Edward Woodward, 1930-2009
Edward Woodward, star "Callan," "The Equalizer," and, of course, the original Wicker Man, has died at the age of 79.
Edward Woodward, star "Callan," "The Equalizer," and, of course, the original Wicker Man, has died at the age of 79.
I loved 'Callan' when I was a kid. Didn't have a clue what it was all about though.
I was just watching it last night! (Netflix has the series.) I've been sweet on him for awhile. SO talented! And yet–this is what comes from Empire building, as they say.
I'll lift a glass in your honor tonight, Mr. Woodward.
I came to Wicker Man later in life than some (in my 20s; most of my friends grew up with it), but the Equalizer was an unmissable sick-day staple as a kid.
Also, perhaps the omission of Breaker Morant here is by design…but I thought it a great film, and his performance masterful.
Here's the scary intro to the Equalizer (the music, apparently was by Stewart Copeland):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG7HRYXssMM
Great quote from The Guardian:
When he was five, he won a talent contest in Wallington, for which he was awarded a penknife. But it wasn't long before the silver coating began to peel, revealing some far more mundane metal beneath. "You start doing deals with Americans," he once said, "particularly the big Hollywood ones, and you'll appreciate the story about the silver penknife."