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Edmund Purdom (1924–2009)

Trivia:

Won the lead role in The Student Prince after Mario Lanza's weight gain forced him out of the part; won the lead role in The Egyptian after Marlon Brando turned it down in favor of playing Napoleon in Désirée. See more trivia »

Died:

(age 84) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Filmography

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2001 I cavalieri che fecero l'impresa
Ugo di Clarendon
 
2000 Titanic: The Legend Goes On...
Jeremy McFlannel (voice) (as Edmond Purdom)
 
1999 The Seventh Scroll (TV mini-series)
Mamose
 
1995 Il barone (TV mini-series)
Don Carmine
 
1992 Un orso chiamato Arturo (TV movie)
 
1989-1991 Classe di ferro (TV series)
Generale Jerome Thompson
Una vacanza in Florida (1991) … Generale Jerome Thompson
Una festa americana (1989) … Generale Jerome Thompson
 
1990 The Rift
CEO Steensland
 
1988 Sei delitti per padre Brown (TV mini-series)
 
1987 Funny Boy
Samuel
 
1987 Appuntamento a Trieste (TV mini-series)
 
1985 The Assisi Underground
Cardinal Della Costa
 
1985 Killer vs Killers
His Excelency
 
1984 Don't Open Till Christmas
Inspector Ian Harris
 
1983 2019: After the Fall of New York
President of the Pan American Confederacy
 
1983 Amok
 
1983 The Winds of War (TV mini-series)
Luigi Gianelli
Cataclysm (1983) … Luigi Gianelli
 
1983 The Scarlet and the Black (TV movie)
British Intelligence Officer/Epilogue Narrator (as Edmond Purdom)
 
1982 Ator, the Fighting Eagle
Griba
 
1982 Invaders of the Lost Gold
Rex Larson
 
1982 Pieces
The Dean
 
1981 Absurd
Father
 
1981 Lo scoiattolo
 
1981 L'altra donna
Phillip
 
1981 L'assassino ha le ore contate (TV mini-series)
 
1980 Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (TV movie)
Vittorio de Sica
 
1979 I contrabbandieri di Santa Lucia
Secret Service Chief
 
1979 Concorde Affaire '79
Danker
 
1976 Rulers of the City
Luigi Cherico
 
1976 A Matter of Time (uncredited)
 
1976 Il colpaccio
 
1976 Povero Cristo
Uomo in frac
 
1975 The Night Child
Doctor
 
1974 The Suspects
Le journaliste américain
 
1974 L'onorata famiglia
Giovanni Lutture
 
1974 Fifteen Year Old Captain
Admiral Marlowe
 
1974 Il castello della paura
Prefect
 
1973 Dagli archivi della polizia criminale
Teddy Webbs (as Edmund Purdon)
 
1973 The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
Inspector Crosby (as Edmond Purdom)
 
1972 Jungle Master
Lord Carter (voice) (uncredited)
 
1972 The Devil's Lover
Gunther
 
1971 Giornata nera per l'ariete
Edouard Vermont
 
1971 Blackie the Pirate
The Viceroy
 
1970 Thomas and the Bewitched
Marcus
 
1969 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Ferdie
The Three Virgins of Rome (1969) … Ferdie
 
1968 Scusi, lei conosce il sesso?
Narrator of English version
 
1968 Gun Shy Piluk
Piluk
 
1965 Shoot to Kill
Jim
 
1965 Assault on Fort Texan
Major 'Sugar' Patterson
 
1965 Theatre 625 (TV series)
Weislingen
Ironhand (1965) … Weislingen
 
1965 Thursday Theatre (TV series)
Merton Denver
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Fane
 
1964 The Comedy Man
Julian Baxter
 
1964 Contest Girl
Rex Carrick
 
1964 The Last Ride to Santa Cruz
Rex Kelly
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Mark Wheeler
Velvet Cage (1963) … Mark Wheeler
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Harvey Morrison
The Aspern Papers (1962) … Harvey Morrison
 
1961 Suleiman the Conqueror
Ibrahim Pascià
 
1961 White Slave Ship
Dr. Bradley
 
1961 Nefertiti, regina del Nilo
Tumos, Scultore
 
1961 Lafayette
Silas Deane
 
1961 The Last of the Vikings
King Sveno
 
1960 Das große Wunschkonzert
Harry Mell
 
1960 Fury of the Pagans
Toryok
 
1960 The Loves of Salammbo
Narr Havas
 
1959-1960 Tales of the Vikings (TV series)
Egil / King Lawrence
The Madness (1960) … Egil
Journey to Bretland (1959) … King Lawrence
 
1960 The Cossacks
Shamil
 
1960 Malaga
Peter Carran
 
1959 The Diary of Anne Frank
British Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1957-1958 Sword of Freedom (TV series)
Marco del Monte
The School (1958) … Marco del Monte
Francesca (1958) … Marco del Monte
Adrianna (1957) … Marco del Monte
Alessandro (1957) … Marco del Monte
 
1957 Agguato a Tangeri
John Milwood
 
1956 Strange Intruder
Paul Quentin
 
1955 The King's Thief
Michael Dermott
 
1954 Athena
Adam Calhorn Shaw
 
1954 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (TV series)
The Whistling Room (1954)
 
1954 The Student Prince
Prince Karl
 
1953 Titanic
Second Officer Lightoller (uncredited)
 
1952 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
The Medea Cup (1952)
 
1951 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Metellus Cimber
 
1950 Carissima (TV movie)
Testi
 
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1956 Helen of Troy (english-language voice: Jacques Sernas - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
1997 Seven Signs of Christ's Return (video documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1984 The Making of a Horror Film (documentary)
Himself, Director/Actor
 
1970 Naked and Violent (documentary)
Voice: narration: English version
 
1970 Witchcraft '70 (documentary)
Narrator (english language version) (voice)
 
1969 Naked England (documentary)
Narrator
 
1969 The Queer... The Erotic (documentary)
Narrator
 
1969 Wages of Sin (documentary)
Narrator
 
1968 Sweden: Heaven and Hell (documentary)
Narrator (English version) (voice)
 
1963 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 November 1963 (1963) … Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1949) Stage: Appeared in William Shakespeare's "Othello," in the Stratford Theatre Festival at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford, England, with Godfrey Tearle (also director), John Slater, Diana Wynyard, George Rose, Clement McCallin, Michael Gwynn, Paul Hardwick, Jill Bennett, Michael Bates... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Edmond Purdom | Edmund Purdon

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important. See more »

Trivia:

Won the lead role in The Student Prince after Mario Lanza's weight gain forced him out of the part; won the lead role in The Egyptian after Marlon Brando turned it down in favor of playing Napoleon in Désirée. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius