Edmund Purdom profile
Actor profile

Edmund Purdom

20th December 1924 Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK Acting

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.

78 Movies 4 TV Shows 86 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Amok poster
Amok 1st April 1983 as Jaarsveld
Pieces poster
Pieces 23rd August 1982 as The Dean
Absurd poster
Absurd 1st October 1981 as Father
Thomas poster
Thomas 28th September 1970 as Marcus
Texas Jim poster
Texas Jim 24th May 1965 as Tom Jameson / Jim James
Athena poster
Athena 4th November 1954 as Adam Calhorn Shaw
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Titanic 11th April 1953 as Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)