Actor
Edmund Purdom
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1924-12-20
- Died
- 2009-01-01
- Place of birth
- Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Also known asEdmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom, Edmond Purdom, Edmund Purdon
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.
Works in catalog 16
The Rift
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
Don't Open Till Christmas
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The Making of a Horror Film
Invaders of the Lost Gold
Le Sadique à la tronçonneuse
Horrible
Émilie, l'enfant des ténébres
Le Château de l’horreur
Le Château de l’horreur
The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
The Devil's Lover
Journée noire pour un bélier
Thomas
Thomas e gli indemoniati
