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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
as Prefect Ewing
1974
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
as Sheriff Kelly
1964
The Diary of Anne Frank
as British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1959
Naked and Violent
as Narrator (voice): English version
1970
Julius Caesar
as Strato
1953
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
as Count Vlad
1985
2019: After the Fall of New York
as President of the Pan American Confederacy
1983
The Egyptian
as Sinuhe
1954
The Night Child
as Doctor
1975
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
as Griba
1982
The Rift
as CEO Steensland
1990
The Fifth Cord
as Edouard Vermont
1971
Rulers of the City
as Luigi Cherico
1976
Pieces
as The Dean
1982
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Fane
1964
The Student Prince
as Prince Karl Franz
1954
Blackie the Pirate
as The Viceroy
1971
The Last of the Vikings
as King Sveno
1961
Invaders of the Lost Gold
as Rex Larson
1982
Don't Open Till Christmas
as Inspector Harris
1984
