BAFTA-winning British actor Edward Woodward has died, at the age of 79. Woodward started out in theatre, but moved into television to become a household name starring in Callan. He went on to achieve over 2,000 TV credits in his career! But, he'll probably be best remembered as the pious policeman in cult horror movie The Wicker Man (1973). In the mid-'80s, the American TV series The Equalizer also brought him international fame and a Golden Globe, playing a vigilante ex-secret agent. More recently, Woodward had appeared in Hot Fuzz, The Bill and EastEnders. He died at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro today, having recently battled illnesses including pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, Michelle Dotrice, and four children.
