Edmund Purdom

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.

Filmografi

Lafayette1962 · Silas DeaneAthena1954 · Adam Calhorn ShawThe Diary of Anne Frank1959 · British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)Wages of Sin1969 · NarratorThe Jackpot1976 · Professor VanderbergThe Queer ... The Erotic1969 · Narrator (voice)Malù1976 · Pieces1982 · The DeanThe Loves of Salammbo1960 · Narr HavasDeep Thoughts1980 · The PianistJulius Caesar1953 · StratoThe Egyptian1954 · SinuheRulers of the City1976 · Luigi ChericoTitanic1953 · Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)The Scarlet and the Black1983 · Blackie the Pirate1971 · The Viceroy2019: After the Fall of New York1983 · President of the Pan American ConfederacyThe New Godfathers1979 · Secret Service ChiefThe Yellow Rolls-Royce1964 · FaneThe Rift1990 · CEO SteenslandThe Last of the Vikings1961 · King SvenoAtor, the Fighting Eagle1982 · GribaThe King's Thief1955 · Michael DermottDon't Open Till Christmas1984 · Inspector Harris