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Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

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.

Birthday: 1924-12-20

Place of birth: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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Also known as: Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom, Edmond Purdom, Edmund Purdon

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

1974-02-19

Prefect Ewing

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

1964-03-28

Sheriff Kelly

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank

1959-03-18

British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Naked and Violent
Naked and Violent

1970-07-29

Narrator (voice): English version

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar

1953-06-04

Strato

Who's Afraid of Dracula?
Who's Afraid of Dracula?

1985-12-20

Count Vlad

2019: After the Fall of New York
2019: After the Fall of New York

1983-07-22

President of the Pan American Confederacy

The Egyptian
The Egyptian

1954-08-25

Sinuhe

The Night Child
The Night Child

1975-04-22

Doctor

The Rift
The Rift

1990-03-09

CEO Steensland

The Fifth Cord
The Fifth Cord

1971-08-17

Edouard Vermont

Rulers of the City
Rulers of the City

1976-12-03

Luigi Cherico

Pieces
Pieces

1982-08-23

The Dean

The Student Prince
The Student Prince

1954-06-15

Prince Karl Franz

Blackie the Pirate
Blackie the Pirate

1971-03-12

The Viceroy

The Last of the Vikings
The Last of the Vikings

1961-02-08

King Sveno

Invaders of the Lost Gold
Invaders of the Lost Gold

1982-09-20

Rex Larson

Don't Open Till Christmas
Don't Open Till Christmas

1984-12-07

Inspector Harris

The King's Thief
The King's Thief

1955-08-05

Michael Dermott

Titanic
Titanic

1953-04-11

Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)

Athena
Athena

1954-11-04

Adam Calhorn Shaw

Strange Intruder
Strange Intruder

1956-09-02

Paul Quentin

Assault on Fort Texan
Assault on Fort Texan

1965-01-01

Major 'Sugar' Patterson

Gun Shy Piluk
Gun Shy Piluk

1968-03-07

Piluk

The Prodigal
The Prodigal

1955-05-06

Micah

Sweden: Heaven and Hell
Sweden: Heaven and Hell

1968-09-04

Narrator (English version)

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?
Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

1968-12-31

Narrator of English version

Moment of Danger
Moment of Danger

1960-01-26

Peter Carran

The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs

1966-08-20

Cesare Borgia

Texas Jim
Texas Jim

1965-05-24

Tom Jameson / Jim James

Fury of the Pagans
Fury of the Pagans

1960-10-26

Toryok

Champagne in paradiso
Champagne in paradiso

1983-07-28

Paola's Father

Herod the Great
Herod the Great

1959-01-01

Erode

Don Bosco
Don Bosco

1988-01-31

Urbano Rattazzi

The Beauty Jungle
The Beauty Jungle

1964-08-25

Rex Carrick

Suleiman the Conqueror
Suleiman the Conqueror

1961-12-07

Ibrahim Pascià

The New Godfathers
The New Godfathers

1979-08-24

Secret Service Chief

The Big Family
The Big Family

1973-03-03

Giovanni Lutture

The Assisi Underground
The Assisi Underground

1985-05-03

Cardinal Della Costa

White Slave Ship
White Slave Ship

1961-12-01

Dr. Bradley

The Cossacks
The Cossacks

1960-02-04

Shamil, the Sheik

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

1973-01-01

Inspector Crosby

Naked England
Naked England

1969-04-05

Narrator (English version)

Ambush in Tangier
Ambush in Tangier

1957-01-01

John Milwood

Wages of Sin
Wages of Sin

1969-10-07

Narrator

Amok
Amok

1983-04-01

Jaarsveld

Witchcraft '70
Witchcraft '70

1970-02-07

Narrator (voice) (English version)

Thomas
Thomas

1970-09-28

Marcus

The Queer ... The Erotic
The Queer ... The Erotic

1969-03-06

Narrator (voice)

Das große Wunschkonzert
Das große Wunschkonzert

1960-12-19

Harry Mell

Deep Thoughts
Deep Thoughts

1980-01-01

The Pianist

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980-10-26

Vittorio de Sica

Concorde Affair
Concorde Affair

1979-03-23

Danker

Knights of the Quest
Knights of the Quest

2001-04-06

Ugo di Clarendon

Fifteen Year Old Captain
Fifteen Year Old Captain

1974-07-07

Admiral Marlowe

Big Pot
Big Pot

1976-06-15

Professor Vanderberg

Lafayette
Lafayette

1962-02-16

Silas Deane

Killer vs Killers
Killer vs Killers

1985-01-01

His Excelency

Povero Cristo
Povero Cristo

1976-01-03

Man in Tuxedo / Satan

L'altra donna
L'altra donna

1980-01-01

Phillip

The Comedy Man
The Comedy Man

1964-09-03

Julian Baxter

The Loves of Salammbo
The Loves of Salammbo

1960-03-24

Narr Havas

Lo scoiattolo
Lo scoiattolo

1979-10-01

Robert Sincap

Karzan, Jungle Lord
Karzan, Jungle Lord

1972-02-19

Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)

The Devil's Lover
The Devil's Lover

1972-01-26

Gunther

Absurd
Absurd

1981-10-01

Father

The Suspects
The Suspects

1974-11-27

American journalist

Great Lady Has an Interview
Great Lady Has an Interview

1954-02-14

Reporter (uncredited)