I don’t know whether I am right but I remember reading an interview with Edward Woodward some years back and he came across as a bit of a leftie.
Shame to hear then that he has died at 79 of pneumonia. There is a whole body of work that spans over 50 years including the theatre, also remembered for television work such as Callan and The Equalizer….I even started watching ‘Enders again after so many years just to see what character he was playing.
But I will always remember the powerful performance he gave as the doomed virginal iconic Sgt Howie in the cult classical The Wicker Man.
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Definately a loss. Used to watch The Equaliser in the middle of the night, and remember it being good.
The Wicker Man is one of the films that has scared me most in my life!!!
Sad to see him go. That generation of British actors was fab and now they’re all bowing out.
Indeed Madam Miaow.
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Goodbye ‘ Mr Callan ‘
You have been on the screen for the best part of my life
and you will be greatly missed
Thanks to the Equaliser for the worst childhood joke ever (one that my dad still thinks is funny and will be repeating over the coming week, I imagine):
What do you call a man with three planks on his head?
Ed Wood Wood Wood.
I’m sorry….
Too early for that Kevin.
Well, you did apologise.
My childhood joke was: Why does Edward Woodward have so many “d”s in his name. Because otherwise he would be called ewar woowar.
RIP – Edward Woodward, 79, was best known as TV’s “The Equalizer.” But I love him most for his disdain for Nic Cage. When Cage reprised Woodward’s role in the remake of “The Wicker Man,” Woodward was unimpressed: “I didn’t watch it.”
http://urdead2me.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/rip-edward-woodward/