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Edward Woodward has passed away. RIP
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Ditto. The real The Wicker Man. The "other" doesn't truly exist and shall hereafter go unacknowledged.
When I was a kid I also loved The Equalizer. I didn't really "get it," I just knew he seemed cool and "The Equalizer" was/is a badass name.
RIP.
Oh, what a shame. I 'discovered' him in Wicker Man (the real one, point well made) and liked him ever since.
Maryn, saddened
Maryn, saddened
He was a brilliant stage actor. He played Flamineo in the National Theatre's 1970 production of the White Devil. He had an amazing stage presence that was mesmerizing. A school friend and I had to prepare a presentation about the theatre for our exams. He gave up time in his very busy schedule to answer questions for us, which we recorded for use in the presentation. He made us check that the recording was of a suitable quality to be used and he wished us luck with it. About a month or so later we saw him and he asked us how the whole thing had gone, the marks we were given. He was a real gent! A true professional.
I wasn't surprised, because he's not been well for a while, but as an avid fan of The Equalizer during my childhood, I'm deeply saddened.
He was such a gentleman, so down-to-Earth and with such a great sense of humour.
He'll be missed
He was such a gentleman, so down-to-Earth and with such a great sense of humour.
He'll be missed
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I'd mostly heard of him during his time in The Equalizer, but then I'd seen The Wicker Man. Delightfully creepy movie. To read of how ill he was, I send my best wishes to his friends and family.
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And don't forget his role as the Ghost of Christmas Present in the George C. Scott version of A Christmas Carol. A bit leaner in the role than I picture the character, but he plays it perfectly. I still crack up at the scene where he stares into Scrooge's face and quite pointedly says: "It's all Bob Cratchit can afford!!"
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Methinks someone edited that article to add "Callan" -- a gritty Brit spy thriller series from the Cold War era that put Woodward firmly in the spotlight. Compulsive viewing. A fine actor.
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I knew he wasn't in good health, but still...
As a minor aside to the news of his death, this is yet another death connected to Babylon 5 / Crusade. How haven't rumors of a curse been started yet? Do I need to do everything myself...
As a minor aside to the news of his death, this is yet another death connected to Babylon 5 / Crusade. How haven't rumors of a curse been started yet? Do I need to do everything myself...
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Brilliant actor. And nobody has mentioned the absolutely fabulous flick Breaker Morant, in which he and Bryan Browne are about as good as movie acting gets.
caw
Brilliant actor. And nobody has mentioned the absolutely fabulous flick Breaker Morant, in which he and Bryan Browne are about as good as movie acting gets.
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Uh, Blacbird, I beat you to it two posts ago. But I too was shocked no one had mentioned it by then. One of the best movies, ever.