Edmund Purdom Actor - Born December 19, 1924 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Died January 1, 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy (heart failure)

Birth Name Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom

Height 6' (1.83 m)

Mini Bio (1) Edmund Purdom was born on December 19, 1924 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England as Edmund Anthony Cutlar Purdom. He is known for his work on Herod the Great (1959), The Egyptian (1954) and Pieces (1982). He was married to Vivienne Purdom, Linda Christian, Alicia Darr and Tita Phillips. He died on January 1, 2009 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Vivienne Purdom (2000 - 1 January 2009) his death

Linda Christian (24 March 1962 - 10 January 1963) divorced

Alicia Darr (10 April 1957 - 17 August 1958) divorced

Tita Phillips (5 January 1951 - 5 March 1956) divorced 2 children F1. Lilan Purdom

Trivia (10) 1. Son of an artist/critic; he attended Douai, St. Ignatius and Downside schools in England, UK. 2. Won the lead role in The Student Prince (1954) after Mario Lanza's weight gain forced him out of the part; won the lead role in The Egyptian (1954) after Marlon Brando turned it down in favor of playing Napoleon in Désirée (1954). 3. He was long based in Rome. 4. He worked extensively as a voice dubbing actor for many years - dubbing numerous European (mostly Italian) films into English. 5. Began acting on stage in 1945. 6. Father of Lilan Purdom, a French television journalist. 7. Was typecast wearing togas in Hollywood costume dramas and European 'sword and sandal' epics, from the time he appeared on Broadway in "Caesar and Cleopatra" and "Antony and Cleopatra", respectively in 1951 and 1952. 8. First acted in repertory theatre in 1945. 9. Former brother-in-law of Ariadne Welter. Former stepfather of Romina Power and Taryn Power. 10. Holds the distinction of being the only personality to have their hand/footprints removed from the TCL (formerly Grauman's) Chinese Theater walkway. Purdom received the honor only six days after the premiere of The Egyptian (1954), which was only his third credited film (the first two being Julius Caesar (1953) and The Student Prince (1954)). Industry outcry was so great that his prints were swiftly removed, the space later occupied by the prints of Yul Brynner. Purdom's prints have since vanished, their whereabouts unknown to date.

Personal Quotes (1) One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.