Overview

Know for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
20 Dec, 1924 (100 years old)

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.

Known For

Don't Open Till Christmas
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87 min 1984

Don't Open Till Christmas

Thriller
Invaders of the Lost Gold
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88 min 1982

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Adventure
The Devil's Lover
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78 min 1972

The Devil's Lover

Horror
Assault on Fort Texan
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96 min 1965

Assault on Fort Texan

Western
The King's Thief
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78 min 1955

The King's Thief

Adventure
The Prodigal
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112 min 1955

The Prodigal

Drama

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