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Edward Woodward1930-2009
Beaks here...
We lost one of the greats today.
He was Callan, The Equalizer, Harry "Breaker" Morant, Tom Weaver, and Sgt. Neil Howie. He was Edward Woodward. And he was no one you wanted to fuck with. Onscreen, at least.
Offscreen, Woodward was decidedly less fearsome. According to Edgar Wright, whose must-read eulogy for his HOT FUZZ cast member is far more eloquent and personal than anything I can muster, the man who kicked a thousand asses on British and American television was a perfect gentleman, and, like so many of his contemporaries, a willing-and-able raconteur. And while I am sad that I never had the opportunity to hear Woodward's stories first-hand, they will no doubt be passed down by the many awed young actors and directors who were lucky enough to work with him.
My first encounter with Woodward the actor came in the early 1980s, when The Movie Channel threw Bruce Beresford's Boer War-set courtroom drama, BREAKER MORANT, into heavy rotation. Though I haven't seen the film in two decades, Woodward's performance as the hard-nosed Australian lieutenant who, with two of his men, is court-martialed by the British for atrocities committed in the fog of a "new war for a new century," made an indelible impression on me. As he rises to defend his actions near the end of the film, I was at once sympathetic with and repulsed by this stern son-of-a-bitch. Turns out, Woodward was giving me an introductory course in the art of dramatic ambiguity (a technique some sorry would-be critics have yet to grasp), and, for this, I am forever thankful.
Like most film geeks of my generation, I must point to Woodward's portrayal of the sexually-repressed Sgt. Neil Howie in THE WICKER MAN as his finest two hours on screen - if only because we've never seen anything quite like it since. And so I will second Wright's suggestion that we all give Robin Hardy's THE WICKER MAN a spin today in honor of the late, great Woodward. If you've never seen it before, please skip any and all plot summaries (as well as the below talkback), and enjoy one of the most original horror films ever made.
For more on Mr. Woodward, here's The Times' obit.
And here's Simon Pegg's remembrance.
Offscreen, Woodward was decidedly less fearsome. According to Edgar Wright, whose must-read eulogy for his HOT FUZZ cast member is far more eloquent and personal than anything I can muster, the man who kicked a thousand asses on British and American television was a perfect gentleman, and, like so many of his contemporaries, a willing-and-able raconteur. And while I am sad that I never had the opportunity to hear Woodward's stories first-hand, they will no doubt be passed down by the many awed young actors and directors who were lucky enough to work with him.
My first encounter with Woodward the actor came in the early 1980s, when The Movie Channel threw Bruce Beresford's Boer War-set courtroom drama, BREAKER MORANT, into heavy rotation. Though I haven't seen the film in two decades, Woodward's performance as the hard-nosed Australian lieutenant who, with two of his men, is court-martialed by the British for atrocities committed in the fog of a "new war for a new century," made an indelible impression on me. As he rises to defend his actions near the end of the film, I was at once sympathetic with and repulsed by this stern son-of-a-bitch. Turns out, Woodward was giving me an introductory course in the art of dramatic ambiguity (a technique some sorry would-be critics have yet to grasp), and, for this, I am forever thankful.
Like most film geeks of my generation, I must point to Woodward's portrayal of the sexually-repressed Sgt. Neil Howie in THE WICKER MAN as his finest two hours on screen - if only because we've never seen anything quite like it since. And so I will second Wright's suggestion that we all give Robin Hardy's THE WICKER MAN a spin today in honor of the late, great Woodward. If you've never seen it before, please skip any and all plot summaries (as well as the below talkback), and enjoy one of the most original horror films ever made.
For more on Mr. Woodward, here's The Times' obit.
And here's Simon Pegg's remembrance.
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Dick In Ass.
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...lots of great and unforgettable people passing this year. I saw Mr. Woodward when I was growing up as The Equalizer - then had the chance to admire more of his work as I grew up. Thanks for the memories sir, and you will be missed.
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I will watch The Wicker Man and remember, just probably not today.
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Great actor....sad day
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was cool. Breaker Morant is a great film and I loved the Equalizer as a kid. I am surprised that the concept has not been picked up as a feature film project since the studios love taking old TV properties and making splashy tent pole films out of them.
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A total fucking mind fuck. Absolutely disturbing in a good way.
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Nice picture you chose. Also, wrong thread for a Dick In Ass, IMHO.
