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Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Known for: Acting

Born 20/12/1924
Died 2009-01-01
Place of birth Welwyn 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.

Filmography

The Ed Sullivan Show Series ★ 6,8

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

1948

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Weislingen

1964

Series ★ 8,5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

Tom Rutherford

1953

The Winds of War Series ★ 7,3

The Winds of War

Luigi Gianelli

1983

Julius Caesar Film ★ 7,1

Julius Caesar

Strato

1953

Titanic Film ★ 6,6

Titanic

Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)

1953

The Diary of Anne Frank Film ★ 7,2

The Diary of Anne Frank

British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

1959

The Rift Film ★ 4,7

The Rift

CEO Steensland

1990

The Seventh Scroll Series ★ 5,7

The Seventh Scroll

Pharaoh Mamose

1999

Series

Thursday Theatre

Merton Denver

1964

The Egyptian Film ★ 6,5

The Egyptian

Sinuhe

1954

Lafayette Film ★ 5,9

Lafayette

Silas Deane

1962

The Scarlet and the Black Film ★ 7,0

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

Povero Cristo Film ★ 7,5

Povero Cristo

Man in Tuxedo / Satan

1976

The Yellow Rolls-Royce Film ★ 6,1

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Fane

1964

Absurd Film ★ 5,5

Absurd

Father

1981

Blackie the Pirate Film ★ 5,7

Blackie the Pirate

The Viceroy

1971

Pieces Film ★ 5,9

Pieces

The Dean

1982

The Prodigal Film ★ 4,6

The Prodigal

Micah

1955

Athena Film ★ 5,8

Athena

Adam Calhorn Shaw

1954

Deep Thoughts Film ★ 3,5

Deep Thoughts

The Pianist

1980

Big Pot Film ★ 10,0

Big Pot

Professor Vanderberg

1976

Ator, the Fighting Eagle Film ★ 4,0

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Griba

1982

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile Film ★ 5,5

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

Tumos

1961

The Suspects Film ★ 5,4

The Suspects

American journalist

1974

Knights Of The Quest Film ★ 4,9

Knights Of The Quest

Ugo di Clarendon

2001

The Last of the Vikings Film ★ 5,1

The Last of the Vikings

King Sveno

1961

2019: After the Fall of New York Film ★ 5,4

2019: After the Fall of New York

President of the Pan American Confederacy

1983

The Comedy Man Film ★ 7,1

The Comedy Man

Julian Baxter

1964

Concorde Affair Film ★ 6,5

Concorde Affair

Danker

1979

Don Bosco Film ★ 6,5

Don Bosco

Urbano Rattazzi

1988

Invaders of the Lost Gold Film ★ 3,9

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Rex Larson

1982

Series ★ 10,0

Appointment in Trieste

Groves

1989

Rulers of the City Film ★ 6,4

Rulers of the City

Luigi Cherico

1976

Who's Afraid of Dracula? Film ★ 6,1

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

Count Vlad

1985

The King's Thief Film ★ 6,3

The King's Thief

Michael Dermott

1955

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks Film ★ 4,3

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

Prefect Ewing

1974

The Loves of Salammbo Film ★ 4,8

The Loves of Salammbo

Narr Havas

1960

The Fifth Cord Film ★ 6,6

The Fifth Cord

Edouard Vermont

1971

Moment of Danger Film ★ 10,0

Moment of Danger

Peter Carran

1960

Killer vs Killers Film ★ 6,0

Killer vs Killers

His Excelency

1985

The Man Who Laughs Film ★ 5,4

The Man Who Laughs

Cesare Borgia

1966

Suleiman the Conqueror Film ★ 9,0

Suleiman the Conqueror

Ibrahim Pascià

1961

The Cossacks Film ★ 7,5

The Cossacks

Shamil, the Sheik

1960

The New Godfathers Film ★ 6,9

The New Godfathers

Secret Service Chief

1979

Ambush in Tangier Film ★ 6,5

Ambush in Tangier

John Milwood

1957

Don't Open Till Christmas Film ★ 4,9

Don't Open Till Christmas

Inspector Harris

1984

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz Film ★ 7,0

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

Sheriff Kelly

1964

The Big Family Film ★ 6,6

The Big Family

Giovanni Lutture

1973

The Assisi Underground Film ★ 5,1

The Assisi Underground

Cardinal Della Costa

1985

Fifteen Year Old Captain Film ★ 5,7

Fifteen Year Old Captain

Admiral Marlowe

1974

The Student Prince Film ★ 6,3

The Student Prince

Prince Karl Franz

1954

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff Film ★ 4,4

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

Inspector Crosby

1973

Herod the Great Film ★ 6,3

Herod the Great

Erode

1959

The Devil's Lover Film ★ 4,9

The Devil's Lover

Gunther

1972

Texas Jim Film ★ 7,7

Texas Jim

Tom Jameson / Jim James

1965

Thomas Film ★ 7,8

Thomas

Marcus

1970

The Night Child Film ★ 5,7

The Night Child

Doctor

1975

Karzan, Jungle Lord Film ★ 7,0

Karzan, Jungle Lord

Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)

1972

The Beauty Jungle Film ★ 5,4

The Beauty Jungle

Rex Carrick

1964

Witchcraft '70 Film ★ 5,3

Witchcraft '70

Narrator (voice) (English version)

1969

Wages of Sin Film ★ 6,0

Wages of Sin

Narrator

1969

White Slave Ship Film ★ 6,0

White Slave Ship

Dr. Bradley

1961

From the Archives of the Criminal Police Film ★ 5,3

From the Archives of the Criminal Police

Teddy Webbs

1973

Sweden: Heaven and Hell Film ★ 5,7

Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Narrator (English version)

1968

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story Film ★ 5,5

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Vittorio de Sica

1980

Amok Film ★ 8,0

Amok

Jaarsveld

1983

Fury of the Pagans Film ★ 7,0

Fury of the Pagans

Toryok

1960

The Night They Killed Rasputin Film ★ 5,0

The Night They Killed Rasputin

Rasputin

1960

Strange Intruder Film ★ 6,3

Strange Intruder

Paul Quentin

1956

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex? Film ★ 4,7

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

Narrator of English version

1968

Champagne in paradiso Film ★ 5,3

Champagne in paradiso

Paola's Father

1983

A Bear Called Arthur Film ★ 7,0

A Bear Called Arthur

1992

The Squirrel Film ★ 5,3

The Squirrel

Robert Sincap

1979

Great Lady Has an Interview Film ★ 2,0

Great Lady Has an Interview

Reporter (uncredited)

1954

Assault on Fort Texan Film ★ 7,0

Assault on Fort Texan

Major 'Sugar' Patterson

1965

Gun Shy Piluk Film ★ 6,0

Gun Shy Piluk

Piluk

1968

Naked and Violent Film ★ 4,5

Naked and Violent

Narrator (voice): English version

1970

Naked England Film ★ 3,7

Naked England

Narrator (English version)

1969

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine Film ★ 7,0

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

Padre

1968

Das große Wunschkonzert Film ★ 8,0

Das große Wunschkonzert

Harry Mell

1960

Malù Film

Malù

1976

The Queer ... The Erotic Film ★ 10,0

The Queer ... The Erotic

Narrator (voice)

1969

Film ★ 9,0

The Making of a Horror Film

Self

1984

7 Signs of Christ's Return Film ★ 8,0

7 Signs of Christ's Return

Host

1997

L'altra donna Film ★ 8,0

L'altra donna

Phillip

1980