Sad farewell to a solid actor.Much-loved actor Edward Woodward passed away Monday (Nov 16) at the Royal Cornwall Hospital aged 79. He had been suffering from health problems for some time. Born in Surrey in 1930, Woodward graduated from London’s Royal Academy For Dramatic Art, moving from stage to film and TV appearances. In 1967, he made a big break playing perturbed British Intelligence assassin Callan in the highly popular TV series of the same name. It ran for four series, spawning a 1974 film and a 1981 reunion episode, and earned Woodward a BAFTA in 1970. In 1973, he starred as Sergeant Neil Howie in classic horror The Wicker Man, which would go on to become one of the most popular cult movies ever.1980 saw the release of notable true-life historical Australian film Breaker... Similar posts

Cult horror semi-sequel report and pics!An exclusive set report and photos from director Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Tree have gone online at ShockTillYouDrop.com. The project was initially titled after its source material, Hardy’s book Cowboys For Christ, and is a sequel of sorts to the director/novelist’s 1973 cult horror film The Wicker Man, which featured Edward Woodward as a Scottish police officer investigating the disappearance of a young girl on a remote island in the Hebrides. The Wicker Tree tells the story of Beth and Steve, members of a Texan ‘Cowboys For Christ’ church visiting the Scottish village of Tressock to perform missionary work. There, local dignitary Laird Lachlan invites them to take part in the May Day celebrations; as anyone who has seen the original... Similar posts