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The term "rank cowardice" was the first time I heard that. I thought damn that describes humanity to a tee. I didn't even notice that was him in Hot Fuzz. I might watch Hot Fuzz tomorrow and Wicker Man later in the week.
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Nov 16, 2009 2:16:48 PM CST
Damn, I was still holding out hope that he might play M some day
by royston lodge
Bummer...
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Say hello to Lonely for me while you're up there.
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Highly disturbing and most excellent.
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Nothing would suggest he was in ill heath. I was sure after Hot Fuzz he was going to make more movies with some great directors. As great as what he has done is, he has been very underused. For what reason I am not sure. A great great talent. Shame on you Hollywood! Very sad. Bye bye Edward.
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Farewell.
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Edward Woodward has left the game
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Great actor. First took notice with "The Equalizer." Thanks to video and DVD caught up with the rest of his roles. He is also fantastic as The Ghost of Christmas Present in the George C. Scott version of "A Christmas Carol." Godspeed good sir.---m
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"Breaker Morant" was a masterpiece of a movie. A very thoughtful movie that makes you think.
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People die and you've just got to accept that, but if somebody dies who got through to you in that personal way, on whatever level, it just stings and this does. RIP
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Hit the wrong button, I guess. Anyway, Wicker Man alone ensured Mr. Woodward's immortality. Good work, good life.
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Great memories.
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.. in a pub in Dartmoor, he filming a documentary about the prison. Recalling the times he was working with Telly Savalas with his crew over a pint. Top bloke, stole my pickled onion ... I forgive him.
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From the George C. Scott version of "A Christmas Carol". I wished that guy would visit the RNC and Pat Robertson one day
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...will go down in history as one of the most unsettling, eerie, brilliant films. The scene at Lord Summerisle's home where Christopher Lee is calmly explaining his beliefs to a bewildered Edward Woodward is fantastic as is the quietly understated scene where Howie walks through the graveyard and makes the cross from the broken bits of wood to try and bring a bit of his Christian belief to an island of pagans.
All copies and prints of the remake should be burned in a giant Wicker Man in Mr Woodward's honour. You will be sadly missed, sir. -
RIP. You will be missed, fair prince.
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Her her to the original The Wicker Man.
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With Tammy Grimes and Bea Lillie.
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some of my favorite shows. One of them was the equalizer, which was great until woodward had his heart attack. after that it went downhill but I miss it still.
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Nov 16, 2009 3:17:25 PM CST
I farted in the bath last night and it said ' edward woodward"
by stooopider
It was an omen
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Ominous
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his last wish was to read an up to date DVD Picks & Peeks.
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You shall always be remembered a Hollywood's all-time worst director.
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Don't make a mess of it!
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He'll always be the Equalizer to me, but with Common As Muck and The Wicker Man on his resume, not to mention all the work I haven't seen him in, the man was a legend, and a good man.
Rest In Peace, Mr Woodward.You showed a generation that strong and silent British could be badass. -
By the way, this is a joke. I know it's not the director of Plan 9.
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And great smokes is The Wicker Man ever a good movie.
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In college, my friends Frank and Steve would accompany me to the dining hall for late dinner, and we'd pig out in an empty room as we watched "The Equalizer". Edward Woodward will always be a part of my formative years, and an enduring connection between me and two of my very best friends. RIP Mr. Woodward.
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Passing of a true great. My first on hearing the news this morning was: OH! MY GOD!!!! OH MY GODDD!!!
Sorry, had to be said. Many fond memories of Wicker Man, Breaker Morant, and watching The Equalizer with my sister. -
I loved "The Equalizer" & he was the reason for that. He was a great actor. My favorite episode is when gunmen took over a wedding reception he was at. By the end of the episode,he took them all down.
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That line always freaked me out in The Whicker Man.RIP, sir.
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LEON THE PROFESSIONAL vs THE EQUALIZER
Leon = teary eyed to Gene Kelly. The Equalizer = stone cold professional.
Leon = chumped on his savings by Danny Aiello. The Equalizer = stone cold professional.
Leon = dubious friendships with a pot plant and an underage girl. The Equalizer = stone cold professional.
...and so let's salute Edward Woodward as perhaps the coolest professional to ever grace the tv screen. RIP. -
I loved The Equalizer. Great show. Thanks.
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Very sad. RIP, Mr. Woodward.
