The Resume

(December 19, 1924-January 1, 2009)
Born in Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom
Appeared in 'Julius Caesar' (1953), 'The Student Prince' (1954), 'The Egyptian' (1954), 'The Prodigal' (1955), 'Herod the Great' (1959), 'Nights of Rasputin' (1960), 'The Yellow Rolls Royce' (1964), 'The Man Who Laughs' (1966), 'Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks' (1974), 'Mr. Scarface' (1976), 'Concorde Affaire '79' (1979), 'Horror Safari' (1982), 'Don't Open Til Christmas' (1984) and 'Titanic: The Animated Movie' (2001)
Directed 'Don't Open Til Christmas' (1984)

Why he might be annoying:

He was also credited as 'Edmond Purdom' and 'Edmund Purdon.'
In 'The Student Prince,' he lip synched to Mario Lanza's voice.
He was married four times, divorced three.
He received a 'Sour Apple' from the Hollywood Women's Press Club as the least cooperative actor (1954).
After his brief Hollywood heyday, he settled in Italy, specializing in 'sword and sandal' epics, B movies and dubbing European films into English.
He is one the few actors to have had his footprints removed from Mann's Chinese Theater.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was described as 'broodingly handsome.'
He was a member of Laurence Olivier's acting company.
He said, 'One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.'

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Actors Turned Directors
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 17]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12191924)
• Footprints in Mann's Theater - Male
• I Died in 2009 (Ranked: 84)
• I Died on Day One [January 1st] (Ranked: 2009)
• I Married in 2000
• I Portrayed a Vampire
• I Portrayed Rasputin
• Look At My VHS Tape/DVD
• Profiles 24501-24750 (Ranked: 24663)
• Sour Apple Award (Ranked: 1954)
• Stars of Horror Films
• Stars of MGM Musicals
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20090101)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 94 Votes: 68.09% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 14 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 45 Votes: 42.22% Annoying