Edward Woodward, The Equalizer, 79
Edward Woodward, star of the mid-80s series The Equalizer, has died.
The Equalizer was a real Eighties classic, from the score by Stewart Copeland of The Police to the seedy New York setting pre-Giuliani and Disneyfication. Woodward played a former spy turned vigilante helping scared and desperate New Yorkers. He had a great wardrobe, an armory, a support crew of disgruntled intelligence operatives, and a commanding presence. And a great voice—during a chase he couldn’t run very fast but he would yell “Stop!” and the villain would.
November 17th, 2009 at 12:45
he was totally underrated as an actor. the first time i saw him was in the original “the wicker man” as the devout sgt. howie, which is my favourite performance of his, even though he was tremendous in “breaker morant”. i think the last thing i saw him in was as one of the crazed villagers in “hot fuzz”. which was awesome.
November 18th, 2009 at 22:46
don’t forget the jaguar.
November 19th, 2009 at 15:17
yes, the jaguar. the equalizer is the reason why i always say that the jaguar is my dream car!
November 27th, 2009 at 13:21
^Yeah I remembered him as The Equalizer…which has been reincarnated (somewhat) as Burn Notice
He was the vicar in Hot Fuzz