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.
Filmography
Knights of the Quest
2001
as Ugo di Clarendon
7 Signs of Christ's Return
1997
as Host
A Bear Called Arthur
1992
The Rift
1990
as CEO Steensland
Don Bosco
1988
as Urbano Rattazzi
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
1985
as Count Vlad
The Assisi Underground
1985
as Cardinal Della Costa
Killer vs Killers
1985
as His Excelency
Don't Open Till Christmas
1984
as Inspector Harris
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The Making of a Horror Film
1984
as Self
Champagne in paradiso
1983
as Paola's Father
2019: After the Fall of New York
1983
as President of the Pan American Confederacy
Amok
1983
as Jaarsveld
The Scarlet and the Black
1983
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
1982
as Griba
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
as Rex Larson
Pieces
1982
as The Dean
Absurd
1981
as Father
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980
as Vittorio de Sica
Deep Thoughts
1980
as The Pianist
L'altra donna
1980
as Phillip
The Squirrel
1979
as Robert Sincap
The New Godfathers
1979
as Secret Service Chief
Concorde Affair
1979
as Danker