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Edward Woodward would. :(R.I.P
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Just watched The Equalizer intro on the Edgar Wright link.
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And this is a weird coincidence:I recently had a tune stuck in my head that i couldn't place. It was only when I watched that clip that i realised it was the final bars of The Equalizer theme tune! Maybe it was a sign....
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A sad loss. While I appreciate his American fame as "The Equalizer", to Brits of my generation Mr. Woodward will always be "Callan". This was the late 60's. A time when British TV heroes were still gentlemen like "The Saint" and "The Baron", and hard bastards were usually American like McGill in "Man In A Suitcase". Here was a working class man, shunned by his peers because he didn't go to the correct school and wasn't an "officer and a gentleman". He was a guy who hated the only thing he was good at - killing people. Callan was everything Bond wasn't and Mr. Woodward played him perfectly. If you get the chance, track down some episodes. You'll be glad you did.
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That's all I got.
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rocky, i havent seen the Callan Tv show but I do remember seeing the Callan movie long ago. A scene stuck in my memory of Woodward repeatedly punching his fists into sand to toughen them. Is that movie still available these days or long lost i wonder?
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As others have mentioned, his was a standout in this oft produced story. Watch it again this holiday season and take note of his spitting invictive, "Are there no prisions?! Are there no work houses?!" It is usually delivered in irony; Woodward added a raging indignation that served Dickens proud. An amazing performance that rightly humbled even George C. Scott. Rest well, kind sir...
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I remember loving that shit as a kid. I particularly admired the man's taste in clothing.
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Nov 16, 2009 4:56:03 PM CST
lol..10$ says this guy doesnt even make the Oscars obit..lol
by glory_fades_immaxfischer
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Nov 16, 2009 5:00:49 PM CST
lol.. 10$ says he's got a better chance than you..lol
by isleptwithkathybatesandallthatigotwasthi
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Damn!
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Like Neeson in Taken, Woodward was old, bad-ass, skilled and cool under pressure. Great show. "I DO NOT FORGIVE! I DO NOT FORGIVE! I DO NOT FORGIVE!" Plus, it gave William Zabka a chance to be something other than the punk-ass preppy bully.
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You're right Dasinfogod. When Scrooge comments on the size of the goose that the Cratchet's are having for dinner, the delivery of his line..."It's all Bob Cratchet can AFFORD!" was simply brilliant. Edward Woodward will certainly be missed.
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Nov 16, 2009 5:17:17 PM CST
And in the accompanying photo, he looks like Daniel Craig.
by creasybear
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for the first edward woodward image popping into my mind. many others soon follow. the man was a class act. Rest In Peace indeed.
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who loves "The Wicker Man." She asked if he died singing "Amazing Grace" at the top of his lungs and screaming, "Oh, Jesus, oh, God!"
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Just rewatched Breaker Morant a few months ago for the first time in many years - this guy was great. "You are a LIAR, sir!" RIP
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The guy had presence! The one and only. RIP to a great actor.
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I knew this when I saw the "Equalizer" as a kid and there was this scene where Woodward is chewing out this evil thug, really shredding the guy, with MERE WORDS. Man! I've never forgotten it. He'll be greatly missed.
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R.I.P. sir.
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Loved the Callan movie as a kid, got to see (and love) the TV show and original TV play years later (seem to remember he even did a one off revival of same in the 80s?) - loved it. My folks used to have some of his albums back then too. Yes, he did albums!
Woodward was great. Equalizer, Wicker Man, all great. I even tuned into Eastenders for him! Genuinely sadly missed. -
Robert McCall could shred punks with a choice look and a few harsh words. If that didnt work,he could always stab them with a ballistic knife. I plan to retire someday by buying a Jag and becoming an urban mercenary in his honor. R.I.P. Mr. Woodward....
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Still one of my favorite final lines. RIP Breaker.
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... just along the coast from where my Aunt and Uncle were getting married. Woodward, Ekland and some of the crew took a break from filming and turned up at the hotel where the reception was taking place and joined the party.
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Met him at a con once.
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Nov 16, 2009 6:37:23 PM CST
ShOOT STRAIGHT YOU BASTARDS .....DON'T MAKE A MESS OF IT!!!!!!!!
by egamb
Breaker Morant RIP Edward Woodward!!!!
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In that funky cool Biblical story with Richard Gere and nekked Alice Kruge. Was a fan ever since... but yea, he was amazing in Wicker Man.
