Edward Woodward has died

[GCP]

RIP and thanks for all the great roles you played.
Wickerman
Breaker Morant
Callan
The Equalizer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8362367.stm

[nuxvomica]

1. I was a big Equalizer fan

One of the best produced and acted series of it's kind.
Rest in peace, Mr. Woodward.

[Pool Hall Ace]

2. Aww, I loved The Equalizer, too.

RIP Mr. Woodward.

[Blue_Tires]

17. big fan of the show as a kid...

[PassingFair]

3. He was also the Spirit of Christmas Present in A Christmas Carol...

He brought robustness and a perfect pitch to the
oft played character, bringing a memorable warmth
to a role without many lines.

He did Dickens proud!

R.I.P.

[Frank Cannon]

19. He was absolutely terrific in that

He's one of the reasons why the George C. Scott version is my favorite of all The Christmas Carols.

[Love Bug]

4. What a shame.

I met his son, Peter, who is also an actor, at a sci-fi convention a few years ago. He was there because of his involvement in the Babylon 5 spin-off series, Crusade. He was a delightful man and spoke fondly of his father and how pleased he was to have any chance to work with him. It sounds like they are a close family.

RIP, Mr. Woodward.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. May he rest in peace. n/t

[kwassa]

6. Breaker Morant was a great movie, and he was great in that movie

An excellent actor.

[Demoiselle]

7. Agreed. Breaker Morant was the first thing I saw him in.

It was a truly great movie and he was wonderful in it. I liked the Equalizer, too. (It's a nice fantasy...somebody out there capable of fixing whatever horrors are wrong with your life.)
RIP, Mr. Woodward.

[edbermac]

8. That and the Wicker Man

Which I saw again last Halloween. A very shocking end for Mr Woodward.

[Iggo]

9. The Equalizer!

That show was the shit!

[Frank Cannon]

10. God speed ye, Mr. Equalizer. You will be missed.

I LOVED that show. He and Jack Bristow of ALIAS were the two biggest middle-aged bada**es ever on TV.

[Darth_Kitten]

11. I loved The Equalizer!

RIP Sir. :)

[jobycom]

12. I hated The Equalizer, but I liked him in it. RIP.

[Heidi]

13. Safe passage, Mr. Woodward.

Loved you in "The Equalizer."

[MrScorpio]

14. RIP, Mr. Equalizer nt

[Aristus]

15. I loved Edward Woodward in everything he did. "Breaker Morant" was some simply

astonishing acting. The hand-hold with Bryan Brown on the walk to the execution site was amazing and touching.

I remember something he said in an interview once with an American entertainment reporter. He said many of his British colleagues were asking him: "How can you lower yourself to work in American television?" Woodward, no snob, evidently, replied (and this is a paraphrase from memory twenty years or so after the fact): "I told them, it's television. It pays well, it's pretty much like television in England, and hey! None of THEM are working!" Great guy.

I also remember after he had a heart attack, receiving several thousand get-well cards from his American fans. He didn't return to work until he had answered every one of them personally. The man had class, and he will be missed... :-(

[Swede]

16. RIP Mr. Woodward.

[Vidar]

18. RIP Mr. Woodward. I liked the Equalizer as well.

[bif]

20. I met him many years ago.

Actually I recorded him for a tv commercial. Real gentleman.