He is better known for his role in the 1960s spy series, Callan, and as well for his lead role in the 1980s American television series The Equalizer. He likewise experienced minor profits as a singer.

Woodward has deuce sons world health organization became successful actors, Tim Woodward and Peter Woodward. In the period of the Eighties, he induced something of a scandal by allowing his married woman for the actress, Michele Dotrice, the girl of his coeval, Roy Dotrice.

More appearances include a feature, cult 1973 film The Wicker Man, '''Breaker' Morant (1980) (in which he played the title role) and the BBC drama series, Messiah and Common as Muck.