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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 1954's historical epic The Egyptian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Purdom has received more than 663,413 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund Purdom is the 4,197th most popular actor (down from 3,495th in 2019), the 3,283rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,934th in 2019) and the 493rd most popular British Actor.

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  • 660k

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  • 48.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Edmund Purdom ranks 4,197 out of 13,578. Before him are Naseeruddin Shah, Carla Del Poggio, Noah Taylor, Reginald Owen, Franchot Tone, and Cha Seung-won. After him are Galina Volchek, Sivaji Ganesan, Irma Serrano, Lori Loughlin, Jung Woo-sung, and Iya Savvina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, Edmund Purdom ranks 313. Before him are Abdur Rahman Biswas, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Raaj Kumar, William Wakefield Baum, Heino Kruus, and Veikko Karvonen. After him are Ann Curtis, Anahit Tsitsikian, Ibrahim Nasir, George Rhoden, John Ericson, and Ursula Happe. Among people deceased in 2009, Edmund Purdom ranks 231. Before him are Arne Bendiksen, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, Harry Patch, Kamala Surayya, Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, and Arnold Meri. After him are Val Avery, Lei Clijsters, Léon Glovacki, José Torres, Ede Király, and Ivan Gubijan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund Purdom ranks 3,283 out of 8,785. Before him are Mick Hucknall (1960), Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931), Carey Mulligan (1985), Noah Taylor (1969), Reg Parnell (1911), and Reginald Owen (1887). After him are Tony Christie (1943), George Chapman (1559), John Marshall (1876), Graham Gouldman (1946), Carole Pateman (1940), and Lydia Becker (1827).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edmund Purdom ranks 493. Before him are Donald Moffat (1930), Donald Sumpter (1943), Marina Sirtis (1955), Carey Mulligan (1985), Noah Taylor (1969), and Reginald Owen (1887). After him are Jon Pertwee (1919), Tommy Cooper (1921), Ian McNeice (1950), Catherine Bell (1968), Clive Russell (1945), and Eric Sykes (1923).

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