Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Acting • Born 1924-12-20 – Died 2009-01-01

Acting1Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

83 credits
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

Movie • 1974

Prefect Ewing

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

Movie • 1964

Sheriff Kelly

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Movie • 1959

British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Naked and Violent

Naked and Violent

Movie • 1970

Narrator (voice): English version

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Movie • 1953

Strato

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

Movie • 1985

Count Vlad

2019: After the Fall of New York

2019: After the Fall of New York

Movie • 1983

President of the Pan American Confederacy

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

Movie • 1954

Sinuhe

The Night Child

The Night Child

Movie • 1975

Doctor

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Movie • 1982

Griba

The Rift

The Rift

Movie • 1990

CEO Steensland

The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord

Movie • 1971

Edouard Vermont

Rulers of the City

Rulers of the City

Movie • 1976

Luigi Cherico

Pieces

Pieces

Movie • 1982

The Dean

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Movie • 1964

Fane

The Student Prince

The Student Prince

Movie • 1954

Prince Karl Franz

Blackie the Pirate

Blackie the Pirate

Movie • 1971

The Viceroy

The Last of the Vikings

The Last of the Vikings

Movie • 1961

King Sveno

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Movie • 1982

Rex Larson

Don't Open Till Christmas

Don't Open Till Christmas

Movie • 1984

Inspector Harris

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

Movie • 1961

Tumos

The King's Thief

The King's Thief

Movie • 1955

Michael Dermott

Titanic

Titanic

Movie • 1953

Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)

Athena

Athena

Movie • 1954

Adam Calhorn Shaw

Strange Intruder

Strange Intruder

Movie • 1956

Paul Quentin

Assault on Fort Texan

Assault on Fort Texan

Movie • 1965

Major 'Sugar' Patterson

Gun Shy Piluk

Gun Shy Piluk

Movie • 1968

Piluk

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

Movie • 1968

Padre

The Prodigal

The Prodigal

Movie • 1955

Micah

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

Movie • 1968

Narrator of English version

Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Movie • 1968

Narrator (English version)

Moment of Danger

Moment of Danger

Movie • 1960

Peter Carran

The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

Movie • 1966

Cesare Borgia

Texas Jim

Texas Jim

Movie • 1965

Tom Jameson / Jim James

Fury of the Pagans

Fury of the Pagans

Movie • 1960

Toryok

Champagne in paradiso

Champagne in paradiso

Movie • 1983

Paola's Father

Herod the Great

Herod the Great

Movie • 1959

Erode

Don Bosco

Don Bosco

Movie • 1988

Urbano Rattazzi

The Beauty Jungle

The Beauty Jungle

Movie • 1964

Rex Carrick

Suleiman the Conqueror

Suleiman the Conqueror

Movie • 1961

Ibrahim Pascià

The New Godfathers

The New Godfathers

Movie • 1979

Secret Service Chief

The Big Family

The Big Family

Movie • 1973

Giovanni Lutture

The Assisi Underground

The Assisi Underground

Movie • 1985

Cardinal Della Costa

White Slave Ship

White Slave Ship

Movie • 1961

Dr. Bradley

The Cossacks

The Cossacks

Movie • 1960

Shamil, the Sheik

The Making of a Horror Film

The Making of a Horror Film

Movie • 1984

Self

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

Movie • 1973

Inspector Crosby

Naked England

Naked England

Movie • 1969

Narrator (English version)

Ambush in Tangier

Ambush in Tangier

Movie • 1957

John Milwood

Wages of Sin

Wages of Sin

Movie • 1969

Narrator

Amok

Amok

Movie • 1983

Jaarsveld

The Night They Killed Rasputin

The Night They Killed Rasputin

Movie • 1960

Rasputin

A Bear Called Arthur

A Bear Called Arthur

Movie • 1992

Thomas

Thomas

Movie • 1970

Marcus

The Queer ... The Erotic

The Queer ... The Erotic

Movie • 1969

Narrator (voice)

Witchcraft '70

Witchcraft '70

Movie • 1970

Narrator (voice) (English version)

Das große Wunschkonzert

Das große Wunschkonzert

Movie • 1960

Harry Mell

Deep Thoughts

Deep Thoughts

Movie • 1980

The Pianist

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Movie • 1980

Vittorio de Sica

Concorde Affair

Concorde Affair

Movie • 1979

Danker

Knights Of The Quest

Knights Of The Quest

Movie • 2001

Ugo di Clarendon

Fifteen Year Old Captain

Fifteen Year Old Captain

Movie • 1974

Admiral Marlowe

Big Pot

Big Pot

Movie • 1976

Professor Vanderberg

From the Archives of the Criminal Police

From the Archives of the Criminal Police

Movie • 1973

Teddy Webbs

Lafayette

Lafayette

Movie • 1962

Silas Deane

Killer vs Killers

Killer vs Killers

Movie • 1985

His Excelency

Povero Cristo

Povero Cristo

Movie • 1976

Man in Tuxedo / Satan

L'altra donna

L'altra donna

Movie • 1980

Phillip

7 Signs of Christ's Return

7 Signs of Christ's Return

Movie • 1997

Host

The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man

Movie • 1964

Julian Baxter

The Loves of Salammbo

The Loves of Salammbo

Movie • 1960

Narr Havas

Lo scoiattolo

Lo scoiattolo

Movie • 1979

Robert Sincap

Karzan, Jungle Lord

Karzan, Jungle Lord

Movie • 1972

Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)

The Devil's Lover

The Devil's Lover

Movie • 1972

Gunther

Absurd

Absurd

Movie • 1981

Father

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

Movie • 1983

The Suspects

The Suspects

Movie • 1974

American journalist

Great Lady Has an Interview

Great Lady Has an Interview

Movie • 1954

Reporter (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV • 1948

Self

The Seventh Scroll

The Seventh Scroll

TV • 1999

Pharaoh Mamose

Appointment in Trieste

Appointment in Trieste

TV • 1989

Groves

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

TV • 1964

Weislingen

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

TV • 1953

Tom Rutherford