
Known for
Acting
Born
December 20, 1924
Birthplace
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died
January 1, 2009 (aged 84)
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 Mart...
2001
as Ugo di Clarendon
1999
1997
as Host
1992
1990
as CEO Steensland
1989
1988
as Urbano Rattazzi
1985
as Count Vlad
1985
as Cardinal Della Costa
1985
as His Excelency
1984
as Inspector Harris, Director
1984
as Self
1983
as Paola's Father
1983
as President of the Pan American Confederacy
1983
as Jaarsveld
1983
1983
1982
as Griba
1982
as Rex Larson
1982
as The Dean
1981
as Father
1980
as Vittorio de Sica
1980
as The Pianist
1980
as Phillip
1979
as Robert Sincap