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Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Acting

Born: December 20, 1924Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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.

Known For
Filmography
Knights Of The Quest

Knights Of The Quest

Ugo di Clarendon

2001
7 Signs of Christ's Return

7 Signs of Christ's Return

Host

1997
A Bear Called Arthur

A Bear Called Arthur

1992
The Rift

The Rift

CEO Steensland

1990
Don Bosco

Don Bosco

Urbano Rattazzi

1988
Who's Afraid of Dracula?

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

Count Vlad

1985
The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

Cardinal Della Costa

1985
Killer vs Killers

Killer vs Killers

His Excelency

1985
Don't Open Till Christmas

Don't Open Till Christmas

Inspector Harris

1984

The Making of a Horror Film

Self

1984
Champagne in paradiso

Champagne in paradiso

Paola's Father

1983
2019: After the Fall of New York

2019: After the Fall of New York

President of the Pan American Confederacy

1983
Amok

Amok

Jaarsveld

1983
The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983
Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Griba

1982
Invaders of the Lost Gold

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Rex Larson

1982
Pieces

Pieces

The Dean

1982
Absurd

Absurd

Father

1981
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Vittorio de Sica

1980
L'altra donna

L'altra donna

Phillip

1980
Deep Thoughts

Deep Thoughts

The Pianist

1980
Lo scoiattolo

Lo scoiattolo

Robert Sincap

1979
The New Godfathers

The New Godfathers

Secret Service Chief

1979
Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair

Danker

1979
Rulers of the City

Rulers of the City

Luigi Cherico

1976
Big Pot

Big Pot

Professor Vanderberg

1976
Povero Cristo

Povero Cristo

Man in Tuxedo / Satan

1976
The Night Child

The Night Child

Doctor

1975
The Suspects

The Suspects

American journalist

1974
Fifteen Year Old Captain

Fifteen Year Old Captain

Admiral Marlowe

1974
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

Prefect Ewing

1974
From the Archives of the Criminal Police

From the Archives of the Criminal Police

Teddy Webbs

1973
The Big Family

The Big Family

Giovanni Lutture

1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

Inspector Crosby

1973
Karzan, Jungle Lord

Karzan, Jungle Lord

Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)

1972
The Devil's Lover

The Devil's Lover

Gunther

1972
The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord

Edouard Vermont

1971
Blackie the Pirate

Blackie the Pirate

The Viceroy

1971
Thomas

Thomas

Marcus

1970
Naked and Violent

Naked and Violent

Narrator (voice): English version

1970
Witchcraft '70

Witchcraft '70

Narrator (voice) (English version)

1970
Wages of Sin

Wages of Sin

Narrator

1969
Naked England

Naked England

Narrator (English version)

1969
The Queer ... The Erotic

The Queer ... The Erotic

Narrator (voice)

1969
Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

Narrator of English version

1968
Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Narrator (English version)

1968
Gun Shy Piluk

Gun Shy Piluk

Piluk

1968
Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

Padre

1968
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

Cesare Borgia

1966
Texas Jim

Texas Jim

Tom Jameson / Jim James

1965
Assault on Fort Texan

Assault on Fort Texan

Major 'Sugar' Patterson

1965
The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Fane

1964
The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man

Julian Baxter

1964
The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

Rex Carrick

1964
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

Sheriff Kelly

1964
Lafayette

Lafayette

Silas Deane

1962
Suleiman the Conqueror

Suleiman the Conqueror

Ibrahim Pascià

1961
White Slave Ship

White Slave Ship

Dr. Bradley

1961
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

Tumos

1961
The Last of the Vikings

The Last of the Vikings

King Sveno

1961
Das große Wunschkonzert

Das große Wunschkonzert

Harry Mell

1960
Fury of the Pagans

Fury of the Pagans

Toryok

1960
The Night They Killed Rasputin

The Night They Killed Rasputin

Rasputin

1960
The Loves of Salammbo

The Loves of Salammbo

Narr Havas

1960
The Cossacks

The Cossacks

Shamil, the Sheik

1960
Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

Peter Carran

1960
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1959
Herod the Great

Herod the Great

Erode

1959
Ambush in Tangier

Ambush in Tangier

John Milwood

1957
Strange Intruder

Strange Intruder

Paul Quentin

1956
The King's Thief

The King's Thief

Michael Dermott

1955
The Prodigal

The Prodigal

Micah

1955
Athena

Athena

Adam Calhorn Shaw

1954
The Egyptian

The Egyptian

Sinuhe

1954
The Student Prince

The Student Prince

Prince Karl Franz

1954
Great Lady Has an Interview

Great Lady Has an Interview

Reporter (uncredited)

1954
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Strato

1953
Titanic

Titanic

Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)

1953