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Not much more to say.
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RIP Glenda
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Woodward was definitely one of the greats and Callan was what I most remember him for. I was just a kid but I still remember him grinding his hand into a bowl of sand.
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Peter will be on Fringe this Thursday. I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw the preview (he was my landlord for three years!)
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she brought him up in conversation just yesterday
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he was a singular bad-ass, but one with real depth, which is unusual. you just have to respect his work because he makes you admire his characters, heroes and antiheroes alike, yet think at the same time.i think, also, that it says a lot about the man that i feel he'd enjoy the following joke, and delight in it being told in his obit talkback (for it to work, you need to be thinking of The Equalizer, in stern moralizing mode):
Why does Edward Woodward have 4 "d"s in his name?
Because if he didn't he'd be E-war Woo-war :-) -
who ever took up the profession. I first became a fan with the Equalizer. THE BEST crime drama ever produced in my opinion. He changed my idea of who the good guys and the bad guys were and influenced my life greatly. Then, the Wicker Man - the thinking man's horror film. I have not yet experienced Callan, but am looking forward to watching it and hope that someday the lost episodes are found. So goodbye Edward, and thank you for your brilliance. That is, if you are really gone. For all I know, you're just working undercover in the shadows. Helping good people fight injustice. Wherever it comes from.
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always delivered memorable performances, and in interviews always came across as a very genuine and likable bloke. I was saddened to see this news.
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Quite possibly the most underated actor of his generation. I'm struggling to think of a poor or average performance he'd given. I doubt I'll think of one. RIP, The Equalizer.
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out of The Equalizer. The "I do not forgive" scene in the alley with the dirty cop was classic. RIP Sir Woodward. So many great episodes of that show. Just an all around superb actor. In high school Wednesday night was Equalizer night.
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Sad to hear of his passing. Rest in peace, Edward. And thank you for your wonderful work.
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He elevated the Equalizer. Absolutely unforgettable to me as a child, I can still remember his delivery of that line.
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But I still think that his name sounds like a fart in a bathtub.
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He was awesome in that.
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I loved me some Remote Control back in the day. RIP Ken Ober.
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That the age he was at when he was making the Equalizer, I always thought at that moment in time he would have made a good Gandalf.
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I read "Edward", and thought it would finish with "Norton". RELIEF
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Loved the Equalizer. (sigh)
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Nov 16, 2009 11:29:20 PM CST
He finally kept his appointment with the Wicker Man
by dark knight lite
A performance that will endure. May he rest in peace.
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An absolute Legend!
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The fucking bloodbath of 2009 continues. He solved many a mystery with class and panache. Rest easy, sweet prince.
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What's the matter?
AICN doesn't post anything til it can measure it against the Wright/Pegg cool-o-meter?
I'm really pissed at this, when an American passes, AICN is usually the first place I hear about it, yet someone the stature of Edward Woodward passes and it's a day late on here - maybe I'm being petty, maybe I am - but it strikes me lately that this site is just not relevant any more unless you want to read about interviewers kissing the ass of whoever is currently "in".
Now that is out of the way, god bless, Mr Woodward - you were a true gent & a wonderful actor in everything you did, even an extended cameo like Who Dares Wins.
Hell, you even did your best to bring gravitas to The New Professionals.
Glad I got to see you be awesome one more time in Hot Fuzz.
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Though am still hoping smeone pours a bucket of water over Cheney....or should it be salt or sunlight ?
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A TV Legend sure but one of the best character actors TV ever produced eiher as star or guest Woodward was fantastic.
R.I.P. Edward Woodward -
...this is a sad passing indeed, and it is just a shame that he wasn't offered a few more quality roles in his latter years, but those he was, whether it be his perfectly cast turn in the final season of La Femme Nikita, his mysterious guest shot on the short-lived Crusade, opposite his son Peter Woodward, his wonderful turn as Sargy Gollup opposite Pierce Brosnan in the sadly forgotten Bruce Beresford gem Mister Johnson, or of course his more recent turn in Hot Fuzz, he always added quality and class to. All while usually acting everyone else right off the screen. Of course for me he'll forever be remembered for his role as Breaker Morant in one of the finest Australian films ever made, as well as his Sgt Howie in The Wicker Man, one of the finest British films ever made, so even if that was all he was remembered for, that'd be a hell of a legacy to leave behind. Two very different characters in two very different films that both happen to be absolute classics of filmdom. His lesser-by-comparison, but still damn good roles in films like Young Winston, Champions, and the under-appreciated Sitting Target also shine, and he was often the best thing in interesting misfires such as Incense of the Damned and King David, even if the films themselves weren't always the best or didn't quite work. But I guess outside of his two bonafide film classics, it's his tv work that will always remain most iconic, from his breakthrough series Callan, along with the theatrical film and later tv movie that followed, through to the largely forgotten 70's dystopian future tv gem "1990", through to his american tv breakthrough The Equalizer, he made important, lasting and iconic contributions to the box over the course of three decades. It's truly a shame that BBC wiped so many early episodes of Callan, and that all the still remaining episodes haven't been issued in full on dvd to this day (hey, how about a complete Callan collection already? All the remaining episodes, the movie, and tv movie The Wet Job. I'd buy it!), and it's also a sin that the superb "1990" is now so largely forgotten, and has never been released to dvd (does it even still exist, or was it another BBC victim? I don't know), and he was also wonderful in lighter fare like Common as Muck and A Christmas Carol to boot. The latter of which I can't see the new version coming anywhere close to in terms of quality to be honest. Rest well Edward Woodward, you've done a man's job, sir, and that legacy lives on.
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would there have been a similar sadness for sammy davis jnr? he died around the same time as jim henson. once you get to a certain age say 80's or 90s. the clock starts ticking. george burns, Harry patch and henry allingham all lived longer then most. they were all centurians. Patch and allingham were world war veterans. I saw a heartbreaking documentarry and about who survived world war one. and how they outlived thier commerades. BBC showed it. very moving. it was shown to commenerate the centenary of world war one.
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It's just not fair. No one to equalize things anymore. Why is it that just cool people seem to be dropping dead these days while scum like Glenn Beck and Howard Stern continue to go on plaguing humanity with their existence?
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I hope he got to shout SHOOT STRAIGHT YA BASTARDS!! at the end...
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Nov 17, 2009 5:15:13 AM CST
Let us all crank up the bass in memory of the Equalizer...
by serious black
May the thumps reach up to heaven.
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amazon.com have Callan season1 in stock and are taking orders for season 2 which is released in the US early 2010. Now, if we can get them rereleased in the UK, I'll be a happy boy.
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family and friends. Loved "The Equalizer."
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on youtube :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB1NiNKwueE
You know the drill. Remove any spaces from the URL which aintitcool's editor has seen fit to put in.
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are on DVD in the UK, and have been since 2007.
Check amazon.co.uk and play.com
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The Star Trek novelisations of The Eugenics Wars (by Greg Cox) featured a bizarre cross-over between Trek and the Equaliser. In the novels, "Control" *was* Gary 7, and McCall gets a name-check.
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McGoohan and Woodward in the same year; it's too much. If they are after the best spies, then The Sandbaggers guy is next. If the coolest mutha's ever, then Henriksen or Christopher Lee. Please spare these guys a few more years.
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I heard about Mr. Woodward's death on Twitter yesterday. I loved the Equalizer and used to watch it every week. I still have my old VHS tapes where I recorded all the episodes. I remeber seeing the original 1973 version of the Wicker Man at a drive-in theatre double feature when I was in high school and it blew me away. He was absolutely awesome in Breaker Morant and Hot Fuzz. I haven's seen Callan, but I plan to order the series from Amazon. I read both Edgar Wright's and Simon Pegg's tributes to Edward Woodward online. Very touching.
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All of the dvd's released only contain the two color seasons, which in reality were seasons 3 and 4, even though they aren't marketed that way on the disc releases, usually marketed as "series 1" or somesuch. The sad fact is the first two seasons, shot in black and white, were wiped by the BBC, and though copies do exist of many of the episodes, they have never been collected up for any sort of restoration effort by the BBC, and thus have never seen any sort of official release. Likewise the final Callan movie, made for tv in the early 80's, called Wet Job, has also never been released on dvd.
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I just knew there was this old guy on tv who was a badass. I never saw Wicker Man, or Breaker Morant, or Hot Fuzz.
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Sad day indeed.
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Along with Wicker Man, Equalizer was outstanding. There was a scene in Equalizer that I'll never forget. He shot a bad guy with a dart from a blowgun that had a curare derivative on the tip. He told him this was only a warning as the guy started the get paralysis and slowly black out. It was a chilling piece of bad-assness that burned itself in my memories. Rest in Piece Mr. Woodward.
