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Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Acting

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 Movies

Acting

Poster for Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
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Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

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Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
Prefect Ewing
Poster for The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
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The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

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The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Sheriff Kelly
Poster for The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Diary of Anne Frank

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The Diary of Anne Frank
British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Poster for Naked and Violent
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Naked and Violent

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Naked and Violent
Narrator (voice): English version
Poster for Julius Caesar
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Julius Caesar

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Julius Caesar
Strato
Poster for Who's Afraid of Dracula?
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Who's Afraid of Dracula?

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Who's Afraid of Dracula?
Count Vlad
Poster for 2019: After the Fall of New York
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2019: After the Fall of New York

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2019: After the Fall of New York
President of the Pan American Confederacy
Poster for The Egyptian
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The Egyptian

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The Egyptian
Sinuhe
Poster for The Night Child
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The Night Child

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The Night Child
Doctor
Poster for Ator, the Fighting Eagle
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Ator, the Fighting Eagle

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Ator, the Fighting Eagle
Griba

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Edmund Purdom portrait
Edmund Purdom portrait
Edmund Purdom portrait
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