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Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 20, 1924
Died Jan 01, 2009 (84)
Birthplace Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

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Filmography

The Rift

The Rift

1990

as CEO Steensland

The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

1985

as Cardinal Della Costa

Don't Open Till Christmas

Don't Open Till Christmas

1984

as Inspector Harris

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Invaders of the Lost Gold

1982

as Rex Larson

L'altra donna

L'altra donna

1980

as Phillip

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980

as Vittorio de Sica

The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

1964

as Rex Carrick

The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man

1964

as Julian Baxter

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

as Fane

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

1960

as Peter Carran

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959

as British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Strange Intruder

Strange Intruder

1956

as Paul Quentin

The Prodigal

The Prodigal

1955

as Micah

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

1955

as Michael Dermott

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954

as Sinuhe

The Student Prince

The Student Prince

1954

as Prince Karl Franz

Athena

Athena

1954

as Adam Calhorn Shaw

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953

as Strato

Titanic

Titanic

1953

as Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)

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Television Credits

Appointment in Trieste

as Groves

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 03, 1989

The Seventh Scroll

as Pharaoh Mamose

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 15, 1999

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

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