Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, actor: born Croydon, Surrey 1 June 1930; OBE, 1978; married 1952 Venetia Collett (marriage dissolved; two sons, one daughter), 1987 Michele Dotrice (one daughter); died Truro, Cornwall 16 November 2009. It is very important to note, that all the pieces Roof + Roof sell are genuine pieces of age, each having a rich and varied past and are never sold as in new condition. In 1980 Woodward co-directed and played in a tour of The Beggar's Opera (Birmingham Rep, 1979), and at the Ludlow Festival he won wide praise as Richard III – The Daily Telegraph's critic hailing his "emotional complexities and psychological depths". citation needed] While both actors were playing the part of unrelated Technomages, the on-screen chemistry between them was clear.

His work as a singer was less well known, but he made 12 records and three as a reader of poetry, in addition to an acting career which won him more than 20 top awards.His capability as tenor enabled him to record 12 albums of romantic songs, as well as three albums of poetry and 14 books to tape. A gifted singer who produced over a dozen musical recordings, Edward displayed his excellent singing pipes on Broadway as Charles Condomine in "High Spirits" (1963), the musical adaptation of Noël Coward's "Blithe Spirit," that also starred Tammy Grimes, Louise Troy and the legendary Beatrice Lillie. Woodward came back to Nottingham at a time when its new theatre, the Playhouse, was run by the distinguished actor John Neville, then making a reputation both for the classics and the experimental demands of the times. With his first wife, Venetia Collett – who acted under the name Venetia Barrett – Woodward had two sons, Tim and Peter, and a daughter, Sarah, who all followed their parents into acting.

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The marriage was dissolved in 1986, and he married secondly, in 1987, Michele Dotrice, daughter of the actor Roy Dotrice and best known for her role as Betty Spencer in Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em; they had a daughter.

The late 1950s saw him distinguishing himself at Stratford, as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet, and Laertes in Hamlet, then enjoying a popular success in Rattle of a Simple Man, opposite Sheila Hancock, at the Garrick in London in 1962. Harry Morant in the classic Aussie-made historical drama Breaker Morant (1980) directed by Bruce Beresford. King David Photos BREAKER MORANT, Edward Woodward, 1980, (c) New World Pictures SITTING TARGET, from left: Edward Woodward, Jill St.Last year, he was joined by his son Tim and grandson Sam when he played the patriarch of a gangster family in The Bill. Born in Croydon, Surrey, in 1930, the son of a metal worker, Woodward attended the town's Eccleston Road and Sydenham Road Schools, the Elmwood School, Wallingford, Hinchley Wood School and Kingston Commercial School.

Woodward played the uptight, strongly religious police sergeant, Howie, sent to a remote Scottish island to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a young girl. A wonderful examples of utilitarian glassware, where crazing, small chips, marks and areas of discolouration along with staining should be considered normal and an addition to its character, this does not detract from its appeal or display value. His initial ambition was to become a journalist, but he settled for working briefly in a sanitary engineer's office. After graduation from RADA, he worked extensively in repertory companies as a Shakespearean actor throughout England and Scotland, making his London stage debut in R. Maturing roles in advancing years included a wide range of characters -- everything from Merlin to the Ghost of Christmas Present in mini-movie formats.Also memorable was the title sequence, showing a swinging lightbulb exploding in slow motion to the sound of a gunshot.