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Damn he was a great actor. Breaker of course but McCall as well; when you have Woodward and Robert Lansing in the same show it drips evil painful payback. On another note, my late Aunt had several albums of Edward Woodward singing, he had a great singing voice (and sang those songs on Breaker).
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that so many young kids, myself included responded to the Equalizer character, as others said "an old man who was badass." Great role model for young males. R.I.P. Mr. Woodward.
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In my opinion, he was cooler than Sean Connery and by far the better actor. (And that's not me having a go at the best James Bond.)
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Now that you mention it, Woodward would have been a great Bond, at least in keeping with the book's version of the character, sort of a Dalton before Dalton.
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This is a bit of a stretch, but anybody else remember the episode of Lone Gunmen where he was the "voice" of an intelligent chimp? Great episode.
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But we all know the franchise would have to be in very different hands, to allow a Bond like that to appear on-screen. (Daniel Craig is probably as close as we'll ever get.)
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I remember that when the Dalton movies started, they made a big deal about how they wanted to get back to the character's tough, openly misogynist roots. (Reading the Bond books makes you realize that Mad Men doesn't exaggerate). But the problem was that they had virtually no original Bond material at that point to draw from. If they had rebooted and done Casino Royale in 1987, Dalton might have stayed around much longer. But I'm digressing. Woodward would have made a very no-nonsense Bond, or he could've done one of the LeCarre characters.
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Nov 17, 2009 12:05:31 PM CST
"If we don't do something about this now, we'll be up to our bal
by ecto-1
He was great in Hot Fuzz, and everything else for that matter. The UK has lost one of its true greats.
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My favorite line from Breaker Morant.R.I.P.
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This was posted on Twitter by @NetworkDVD who have produced some of the best packages of British TV on DVD:
"A release of Callan is on the cards, all the extras we have still have to be confirmed though." -
was improvised by Woodward. IMO, it completely makes the entire film.
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THE STREETS OF NY SUDDENLY ARE LESS SURE
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Accordinhg to IMDB, Woodward impovised the hand holding, only to discover later that it actually happened.
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Can't believe the original is gone! Growing up with The Equalizer was like a having a front row seat to kicking ass. It was all too common for me to watch the show and feel automatically cooler afterwards. Nice to know that I wasn't the only one who thought Woodward as M was a good idea! So many great episodes: "Pretenders," "Prelude," "Breakpoint," and the classic "Beyond Control." Woodward was a class act, and he'll be sorely missed. We'll not see another like him!
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Recently, whilst strolling round my local Tesco I happened to look in the £1 shiddy DVDs section (you know the ones with the really thin cases?) and, to my amazement found both 'Callan - The Movie' and 'Breaker Morant' in there. £2 for two of my favourite movies. BARGAIN. Get looking.!
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I actually thought he had already passed away before I spotted him in HOT FUZZ. I was so happy to see him still alive. And now he's gone.BREAKER MORANT was one of my favorite films in my teens and still is to this day. Everyone remembers "RULE 303!" and "Shoot Straight etc etc." but when he says "It's a New Kind of War, George..." he could be talking about Iraq or Afghanistan right now.Jerry Seinfeld once had a joke about the great thing about living in NYC was being able to watch EQUALIZER reruns four times a day.Rest in peace, Sir. You will be missed.And if he's NOT in the Oscar In Memoriam segment there will be Hell to Pay!
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I'd love to get that. I always remember the scene where Edward Woodward kills Dave Prowse - he kills DARTH VADER! with his bare hands!
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Don't forget Edward Woodward as head of Section One. The Man behind the Man behind the Man.
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...Thanks, I'll keep an ear out for news on that. I know for a fact that out of the 21 episodes that were wiped, that comprise season's one and two of Callan in black and white (season 1 was 6 episodes, season 2 was 15), that copies of 10 of those do exist in some form, 2 from season one, episodes one and six to be exact, and the other 8 are from season Two. Off and on they can even be found, if you're lucky/diligent enough, for download on the internet. Likewise the original tv drama that sparked off the series, called A Magnum for Schneider, which was shown as part of the Armchair Theatre tv series, also still exists. A restoration job on the existing episodes would be a dream come true, but I won't hold my breath.
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