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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 2.728
Birthday 1924-12-20
Place of Birth Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also Known As Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom, Edmond Purdom, Edmund Purdon,
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
1974

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
1964

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

The Diary of Anne Frank
1959

The Diary of Anne Frank

Naked and Violent
1970

Naked and Violent

Julius Caesar
1953

Julius Caesar

Who Is Afraid of Dracula?
1985

Who Is Afraid of Dracula?

2019: After the Fall of New York
1983

2019: After the Fall of New York

The Egyptian
1954

The Egyptian

The Night Child
1975

The Night Child

Ator, the Fighting Eagle
1982

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

The Rift
1990

The Rift

The Fifth Cord
1971

The Fifth Cord

Rulers of the City
1976

Rulers of the City

Pieces
1982

Pieces

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Student Prince
1954

The Student Prince

Blackie the Pirate
1971

Blackie the Pirate

The Last of the Vikings
1961

The Last of the Vikings

Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Don't Open Till Christmas
1984

Don't Open Till Christmas

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
1961

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

The King's Thief
1955

The King's Thief

Titanic
1953

Titanic

Athena
1954

Athena

Strange Intruder
1956

Strange Intruder

Assault on Fort Texan
1965

Assault on Fort Texan

Gun Shy Piluk
1968

Gun Shy Piluk

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine
1968

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

The Prodigal
1955

The Prodigal

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?
1968

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

Sweden: Heaven and Hell
1968

Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Moment of Danger
1960

Moment of Danger

The Man Who Laughs
1966

The Man Who Laughs

Texas Jim
1965

Texas Jim

Fury of the Pagans
1960

Fury of the Pagans

Champagne in paradiso
1983

Champagne in paradiso

Herod the Great
1959

Herod the Great

Don Bosco
1988

Don Bosco

The Beauty Jungle
1964

The Beauty Jungle

Suleiman the Conqueror
1961

Suleiman the Conqueror

The New Godfathers
1979

The New Godfathers

The Big Family
1973

The Big Family

The Assisi Underground
1985

The Assisi Underground

White Slave Ship
1961

White Slave Ship

The Cossacks
1960

The Cossacks

The Making of a Horror Film
1984

The Making of a Horror Film

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
1973

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

Naked England
1969

Naked England

Ambush in Tangier
1957

Ambush in Tangier

Wages of Sin
1969

Wages of Sin

Amok
1983

Amok

The Night They Killed Rasputin
1960

The Night They Killed Rasputin

A Bear Called Arthur
1992

A Bear Called Arthur

Thomas
1970

Thomas

The Queer ... The Erotic
1969

The Queer ... The Erotic

Witchcraft '70
1970

Witchcraft '70

Das große Wunschkonzert
1960

Das große Wunschkonzert

Deep Thoughts
1980

Deep Thoughts

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Concorde Affair
1979

Concorde Affair

Knights of the Quest
2001

Knights of the Quest

Fifteen Year Old Captain
1974

Fifteen Year Old Captain

Big Pot
1976

Big Pot

From the Archives of the Criminal Police
1973

From the Archives of the Criminal Police

Lafayette
1962

Lafayette

Killer vs Killers
1985

Killer vs Killers

Povero Cristo
1976

Povero Cristo

L'altra donna
1980

L'altra donna

7 Signs of Christ's Return
1997

7 Signs of Christ's Return

The Comedy Man
1964

The Comedy Man

The Loves of Salammbo
1960

The Loves of Salammbo

Lo scoiattolo
1979

Lo scoiattolo

Karzan, Jungle Lord
1972

Karzan, Jungle Lord

The Devil's Lover
1972

The Devil's Lover

Absurd
1981

Absurd

The Scarlet and the Black
1983

The Scarlet and the Black

The Suspects
1974

The Suspects

Great Lady Has an Interview
1954

Great Lady Has an Interview