Edmund Purdom
Acting
🎂 1924-12-20
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.
Cast credits(81)
Self
1948
Sinuhe
1954
Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)
1953
Shamil, the Sheik
1960
Urbano Rattazzi
1988
Paola's Father
1983
Paul Quentin
1956
Rex Carrick
1964
British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1959
Robert Sincap
1979
Harry Mell
1960
1992
Erode
1959
1983
Strato
1953
Fane
1964
Pharaoh Mamose
1999
Vittorio de Sica
1980
Michael Dermott
1955
American journalist
1974
President of the Pan American Confederacy
1983
Adam Calhorn Shaw
1954
CEO Steensland
1990
Dr. Bradley
1961
Micah
1955
Sheriff Kelly
1964
Julian Baxter
1964
The Viceroy
1971
Count Vlad
1985
Silas Deane
1962
Griba
1982
Tumos
1961
Father
1981
King Sveno
1961
Cesare Borgia
1966
Toryok
1960
Prince Karl Franz
1954
Cardinal Della Costa
1985
Professor Vanderberg
1976
The Dean
1982
Luigi Cherico
1976
Narr Havas
1960
Narrator of English version
1968
Doctor
1975
Rasputin
1960
Secret Service Chief
1979
Danker
1979
Tom Jameson / Jim James
1965
His Excelency
1985
Narrator (voice): English version
1970
Inspector Harris
1984
Reporter (uncredited)
1954
Groves
1989
Edouard Vermont
1971
The Pianist
1980
Admiral Marlowe
1974
Peter Carran
1960
Inspector Crosby
1973
Narrator (English version)
1969
Piluk
1968
Ugo di Clarendon
2001
Man in Tuxedo / Satan
1976
Marcus
1970
Rex Larson
1982
Gunther
1972
Major 'Sugar' Patterson
1965
Prefect Ewing
1974
Narrator (English version)
1968
John Milwood
1957
Narrator (voice) (English version)
1970
Phillip
1980
Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)
1972
Giovanni Lutture
1973
Narrator
1969
Narrator (voice)
1969
Jaarsveld
1983
Ibrahim PasciÃ
1961
Self
1984
Teddy Webbs
1973
Padre
1968
Host
1997