12/20/1924
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK:
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.
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I Cavalieri Che Fecero L'Impresa (2001) as Ugo di Clarendon |
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7 Signs of Christ's Return (1997) as Host |
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Un orso chiamato Arturo (1992) as |
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The Rift (1990) as CEO Steensland |
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Don Bosco (1988) as Urbano Rattazzi |
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Fracchia contro Dracula (1985) as Count Vlad |
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The Assisi Underground (1985) as Cardinal Della Costa |
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Killer contro killers (1985) as His Excelency |
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Don't Open Till Christmas (1984) as Inspector Harris |
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The Making of a Horror Film (1984) as Self |
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Champagne in paradiso (1983) as Paola's Father |
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2019 - Dopo la caduta di New York (1983) as President of the Pan American Confederacy |
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Amok (1983) as Jaarsveld |
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983) as |
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Ator l'invincibile (1982) as Griba |
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Horror Safari (1982) as Rex Larson |
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Mil gritos tiene la noche (1982) as The Dean |
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Rosso sangue (1981) as Father |
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Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) as Vittorio de Sica |
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L'altra donna (1980) as Phillip |
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Pensieri Morbosi (1980) as The Pianist |
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Lo scoiattolo (1979) as Robert Sincap |
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I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia (1979) as Secret Service Chief |
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Concorde Affaire '79 (1979) as Danker |
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I padroni della città (1976) as Luigi Cherico |
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Il colpaccio (1976) as Professor Vanderberg |
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Povero Cristo (1976) as Man in Tuxedo / Satan |
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Il medaglione insanguinato (Perche?!) (1975) as Doctor |
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Les Suspects (1974) as American journalist |
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Un capitán de quince años (1974) as Admiral Marlowe |
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Terror! Il castello delle donne maledette (1974) as Prefect Ewing |
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Dagli archivi della polizia criminale (1973) as Teddy Webbs |
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L'onorata famiglia (1973) as Giovanni Lutture |
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Los ojos del doctor Orloff (1973) as Inspector Crosby |
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Karzan, il favoloso uomo della jungla (1972) as Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited) |
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L'amante del demonio (1972) as Gunther |
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Giornata nera per l'ariete (1971) as Edouard Vermont |
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Il corsaro nero (1971) as The Viceroy |
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Thomas... ...gli indemoniati (1970) as Marcus |
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America così nuda, così violenta (1970) as Narrator (voice): English version |
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Angeli bianchi… angeli neri (1970) as Narrator (voice) (English version) |
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Mille peccati.... nessuna virtù (1969) as Narrator |
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Inghilterra nuda (1969) as Narrator (English version) |
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L'altra faccia del peccato (1969) as Narrator (voice) |
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Scusi, lei conosce il sesso? (1968) as Narrator of English version |
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Svezia, inferno e paradiso (1968) as Narrator (English version) |
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Giurò... e li uccise ad uno ad uno (1968) as Piluk |
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Crisantemi per un branco di carogne (1968) as Padre |
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L'uomo che ride (1966) as Cesare Borgia |
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Los cuatreros (1965) as Tom Jameson / Jim James |
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Gli eroi di Fort Worth (1965) as Major 'Sugar' Patterson |
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) as Fane |
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The Comedy Man (1964) as Julian Baxter |
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The Beauty Jungle (1964) as Rex Carrick |
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Der letzte Ritt nach Santa Cruz (1964) as Sheriff Kelly |
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La Fayette (1962) as Silas Deane |
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Solimano il conquistatore (1961) as Ibrahim Pascià |
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L'ammutinamento (1961) as Dr. Bradley |
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Nefertiti, regina del Nilo (1961) as Tumos |
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L'ultimo dei Vikinghi (1961) as King Sveno |
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Das große Wunschkonzert (1960) as Harry Mell |
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La furia dei barbari (1960) as Toryok |
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L’ultimo zar (1960) as Rasputin |
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Salambò (1960) as Narr Havas |
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I cosacchi (1960) as Shamil, the Sheik |
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Moment of Danger (1960) as Peter Carran |
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The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) as British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited) |
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Erode il grande (1959) as Erode |
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Agguato a Tangeri (1957) as John Milwood |
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Strange Intruder (1956) as Paul Quentin |
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The King's Thief (1955) as Michael Dermott |
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The Prodigal (1955) as Micah |
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Athena (1954) as Adam Calhorn Shaw |
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The Egyptian (1954) as Sinuhe |
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The Student Prince (1954) as Prince Karl Franz |
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Great Lady Has an Interview (1954) as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Julius Caesar (1953) as Strato |
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Titanic (1953) as Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited) |
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Don't Open Till Christmas (1984) Director |