British actor Edward Woodward has passed. Best known for "The Equalizer" but his finest performance was as the tortured Sergeant Howie in "The Wicker Man".

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http://www.freep.com/article/20091116/ENT03/91116023/1322/Equalizer-star-Edward-Woodward-dies-at-79

He was a talented and versatile actor who, by his own estimate, appeared in at least two THOUSAND television productions. Even if that's a bit of hyperbole (maybe he added a zero?), he was certainly prolific.

American TV and movie fans are most familiar with him, of course, as The Equalizer and as the clueless police sergeant in The Wicker Man. It's also worth noting that he starred in High Spirits, a 1964 Broadway musical adaptation of Noël Coward's play Blithe Spirit, co-starring the great Beatrice Lillie and directed by Sir Noël himself.

His widow, actress Michele Dotrice, is the sister of Karen Dotrice, who played little Jane Banks in Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins.

Last time I saw him was in Hot Fuzz with a bunch of other great British character actors. RIP

RIP to a fine performer and human being. :-(

The last time I saw him was in an episode of Crusade TV series, as a Technomage. As always, a fine performance, from one of the best.

Awwww nuts. :(

One of my favorites.

His son will be in this week's episode of Fringe, btw.

British actor Edward Woodward has passed. Best known for "The Equalizer" but his finest performance was as the tortured Sergeant Howie in "The Wicker Man".

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http://www.freep.com/article/20091116/ENT03/91116023/1322/Equalizer-star-Edward-Woodward-dies-at-79

Breaker Morant was his best role, IMHO.

Bummer. I liked him as an actor.

Sean

Same here i enjoyed watching The Equalizer series .



Robert.

LOVED teh Equalizer. We've been watching it on DVD and even my wife likes it.

His widow, actress Michele Dotrice, is the sister of Karen Dotrice, who played little Jane Banks in Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins.

Michele Dotrice is the daughter of actor Roy Dotrice who is best known as Lunar Commissioner Gerald Simmons in Space: 1999 and Father on Beauty and the Beast.

Michelle also had a couple of juicy genre rolls in British films in the 70s.

That's too bad. i really liked the Equalizer series. He seemed like a classy, cool guy.

He was a great actor and it showed in everything he did but nothing I've seen him in compared to his performance in The Wicker Man.