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