Edmund Purdom
Edmund Purdom
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Edmund Purdom

Actor 1924-12-20 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 th...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959 · British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Pieces

Pieces

1982 · The Dean

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1953 · Strato

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

Who's Afraid of Dracula?

1985 · Count Vlad

Titanic

Titanic

1953 · Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)

The Egyptian

The Egyptian

1954 · Sinuhe

Absurd

Absurd

1981 · Father

2019: After the Fall of New York

2019: After the Fall of New York

1983 · President of the Pan American Confederacy

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

Ator, the Fighting Eagle

1982 · Griba

Blackie the Pirate

Blackie the Pirate

1971 · The Viceroy

The Rift

The Rift

1990 · CEO Steensland

The Fifth Cord

The Fifth Cord

1971 · Edouard Vermont

Don't Open Till Christmas

Don't Open Till Christmas

1984 · Inspector Harris

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983 · Movie

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964 · Fane

The Winds of War

The Winds of War

1983 · Luigi Gianelli

Rulers of the City

Rulers of the City

1976 · Luigi Cherico

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks

1974 · Prefect Ewing

The Night Child

The Night Child

1975 · Doctor

Knights of the Quest

Knights of the Quest

2001 · Ugo di Clarendon