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by Bob Sassone, posted Nov 16th 2009 1:07PM
Edward Woodward, probably best known to U.S. audiences as crime-fighting ex-agent Robert McCall on the cool 80s series The Equalizer, has died at the age of 79.Of course, before taking that role, Woodward had a long, distinguished film career, starring in such classic films as Breaker Morant and The Wicker Man. Long before The Equalizer he did a British series where he played a spy in the series Callan, which ran from 1967 to 1972.. He appeared in several other TV shows over the years, including The Defenders, The Saint, La Femme Nikita, CI5, Over My Dead Body, Nice Work, 1990, The Edward Woodward Hour, and many others.
This year he guest starred in several episodes of the classic British show EastEnders. He was also an accomplished stage actor and singer.
Woodward actually stars in my favorite adaptation of A Christmas Carol, the 1984 George C. Scott TV movie. He plays the very tall Ghost of Christmas Present, and it's a great performance. I make a point of watching it every year, and this year I definitely will again. I also think it's time to break out that first season Equalizer set again. I wonder what the status is on the big screen version of the series that was talked about a couple of years ago.
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