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Edmund Purdom

Film Director / Television Director / Animator / Author / Illustrator | * 12/19/1924 († 84, 01/01/2009) | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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 in America on Broadway and in Hollywood, and eventually in Italy. 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". After the failure of his Hollywood career, Purdom returned briefly to the United Kingdom and then settled in Italy, where he spent the remainder of his life appearing in local films. Between the 1970s and 1990s, he was a regular in European genre cinema, working with directors like Juan Piquer Simón, Joe D'Amato, Sergio Martino and Ruggero Deodato.His daughter, Lilan Purdom, became a journalist for French TV Channel TF1. She is the author of the book Hollywood Garage, about her father's career. ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Action

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Movies with Edmund Purdom as Actor(73)

as Ugo di Clarendon2001 Knights of the Quest
as CEO Steensland1990 The Rift
as Urbano Rattazzi1988 Don Bosco
as Count Vlad1985 Who Is Afraid Of Dracula?
as His Excelency1985 Killer vs Killers
as Cardinal Della Costa1985 The Assisi Underground
as Inspector Ian Harris1984 Don't Open Till Christmas
as Paola's Father1983 Champagne in paradiso
as President of the Pan American Confederacy1983 2019: After the Fall of New York
1983 Amok
as The Dean1982 Pieces
as Rex Larson1982 Invaders Of The Lost Gold
as Father1981 Monster Hunter
as The Pianist1980 Deep Thoughts
as Phillip1980 L'altra donna
as Vittorio de Sica1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
as Robert Sincap1979 Lo scoiattolo
as Secret Service Chief1979 The New Godfathers
as Danker1979 Concorde Affair
as Luigi Cherico1976 Rulers of the City
as Man in Tuxedo1976 Povero Cristo
as Professor Vanderberg1976 Big Pot
as Doctor1975 The Night Child
as Prefect Ewing1974 Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
as Le journaliste américain1974 Les Suspects
as Admiral Marlowe1974 Fifteen Year Old Captain
as Giovanni Lutture1973 The Big Family
as Inspector Crosby1973 The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
as Gunther1972 The Devil's Lover
as Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)1972 Karzan, Jungle Lord
as Edouard Vermont1971 The Fifth Cord
as The Viceroy1971 Blackie the Pirate
as Narrator (voice) (English version)1970 White Angel… Black Angel
as Narrator (voice): English version1970 Naked and Violent
as Narrator (voice)1969 The Queer... the Erotic
as Narrator1969 Wages of Sin
as Narrator1969 Naked England
as Cesare Borgia1966 The Man Who Laughs
as Tom Jameson / Jim James1965 Los cuatreros
as Major 'Sugar' Patterson1965 Assault on Fort Texan
as Rex Carrick1964 The Beauty Jungle
as Sheriff Kelly1964 The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Julian Baxter1964 The Comedy Man
as Silas Deane1962 Lafayette
as Ibrahim Pascià1961 Suleiman the Conqueror
as King Sveno1961 The Last of the Vikings
as Dr. Bradley1961 White Slave Ship
as Toryok1960 Fury of the Pagans
as Harry Mell1960 Das große Wunschkonzert
as Shamil, the Sheik1960 The Cossacks
as Peter Carran1960 Moment of Danger
as Narr Havas1960 The Loves of Salammbo
as Erode1959 Herod the Great
as British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)1959 The Diary of Anne Frank
as John Milwood1957 Ambush in Tangier
as Paul Quentin1956 Strange Intruder
as Michael Dermott1955 The King's Thief
as Micah1955 The Prodigal
as Prince Karl Franz1954 The Student Prince
as Adam Calhorn Shaw1954 Athena
as Sinuhe1954 The Egyptian
as Strato1953 Julius Caesar

TV Shows/Series with Edmund Purdom as Actor(3)

as Pharaoh Mamose1999 The Seventh Scroll
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Edmund Purdom as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1984 Don't Open Till Christmas

Full Name: Edmund Purdom
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 12/19 1924 (December) in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 01/01 2009 (January) in Rome (aged: 84)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)
Educated at: Downside School
Spouses (current/former): Linda Christian
Father: Charles Purdom
Other names for Edmund Purdom (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom"
"Edmond Purdom"
"Edmund Purdon"
Edmund Purdom frequently works together with these people:
Dick Randall (9x, Crew)
Sergio Martino (9x, Crew)
Luciano Martino (8x, Crew)
Jackie Gleason (7x, Actor)
Helen Crosby (7x, Crew)
Jesús Franco (6x, Crew)
Joe D'Amato (6x, Crew)
Art Carney (6x, Actor)
Fernando Di Leo (6x, Crew)
Pupi Avati (5x, Crew)
Guido Zurli (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:305417, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024