- He cited the final scene in The Wicker Man (1973) as one of the greatest visual shots in cinema history.
- He was offered a cameo in the remake of The Wicker Man (2006) but declined, even though he said he thought the script was very well written.
- Had appeared with his son, Peter Woodward, in The Long Road (1999).
- He was only seven years and one week younger than his father-in-law, fellow actor Roy Dotrice.
- He suffered two major heart attacks, firstly in 1987 and then in 1994. He finally quit smoking after undergoing triple bypass surgery in 1996.
- In February 2003, it was revealed that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
- His capability as tenor enabled him to record twelve albums of romantic songs, as well as three albums of poetry and fourteen books to tape.
- Had played conflicted British spy and assassin David Callan on four different series and films: Armchair Theatre (1956), Callan (1967), Callan (1974) and Wet Job (1981).
- Woodward was a wargamer and hosted a series of programmes for Tyne Tees Television in 1978 about the hobby with fellow enthusiast Peter Gilder, who built and owned the beautiful Gettysburg diorama used for one of the gaming scenes from the 1974 film Callan.
- He is buried in Padstow, Cornwall, UK.
- Maintained a holiday villa on Cyprus to which he would often invite the cast and crew of Callan as his guests. When the Turkish Army invaded the island in 1974 he and his family were forced to flee and take refuge in one of Britain's sovereign military bases in the territory. Afterwards Woodward would make light of the incident commenting that the only injury he sustained was a sore wrist from signing so many autographs for starstruck soldiers.
- An Associate Member of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
- In 1990 Woodward was the narrator for the official FIFA film of the 1990 World Cup entitled 'Soccer Shoot-Out'.
- Upon being introduced, Sir Noël Coward looked to the ceiling and said "Edward Woodward... Edward Woodward... sounds like a fart in the bath.".
- He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1978 Queen's New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
- His vocal ability and acting skill enabled him to make a number of appearances when time allowed on the BBC's Edwardian era music hall programme, The Good Old Days.
- He and fellow actress Michele Dotrice are the parents of yet another actress, Emily Woodward.
- Woodward suffered a massive heart attack in 1987 and another one in 1994. He underwent triple bypass surgery in 1996 and quit smoking.
- Woodward was the subject of This Is Your Life on two occasions: in February 1971 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the bar of London's White House Hotel, and in February 1995, when Michael Aspel surprised him during a photoshoot at Syon House in West London.
- Spent 5 years in the tv series Callan.
- In 1993, Woodward appeared in the Welsh language drama, Tan ar y Comin. Versions were made in both English and Welsh, and Woodward appeared in both, being specially coached in the latter since he did not speak a word of the language.
- In 1967 Woodward played the eventual victim in an episode of The Saint TV series (The Persistent Patriots). The same year he was cast as David Callan in the ITV Armchair Theatre play A Magnum for Schneider, which later became the spy series Callan, one of his early television roles and one in which he demonstrated his ability to express controlled rage. His iconic performance assured the series success from 1967 to 1972, with a film appearing in 1974.
- Graduated from Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England.
- He was the grandfather of Sam Woodward.
- Brother-in-law of Ned Nalle.
- He was considered for the role of Dr. Armstrong in Lifeforce (1985).
- He originally studied journalism at Kingston Commercial College.
- His agent is Janet Glass.
- Lived at Twickenham by the river.
- Played the lead role of Sidney Carton in the West End musical of Two Cities, the musical version of the Charles Dickens novel which closed after 8 weeks.
- Made a long playing record the lead song was A Man Alone.
- He collects swords.
- He made his West End debut in Rattle of a Simple Man.
- In his early stage days he worked in revues and took singing training under a management contract and found himself regarded as a singer who could act and his career going in a direction he didn't want so he deliberately put himself out of work by turning down singing roles.
- He's toured Russia.
- He's sung on the New York Broadway stage.
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