Stage Work
- Assistant stage manager, A Kiss for Cinderella, Farnham RepertoryTheatre, Surrey, England, 1946
- Director, Rattle of a Simple Man, Alexander Theatre, Johannesburg,South Africa, 1961
- Codirector, The Beggar's Opera, Birmingham Repertory Company, Birmingham, England, 1979
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Film Appearances
- Ralph Stokes, Where There's a Will, Eros, 1955
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Inn for Trouble, Eros, 1960
- Clement, Becket, Paramount, 1964
- Peter (some sources say Arthur) Thompson, The File of the Golden Goose, United Artists, 1969
- Holmstrom, Incense for the Damned (also known as Doctors Wear Scarlet,
Freedom Seekers,
Incense of the Damned, and TheBloodsuckers), Lucinda-Titan International, 1970
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Murders in the Rue Morgue, American International, 1971
- (Uncredited) Witnessing officer at hanging, 10 Rillington Place, 1971
- Inspector Milton, Sitting Target, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
- Captain Haldane, Young Winston, Columbia, 1972
- Holstrom, Charley One-Eye, Paramount, 1973
- Sergeant Neil Howie, The Wicker Man (also known as Anthony Shaffer's The Wicker Man), Warner Bros., 1974
- Roadsweeper, Three for All, 1974
- David Callan (title role), Callan (also known as The Neutralizer and This Is Callan), Cinema National, 1975
- Sergeant Wellbeloved, Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers, Warner Bros., 1977
- Lieutenant Harry Harbord "Breaker" Morant (title role), Breaker Morant, New World, 1980
- Ian, The Appointment, 1981
- Commander Powell, The Final Option (also known as Who Dares Wins), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
- Josh Gifford, Champions, Embassy, 1984
- Saul, King David, Paramount, 1985
- Sargy Gollup, Mister Johnson, 1991
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Soccer Shootout, 1991
- Major Herbert Armstrong, Deadly Advice, Mayfair Entertainment, 1994
- Angelo, The House of Angelo, 1997
- Gus, Marcie's Dowry, 1999
- Also appeared in Hunted.
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Television Appearances
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Series
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Sword of Honor, 1967
- David Callan (title role), Callan, ABC (Manchester, England), 1967-1970
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The Edward Woodward Show, Thames, 1972
- Presenter (first season), Whodunnit!, 1973
- Jim Kyle, 1990, 1977
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Secret Army, 1977
- Edwin Thornfield, Nice Work, 1980
- Robert McCall--The Equalizer (title role), The Equalizer, NBC, 1985-1989
- Maxwell Beckett, Over My Dead Body, 1990-1991
- Host, In Suspicious Circumstances, c. 1996
- Harry Malone, CI5: The New Professionals, Sky, 1998
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Dark Realm, 2000
- Mr. Jones, La Femme Nikita, USA Network, 2001
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Miniseries
- Samuel Hoare, Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, BBC, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1982
- Nev, Common As Muck, BBC, 1994
- Drunlo, Gulliver's Travels, NBC, 1996
- Nev, Common As Muck (Part II), BBC, 1996
- Also appeared in The Bass Player and the Blonde.
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Movies
- David Callan, A Magnum for Schneider (also known as Armchair Theatre: A Magnum for Schneider), 1967
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Evelyn (also known as Play for Today: Evelyn), 1971
- Derek McBracken, Love Is Forever (also known as Comeback and Passion and Valor), NBC, 1983
- Ghost of Christmas Present, A Christmas Carol, CBS, 1984
- Merlin, Arthur the King (also known as Merlin and the Sword), CBS, 1985
- Simon Legree, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Showtime, 1987
- Michael Royston, Codename: Kyril, Showtime, 1988
- Robert McCall, Memories of Manon (also known as The Equalizer:Memories of Manon and The Equalizer: The Mystery of Manon), 1988
- Sir Eustace Pedler, The Man in the Brown Suit (also known as Agatha Christie's "The Man in the Brown Suit"), 1989
- Sherlock Holmes, Hands of a Murderer (also known as Sherlock Holmes and the Prince of Crime), 1990
- Maxwell Beckett, Over My Dead Body, 1990
- Colonel Phillips, Christmas Reunion (also known as Gypsy Fires), 1993
- Edward "Teddy" Harrison, The Shamrock Conspiracy, UPN, 1995
- Teddy Harrison, Harrison: Cry of the City, UPN, 1996
- Reverend Stephen Hedges, Messiah, BBC, 2001
- Vic Green, Night and Day, BBC, 2001
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Episodic
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The Vaudeville Show, ITV, 1955
- "Conflicts of Interests," The Defenders, CBS, 1964
- "Ella," Thirty-Minute Theatre, 1966
- Jack Liskard, "The Persistent Patriots," The Saint, 1967
- "Wanted," Thirty-Minute Theatre, 1967
- Drummond, "Hunted: Parts 1 & 2," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1988
- Himself, HouseParty, 1995
- Himself, Telly Addicts, BBC, 1998
- Alwyn, "The Long Road," Crusade, TNT, 1999
- Himself/voice of Peanuts, "Planet of the Frohikes," The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001
- Also appeared in Emergency Ward 10, ATV; Skyport, Granada.
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Specials
- Ed, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, ITV, 1968
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The Cherry Orchard (also known as Play of the Month: The CherryOrchard), 1971
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Blunt Instrument, 1980
- David Callan, Wet Job--Callan Special, 1981
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America Picks the All-Time Favorite Movies, 1988
- Host, Hitler: The Man and the Myth, 1989
- Host, Pearl Harbor, 1989
- Host, America at Risk: Stealing the Dream, 1992
- Also appeared in Saturday, Sunday, Monday; more than two hundred other productions, including Fabulous Money Make,
Julius Caesar,
Major Barbara,
A Dream Divided,
Rod of Iron,
The Trial of Lady Chatterly, and Killer Contract.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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The Edward Woodward Album, DJM Records, 1972
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An Evening with Edward Woodward, DJM Records, 1973
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Woodward Again, DJM Records, 1974
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Edwardian Woodward, DJM Records, 1975
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Love Is the Key, DJM Records, 1977
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore, DJM Records, 1979
- (With others) Breaker Morant (soundtrack), First American, 1981
- (With others) High Spirits (original cast recording), MCA Classics, 1993
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The Jewel That Was Ours, 1994
- Has recorded other albums of song and poetry.
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Taped Readings
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The African Queen, Listen for Pleasure, 1981
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SIDELIGHTS
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Favorite roles: Among Woodward's favorite roles are Mercutio, Drinkwater, and Percy in Rattle of a Simple Man.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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People Weekly, September 16, 1996, p. 187
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