Edmund Purdom
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-12-20 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died
2009-01-01
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.
Most Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Theatre 625
as Weislingen
Athena
as Adam Calhorn Shaw
The Loves of Salammbo
as Narr Havas
Deep Thoughts
as The Pianist
The Egyptian
as Sinuhe
The Diary of Anne Frank
as British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Titanic
as Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)
The Seventh Scroll
as Pharaoh Mamose
The Scarlet and the Black
Julius Caesar
as Strato
Big Pot
as Professor Vanderberg
Pieces
as The Dean
The Rift
as CEO Steensland
Lafayette
as Silas Deane
Absurd
as Father
Blackie the Pirate
as The Viceroy
Invaders of the Lost Gold
as Rex Larson
Thomas
as Marcus
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
as Fane