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Equalizer Actor Edward Woodward Dies
Sky News ^ | 11/16/2009 | NA

Posted on 11/16/2009 4:11:16 AM PST by prisoner6

Equalizer Actor Edward Woodward Dies

Actor Edward Woodward, famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer has died today.

Actor 'never lost his brave spirit'

The 79-year-old had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: actor; breakermorant; edwardwoodward; equalizer; hollywood; obituary; theequalizer; thewickerman; tv; wickerman; woodward
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To: prisoner6

Great actor, and I enjoyed The Equalizer. I took him less seriously after I read that he spoke out against guns. Don’t know if he took his views to the grave or not. In an event, Rest in Peace.


61 posted on 11/16/2009 6:08:14 AM PST by Larry Lucido
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To: MizSterious

What did napscoordinator say? Must have been bad ebough to get pulled.

Anyway, Mr. Woodward was a superb actor, and now that I’m over sixty, I might just search for a DVD collection of Equalizer episodes.

I too like his use of the Walther PPK.


62 posted on 11/16/2009 6:11:05 AM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
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To: prisoner6

I was a big fan of The Equalizer. It never was the same after Woodward had his heart attack and could no longer do action sequences. All those channels on the Dish and it does not appear to be on in reruns anyplace.


63 posted on 11/16/2009 6:12:46 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: prisoner6

Requiescat in Pace, Mr. Woodward


64 posted on 11/16/2009 6:14:03 AM PST by Redbob (W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?")
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To: Malsua

I also like the Equalizer. It had a short lived competitor entitled “Sting Ray,” but the Equalizer had a more interesting character, as well as the actor playing the role, with his distinguished British accent.

I also remember his role as King Saul, opposite a horrible Richard Gere as King David.

I bought the entire Equalizer series at Amazon.com. I’ve watched a few of the segments, and it reminds me of the chaos that was New York City, pre Rudy. It was a place in which people could cheer for a Robert McCall, a Paul Kersey, or a real life vigilante like Bernie Getz.


65 posted on 11/16/2009 6:15:00 AM PST by Daveinyork
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To: Spktyr

Ironically Woodward wasnt first choice. Producers wanted a younger British actor:

Martin Shaw, still a very popular and household name in Britain, probably best known to Americans for ‘The Seven Voyages of Sinbad’ in the 70’s and Banquo in Polanski’s 1971 version of Macbeth. Shaw had just come of what is now an iconic British TV action series: ‘The Professionals’, and wanted to go back to the theatre and away from TV for a while. His Robert McCall would have been mid-30’s, recent ex-SAS, Falklands veteran for hire...


66 posted on 11/16/2009 6:51:01 AM PST by the scotsman
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To: Jack Deth

His greatest role is the one most Americans dont know of:

‘Callan’:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callan_(TV_series)


67 posted on 11/16/2009 6:51:47 AM PST by the scotsman
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To: Oztrich Boy

Callan. Simply one of the best British shows ever. Or shows period.


68 posted on 11/16/2009 6:52:22 AM PST by the scotsman
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To: Borges

ping


70 posted on 11/16/2009 7:27:14 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: prisoner6
Callan was one of the best TV series ever, just MHO :)

Did a good job in Breaker Morant as well.

R.I.P.

72 posted on 11/16/2009 8:09:39 AM PST by 1066AD
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To: prisoner6; All
Article in The Daily Telegraph

IMDb

Wikipedia

73 posted on 11/16/2009 8:10:02 AM PST by EveningStar
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To: Buckeye McFrog

They can’t show it today - too wildly politically incorrect.


74 posted on 11/16/2009 12:54:21 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: prisoner6

A fine singer too, with a rich baritone voice.


75 posted on 11/16/2009 2:29:12 PM PST by the scotsman
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To: prisoner6

A fine singer too, with a rich baritone voice...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkzKrNNI-oA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE1h3-1s_E0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBcfEHNpWVo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE7nPOS9PMA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxZZmmnC3Rg


76 posted on 11/16/2009 2:42:21 PM PST by the scotsman
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To: prisoner6

I LOVED that show. The first couple of years were the best.


77 posted on 11/16/2009 3:20:06 PM PST by far sider
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To: greene66

He was also in “ Hot Fuzz” Hardly knew it was him and had to look at the credits.
Rest In peace, Mr Woodward.


78 posted on 11/16/2009 3:36:34 PM PST by Yorlik803 (better to die on your feet than live on your knees.)
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To: Perdogg

Thanks Perdogg.


79 posted on 11/16/2009 5:42:04 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: BallyBill
The Equalizer would never be made in such PC times as now.

Do you enjoy UNIT reruns?

80 posted on 11/16/2009 5:51:46 PM PST by litehaus (A memory tooooo long)
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