Veteran British actor Edward Woodward has died at the age of 79. Woodward, best known for his roles in cult horror film The Wicker Man and hit TV series Callan and The Equalizer

Happy Birthday to actor Oliver James (1980), Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette (1974), German supermodel Heidi Klum (1973), comedic actor Mark Curry (1964), The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce (1963),

"I don't think this is actually a translation of the comic book in any way. For starters, the comic-book drawings quite clearly show that my role is played by Eminem and Angelina (Jolie)'s by Halle Berry."

Veteran actor Edward Woodward has vowed never to watch the 2006 remake of his thriller The Wicker Man - because it could never live up to the legacy of the original.

Happy Birthday to actor Oliver James (1980), Canadian songstress Alanis Morissette (1974), German supermodel Heidi Klum (1973), comedic actor Mark Curry (1964), The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce (1963), The Cure bassist Simon Gallup (1960), Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder (1959), "Knots Landing" actress Lisa Hartman (1956), Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood (1947), British actor Jonathan Pryce (1947), "X-Men 2" actor Brian Cox (1946), "Star Trek DS9" actor Rene Auberjonois (1940), "Blazing Saddles" sheriff Cleavon Little (1939; d. 1992), prolific actor Morgan Freeman (1937), singer Pat Boone (1934), actor Edward Woodward (1930), screen legend Marilyn Monroe (1926; d. 1962), "Matlock" actor Andy Griffith (1926), bandleader Nelson Riddle (1921; d. 1985), and stage & screen actor John Randolph (1915; d. 2004).

The Weinstein Company has acquired the rights to develop and produce a feature film based on the original hit television series "The Equalizer." The show starred Edward Woodward and Robert Lansing and ran on CBS from 1985-1989. Woodward played Robert McCall, a veteran covert operative seeking redemption for his darker exploits who quits a CIA-like agency and puts an advertisement in the newspaper that reads; Got a problem? Odds against you? Call The Equalizer.