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.
Acting
2001
Ugo di Clarendon
1999
Pharaoh Mamose
1990
CEO Steensland
1989
Groves
1988
Urbano Rattazzi
1985
Count Vlad
1985
Cardinal Della Costa
1984
Inspector Harris
1984
1983
President of the Pan American Confederacy
1983
Unknown
1982
1982
Rex Larson
1982
The Dean
1981
Father
1980
Vittorio de Sica
1980
The Pianist
1980
Phillip
1979
Robert Sincap
1979
Danker
1976
Luigi Cherico
1976
Man in Tuxedo / Satan
1975
Doctor
1974
Admiral Marlowe
1974
Prefect Ewing
1973
Giovanni Lutture
1973
Inspector Crosby
1972
Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)
1972
Gunther
1971
Edouard Vermont
1971
The Viceroy
1970
Narrator (voice): English version
1970
Narrator (voice) (English version)
1969
Narrator (English version)
1968
1965
Tom Jameson / Jim James
1965
Major 'Sugar' Patterson
1964
1964
Rex Carrick
1964
Weislingen
1962
Silas Deane
1961
1960
Harry Mell
1960
Toryok
1959
British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1959
Erode
1955
Michael Dermott
1955
Micah
1954
Adam Calhorn Shaw
1954
Sinuhe
1953
Strato
1953
Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)
1948
Directing
1984
Director
Infos
Edmund Purdom
Male
12/20/1924
1/1/2009
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