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Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Actor · 1924–2009 · Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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Biography

Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom (19 December 1924 – 1 January 2009) was an English actor, voice artist, and director. He worked first on stage in Britain, performing various works by Shakespeare, then later in America on Broadway, until making his way to Hollywood, and eventually spent the remainder of his life appearing in Italian cinema. He is perhaps best known for his starring role in 1954's historical epic The Egyptian. By taking over important roles exited by Mario Lanza and Marlon Brando, Purdom was known by the mid-1950s as "The Replacement Star". Between the 1970s and 90s, he was a regular in European genre cinema, working with directors like Juan Piquer Simón, Joe D'Amato, Sergio Martino, Ruggero Deodato.

Acted in 73

2000s

  1. 2001

    Knights of the Quest

    Ugo di Clarendon

1990s

  1. 1999

    The Seventh Scroll

    Pharaoh Mamose · 2 episodes

  2. 1992

    A Bear Called Arthur

    Movie

  3. 1990

1980s

  1. 1988

    Don Bosco

    Urbano Rattazzi

  2. 1985

    Who's Afraid of Dracula?

    Count Vlad

  3. Killer vs Killers

    His Excelency

  4. 1984
  5. 1983

    Champagne in paradiso

    Paola's Father

  6. 2019: After the Fall of New York

    President of the Pan American Confederacy

  7. Amok

    Jaarsveld

  8. 1982
  9. Invaders of the Lost Gold

    Rex Larson

  10. 1981
  11. 1980

    Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

    Vittorio de Sica

  12. Deep Thoughts

    The Pianist

  13. L'altra donna

    Phillip

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Squirrel

    Robert Sincap

  2. 1976
  3. The Jackpot

    Professor Vanderberg

  4. Povero Cristo

    Man in Tuxedo / Satan

  5. Malù

    Movie

  6. 1975

    The Night Child

    Doctor

  7. 1974

    The Suspects

    American journalist

  8. 1973

    From the Archives of the Criminal Police

    Teddy Webbs

  9. Fifteen Year Old Captain

    Admiral Marlowe

  10. The Big Family

    Giovanni Lutture

  11. The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

    Inspector Crosby

  12. 1972

    Karzan, Jungle Lord

    Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)

  13. The Devil's Lover

    Gunther

  14. 1971
  15. 1970

    Thomas

    Marcus

1960s

  1. 1968

    Gun Shy Piluk

    Piluk

  2. Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

    Padre

  3. 1966

    The Man Who Laughs

    Cesare Borgia

  4. 1965

    Texas Jim

    Tom Jameson / Jim James

  5. 1964
  6. The Comedy Man

    Julian Baxter

  7. The Beauty Jungle

    Rex Carrick

  8. The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

    Sheriff Kelly

  9. 1962
  10. 1961

    Suleiman the Conqueror

    Ibrahim Pascià

  11. White Slave Ship

    Dr. Bradley

  12. The Last of the Vikings

    King Sveno

  13. 1960

    Das große Wunschkonzert

    Harry Mell

  14. Fury of the Pagans

    Toryok

  15. The Night They Killed Rasputin

    Rasputin

  16. The Loves of Salammbo

    Narr Havas

  17. The Cossacks

    Shamil, the Sheik

  18. Moment of Danger

    Peter Carran

1950s

  1. 1959
  2. 1957

    Ambush in Tangier

    John Milwood

  3. 1956

    Strange Intruder

    Paul Quentin

  4. 1955

    The King's Thief

    Michael Dermott

  5. The Prodigal

    Micah

  6. 1954
  7. Great Lady Has an Interview

    Reporter (uncredited)

  8. 1953

Directed 1

Appearances9

1990s

  1. 1997

    7 Signs of Christ's Return

    Host

1970s

  1. 1970

    Naked and Violent

    Narrator (voice): English version

1960s

  1. 1969

    Wages of Sin

    Narrator

  2. Witchcraft '70

    Narrator (voice) (English version)

  3. Naked England

    Narrator (English version)

  4. The Queer ... The Erotic

    Narrator (voice)

  5. 1968

    Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

    Narrator of English version

  6. Sweden: Heaven and Hell

    Narrator (English version)