Edward Woodward, the British star of stage and screen arguably best known for kicking bad-guy butt on CBS' The Equalizer, has died. His agent said Woodward had been hospitalized in the U.K. for an unspecified illness and died Monday at 79. With nearly 100 credits on an IMDb résumé dating back to the 1950s, Woodward worked with the legendary likes of Laurence Olivier and Alfred Hitchcock, could do Shakespearean and soap opera, had roles that were hailed by critics (Breaker Morant) as well as a cult classic (the original The Wicker Man), and pocketed awards for his efforts, including an Emmy (for the documentary Remembering World War II) and a Golden Globe (for The Equalizer). He was...
- 11/16/2009
- E! Online
By Wrap Staff
Edward Woodward, the star of films including "Breaker Morant" and "The Wicker Man" and TV series "The Equalizer," died Monday. He was 79.
His agent, Janet Glass of the Eric Glass Ltd. agency, said Woodward died in a hospital in Cornwall after an illness.
He won an Emmy Award in 1990 for "Remembering World War II" and a Golden Globe in 1987 for "The Equalizer," which ran for 88 episodes from 1985 to 1989 on CBS. He also ...
Edward Woodward, the star of films including "Breaker Morant" and "The Wicker Man" and TV series "The Equalizer," died Monday. He was 79.
His agent, Janet Glass of the Eric Glass Ltd. agency, said Woodward died in a hospital in Cornwall after an illness.
He won an Emmy Award in 1990 for "Remembering World War II" and a Golden Globe in 1987 for "The Equalizer," which ran for 88 episodes from 1985 to 1989 on CBS. He also ...
- 11/16/2009
- by Lisa Horowitz
- The Wrap
He was a remarkably talented British thespian, but American audiences knew him best as Robert McCall, the "retired" CIA operative from the popular CBS series The Equalizer, which ran from 1985-89. His name was Edward Woodward, and today the veteran of stage and screen passed away at the age of 79.
In a statement, his agent Janet Glass of the Eric Glass Ltd. agency in London said Woodward died in a Cornwall hospital near where he lived. He had been suffering from pneumonia. His family was by his side.
Those on the other side of pond knew Woodward well from the 1973 cult classic movie The Wicker Man, in which he played police sergeant Neil Howie, searching for a missing girl on an isolated island. That part came in the wake of his appearances in the British spy series Callan, Woodward's big breakthrough into television and movie acting.
But it was playing...
In a statement, his agent Janet Glass of the Eric Glass Ltd. agency in London said Woodward died in a Cornwall hospital near where he lived. He had been suffering from pneumonia. His family was by his side.
Those on the other side of pond knew Woodward well from the 1973 cult classic movie The Wicker Man, in which he played police sergeant Neil Howie, searching for a missing girl on an isolated island. That part came in the wake of his appearances in the British spy series Callan, Woodward's big breakthrough into television and movie acting.
But it was playing...
- 11/16/2009
- CinemaSpy
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