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Edmund Purdom

1926 - 2009

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Edmund Cutlar Purdom (19 December 1926 – 1 January 2009) was an English actor, voice artist, and director. He worked first on stage in Britain, performing various works by Shakespeare, then in the United States on Broadway and in Hollywood, and eventually in Italy. He is perhaps best known for his starring role in the 1954 films The Egyptian and The Student Prince. By taking over important roles exited by Mario Lanza and Marlon Brando, Purdom was known by the mid-1950s as "The Replacement Star". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Purdom is the 4,103rd most popular actor (up from 4,194th in 2019), the 3,499th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,284th in 2019) and the 495th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Edmund Purdom ranks 4,103 out of 13,578. Before him are Leon Niemczyk, Tony Lo Bianco, Kristin Chenoweth, Nita Naldi, Dan Levy, and Simon Helberg. After him are Giovanna Antonelli, Richard Todd, Roger Rees, Carice van Houten, Miyoshi Umeki, and Nikolai Burlyayev.

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Among people born in 1926, Edmund Purdom ranks 313. Before him are Jeane Kirkpatrick, Astrid Ivask, Sverre Stenersen, Bryan Johnson, Hong Deok-young, and René Depestre. After him are Julius Katchen, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Hans Günter Winkler, Fritz Stern, Ede Király, and Marcello Abbado. Among people deceased in 2009, Edmund Purdom ranks 219. Before him are Otar Chiladze, Klavdiya Boyarskikh, Henry Gibson, Helen Levitt, Uma Aaltonen, and Alfred Swift. After him are Richard Todd, Knut Haugland, Edward Woodward, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Léon Glovacki, and Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Purdom ranks 3,500 out of 8,785. Before him are Samuel Baker (1821), Mary F. Lyon (1925), George Abecassis (1913), Cliff Allison (1932), Mirabehn (1892), and Reg Parnell (1911). After him are Fred Yates (1884), Roger Rees (1944), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Jon Pertwee (1919), and Jeremy Northam (1961).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edmund Purdom ranks 495. Before him are Alan Cumming (1965), Rory McCann (1969), Nicholas Clay (1946), Philip Jackson (1948), Gabrielle Anwar (1970), and Garry Chalk (1952). After him are Roger Rees (1944), Jon Pertwee (1919), Jeremy Northam (1961), Alex Kingston (1963), Edward Woodward (1930), and Tania Mallet (1941).

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