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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Actor Edward Woodward dies at 79

Veteran actor Edward Woodward has died aged 79, his agent has confirmed.

The Croydon-born star had been suffering from various illnesses including pneumonia and died in hospital, said Janet Glass.

Woodward is most famous for his roles in the cult 1973 horror film The Wicker Man, alongside Christopher Lee, and US TV series The Equalizer.



Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 09:33:20 AM EST
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I found him somewhat mannered, in the older school of screen acting - but by all accounts he was a pleasure to work with and never had a bad word to say about anyone.

You can't be me, I'm taken
by Sven Triloqvist on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 10:06:00 AM EST
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From all accounts a genuinely nice man from everyone ive heard from.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.
by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Mon Nov 16th, 2009 at 12:14:17 PM EST
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