Louis Jourdan

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

June 20, 1921

died

February 14, 2015

place of birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

also known as

Louis Robert Gendre

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (1947), Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948), Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), The V.I.P.s (1963) and Octopussy (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC television production Count Dracula.

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Known For

Filmography

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Octopussy
6.4

Octopussy

1983as Kamal Khan
The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.8

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975as Villefort
Gigi
6.2

Gigi

1958as Gaston Lachaille
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.4

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977as D'Artagnan
The Return of Swamp Thing
5.5

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989as Dr. Anton Arcane
Swamp Thing
5.4

Swamp Thing

1982as Arcane
The Paradine Case
6.3

The Paradine Case

1947as Andre Latour
That's Entertainment!
7.4

That's Entertainment!

1974as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Three Coins in the Fountain
5.9

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954as Prince Dino di Cessi
The Swan
6.9

The Swan

1956as Dr. Nicholas Agi
Can-Can
6.7

Can-Can

1960as Philipe Forrestier
Julie
5.9

Julie

1956as Lyle Benton
Silver Bears
6.1

Silver Bears

1977as Prince di Siracusa
Madame Bovary
6.8

Madame Bovary

1949as Rodolphe Boulanger
That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

1994as (archive footage)
The V.I.P.s
6.1

The V.I.P.s

1963as Marc Champselle
James Bond: The First 21 Years
6.7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983as Kamal Khan (archive footage)
The Count of Monte Cristo
7.2

The Count of Monte Cristo

1961as Edmond Dantès
Letter from an Unknown Woman
7.8

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948as Stefan Brand
Made in Paris
4.9

Made in Paris

1966as Marc Fontaine
Year of the Comet
5.8

Year of the Comet

1992as Philippe
The Best of Everything
6.3

The Best of Everything

1959as David Savage
Count Dracula
7.0

Count Dracula

1977as Count Dracula
Beverly Hills Madam
4.4

Beverly Hills Madam

1986as Douglas Corbin
Amazons of Rome
4.8

Amazons of Rome

1961as Drusco
Anne of the Indies
6.4

Anne of the Indies

1951as Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
The Great American Beauty Contest
6.3

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973as Ralph Dupree
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
7.7

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

1967as Cardinal Acquaviva
Rue de l'estrapade
5.6

Rue de l'estrapade

1953as Henri Laurent
Dangerous Exile
6.3

Dangerous Exile

1957as Duke Philippe de Beauvais
Fear No Evil
6.9

Fear No Evil

1969as Dr. David Sorell
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
7.0

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987as Self
Ritual of Evil
6.0

Ritual of Evil

1970as Dr. David Sorell
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
7.7

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995as Self (archive footage)
A Flea in Her Ear
6.5

A Flea in Her Ear

1968as Henri Tournel
Run a Crooked Mile
7.7

Run a Crooked Mile

1969as Richard Stuart
Decameron Nights
5.0

Decameron Nights

1953as Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
Disorder
6.1

Disorder

1962as Tom
Double Deal
10.0

Double Deal

1983as Peter Sterling
Bayou Romance

Bayou Romance

1986as Self
The Sultans
5.0

The Sultans

1966as Laurent
The Happy Time
6.5

The Happy Time

1952as Uncle Desmond Bonnard
Bird of Paradise
6.3

Bird of Paradise

1951as Andre Laurence
Grand Larceny
5.0

Grand Larceny

1987as Charles Grand
No Minor Vices
7.1

No Minor Vices

1948as Octavio Quaglini
Comedy of Happiness
7.0

Comedy of Happiness

1940as Fédor
Office Romances

Office Romances

1983as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
7.0

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973as Self (archive footage)
Her Bridal Night
5.8

Her Bridal Night

1956as Michel
Eloise

Eloise

1956as Himself