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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.
As actor
Knights Of The Quest
7 Signs of Christ's Return
A Bear Called Arthur
The Rift
Don Bosco
Who's Afraid of Dracula?
The Assisi Underground
Killer vs Killers
Don't Open Till Christmas
The Making of a Horror Film
2019: After the Fall of New York
Champagne in paradiso
Amok
The Scarlet and the Black
Ator, the Fighting Eagle
Pieces
Invaders of the Lost Gold
Absurd
Deep Thoughts
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
L'altra donna
The New Godfathers
Concorde Affair
The Squirrel
Rulers of the City
The Jackpot
Povero Cristo
Malù
The Night Child
Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks