Acting
Edmund Purdom
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.
Filmography
Knights of the Quest
Film · 2001
The Seventh Scroll
Series · 1999
7 Signs of Christ's Return
Film · 1997
A Bear Called Arthur
Film · 1992
The Rift
Film · 1990
Appointment in Trieste
Series · 1989
Don Bosco
Film · 1988
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
Film · 1985
The Assisi Underground
Film · 1985
Killer vs Killers
Film · 1985
Don't Open Till Christmas
Film · 1984
The Making of a Horror Film
Film · 1984
2019: After the Fall of New York
Film · 1983
Champagne in paradiso
Film · 1983
Amok
Film · 1983
The Scarlet and the Black
Film · 1983
The Winds of War
Series · 1983
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
Film · 1982
Pieces
Film · 1982
Invaders of the Lost Gold
Film · 1982
Absurd
Film · 1981
Deep Thoughts
Film · 1980
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Film · 1980
L'altra donna
Film · 1980
The New Godfathers
Film · 1979
Concorde Affair
Film · 1979
The Squirrel
Film · 1979
Rulers of the City
Film · 1976
The Jackpot
Film · 1976
Povero Cristo
Film · 1976
Malù
Film · 1976
The Night Child
Film · 1975
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks
Film · 1974
The Suspects
Film · 1974
The Big Family
Film · 1973
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Film · 1973
Fifteen Year Old Captain
Film · 1973
From the Archives of the Criminal Police
Film · 1973
Karzan, Jungle Lord
Film · 1972
The Devil's Lover
Film · 1972
The Fifth Cord
Film · 1971
Blackie the Pirate
Film · 1971
Naked and Violent
Film · 1970
Thomas
Film · 1970
Naked England
Film · 1969
Wages of Sin
Film · 1969
Witchcraft '70
Film · 1969
The Queer ... The Erotic
Film · 1969
Chrysanthemums for a Bunch of Swine
Film · 1968
Gun Shy Piluk
Film · 1968
Sweden: Heaven and Hell
Film · 1968
Excuse Me, Do You Like Sex?
Film · 1968
The Man Who Laughs
Film · 1966
Assault on Fort Texan
Film · 1965
Texas Jim
Film · 1965
The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Film · 1964
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Film · 1964
The Beauty Jungle
Film · 1964
The Comedy Man
Film · 1964
Theatre 625
Series · 1964
Thursday Theatre
Series · 1964
Lafayette
Film · 1962
The Last of the Vikings
Film · 1961
Nefertiti, Queen of the Nile
Film · 1961
Suleiman the Conqueror
Film · 1961
White Slave Ship
Film · 1961
Moment of Danger
Film · 1960
Fury of the Pagans
Film · 1960
The Cossacks
Film · 1960
The Night They Killed Rasputin
Film · 1960
Das große Wunschkonzert
Film · 1960
The Loves of Salammbo
Film · 1960
The Diary of Anne Frank
Film · 1959
Herod the Great
Film · 1959
Ambush in Tangier
Film · 1957
Strange Intruder
Film · 1956
The King's Thief
Film · 1955
The Prodigal
Film · 1955
The Egyptian
Film · 1954
The Student Prince
Film · 1954
Athena
Film · 1954
Great Lady Has an Interview
Film · 1954
Julius Caesar
Film · 1953
Titanic
Film · 1953
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Series · 1953
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948