Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Acting

Birthday

1924/12/20

Day of death

2009/01/01 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Also know as

Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom, Edmond Purdom, Edmund Purdon

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, Pu...Read more

Acting
Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette
4.1

(1974) Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

as Prefect Ewing

Der letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz
6.2

(1964) The Last Ride to Santa Cruz

as Sheriff Kelly

The Diary of Anne Frank
7.2

(1959) The Diary of Anne Frank

as British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

America così nuda, così violenta
1.0

(1970) Naked and Violent

as Narrator (voice): English version

Julius Caesar
7.1

(1953) Julius Caesar

as Strato

Fracchia contro Dracula
6.1

(1985) Who's Afraid of Dracula?

as Count Vlad

2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York
5.4

(1983) 2019: After the Fall of New York

as President of the Pan American Confederacy

The Egyptian
6.4

(1954) The Egyptian

as Sinuhe

Il medaglione insanguinato (Perche?!)
5.5

(1975) The Night Child

as Doctor

Ator l'invincibile
3.9

(1982) Ator, the Fighting Eagle

as Griba

The Rift
4.7

(1990) The Rift

as CEO Steensland

Giornata nera per l'ariete
6.5

(1971) The Fifth Cord

as Edouard Vermont

I padroni della città
6.3

(1976) Rulers of the City

as Luigi Cherico

Mil gritos tiene la noche
5.9

(1982) Pieces

as The Dean

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
6.0

(1964) The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as Fane

The Student Prince
6.1

(1954) The Student Prince

as Prince Karl Franz

Il corsaro nero
5.7

(1971) Blackie the Pirate

as The Viceroy

L'ultimo dei Vikinghi
4.5

(1961) The Last of the Vikings

as King Sveno

Horror Safari
3.8

(1982) Invaders of the Lost Gold

as Rex Larson

Don't Open Till Christmas
4.8

(1984) Don't Open Till Christmas

as Inspector Harris

Nefertiti, regina del Nilo
5.5

(1961) Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile

as Tumos

The King's Thief
6.2

(1955) The King's Thief

as Michael Dermott

Titanic
6.6

(1953) Titanic

as Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)

Athena
5.6

(1954) Athena

as Adam Calhorn Shaw

Strange Intruder
5.6

(1956) Strange Intruder

as Paul Quentin

Gli eroi di Fort Worth
7.0

(1965) Assault on Fort Texan

as Major 'Sugar' Patterson

0.0

(1968) Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine

as Padre

Giurò... e li uccise ad uno ad uno
4.5

(1968) Gun Shy Piluk

as Piluk

The Prodigal
4.0

(1955) The Prodigal

as Micah

Svezia, inferno e paradiso
5.5

(1968) Sweden: Heaven and Hell

as Narrator (English version)

Scusi, lei conosce il sesso?
2.0

(1968) Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?

as Narrator of English version

Moment of Danger
0.0

(1960) Moment of Danger

as Peter Carran

L'uomo che ride
5.0

(1966) The Man Who Laughs

as Cesare Borgia

Los cuatreros
8.0

(1965) Texas Jim

as Tom Jameson / Jim James

La furia dei barbari
0.0

(1960) Fury of the Pagans

as Toryok

Champagne in paradiso
4.0

(1983) Champagne in paradiso

as Paola's Father

Erode il grande
5.0

(1959) Herod the Great

as Erode

Don Bosco
6.0

(1988) Don Bosco

as Urbano Rattazzi

The Beauty Jungle
4.7

(1964) The Beauty Jungle

as Rex Carrick

Solimano il conquistatore
0.0

(1961) Suleiman the Conqueror

as Ibrahim Pascià

I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia
6.8

(1979) The New Godfathers

as Secret Service Chief

L'onorata famiglia
5.7

(1973) The Big Family

as Giovanni Lutture

The Assisi Underground
5.2

(1985) The Assisi Underground

as Cardinal Della Costa

L'ammutinamento
4.0

(1961) White Slave Ship

as Dr. Bradley

I cosacchi
5.0

(1960) The Cossacks

as Shamil, the Sheik

0.0

(1984) The Making of a Horror Film

as Self

Los ojos del doctor Orloff
4.2

(1973) The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff

as Inspector Crosby

Inghilterra nuda
2.0

(1969) Naked England

as Narrator (English version)

Agguato a Tangeri
6.0

(1957) Ambush in Tangier

as John Milwood

Mille peccati.... nessuna virtù
5.0

(1969) Wages of Sin

as Narrator

Amok
0.0

(1983) Amok

as Jaarsveld

L’ultimo zar
4.0

(1960) The Night They Killed Rasputin

as Rasputin

Un orso chiamato Arturo
0.0

(1992) A Bear Called Arthur

as ---

Thomas... ...gli indemoniati
7.7

(1970) Thomas

as Marcus

Angeli bianchi… angeli neri
4.9

(1970) Witchcraft '70

as Narrator (voice) (English version)

L'altra faccia del peccato
0.0

(1969) The Queer ... The Erotic

as Narrator (voice)

Das große Wunschkonzert
0.0

(1960) Das große Wunschkonzert

as Harry Mell

Pensieri Morbosi
3.5

(1980) Deep Thoughts

as The Pianist

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
5.2

(1980) Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

as Vittorio de Sica

Concorde Affaire '79
6.4

(1979) Concorde Affair

as Danker

I Cavalieri Che Fecero L'Impresa
4.6

(2001) Knights Of The Quest

as Ugo di Clarendon

Un capitán de quince años
5.0

(1974) Fifteen Year Old Captain

as Admiral Marlowe

Il colpaccio
0.0

(1976) Big Pot

as Professor Vanderberg

Dagli archivi della polizia criminale
4.0

(1973) From the Archives of the Criminal Police

as Teddy Webbs

La Fayette
5.2

(1962) Lafayette

as Silas Deane

Killer contro killers
4.0

(1985) Killer vs Killers

as His Excelency

Povero Cristo
7.0

(1976) Povero Cristo

as Man in Tuxedo / Satan

L'altra donna
0.0

(1980) L'altra donna

as Phillip

7 Signs of Christ's Return
6.0

(1997) 7 Signs of Christ's Return

as Host

The Comedy Man
6.9

(1964) The Comedy Man

as Julian Baxter

Salambò
4.3

(1960) The Loves of Salammbo

as Narr Havas

Lo scoiattolo
5.0

(1979) Lo scoiattolo

as Robert Sincap

Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla
5.5

(1972) Karzan, Jungle Lord

as Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)

L'amante del demonio
4.6

(1972) The Devil's Lover

as Gunther

Rosso sangue
5.5

(1981) Absurd

as Father

The Scarlet and the Black
7.0

(1983) The Scarlet and the Black

as ---

Les Suspects
5.2

(1974) The Suspects

as American journalist

Great Lady Has an Interview
2.0

(1954) Great Lady Has an Interview

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

The Seventh Scroll
5.6

(1999) The Seventh Scroll

as Pharaoh Mamose

0.0

(1989) Appointment in Trieste

as Groves

Theatre 625
7.2

(1964) Theatre 625

as Weislingen