Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 20, 1921
Place of Birth:
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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Louis Jourdan
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond | Kamal Khan (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Roger Moore: A Matter of Class | Self (archive footage) |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) |
| 1992 | Year of the Comet | Philippe |
| 1989 | The Return of Swamp Thing | Dr. Anton Arcane |
| 1988 | Counterforce | Kassar |
| 1987 | Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self |
| 1987 | Grand Larceny | Charles Grand |
| 1986 | Beverly Hills Madam | Douglas Corbin |
| 1986 | Bayou Romance | Self |
| 1984 | Cover Up | George LeMare |
| 1983 | Octopussy | Kamal Khan |
| 1983 | Office Romances | Self |
| 1983 | Double Deal | Peter Sterling |
| 1983 | James Bond in India | |
| 1982 | Swamp Thing | Dr. Anton Arcane |
| 1982 | The Simple Truth | Self |
| 1982 | The Awakening of Cassie | Self |
| 1982 | Escape To Love | Self |
| 1982 | For Love of Angela | Self |
| 1982 | Image of Passion | Self |
| 1982 | Isle of Secret Passion | Self |
| 1982 | A Legacy for Leonette | Self |
| 1977 | The Man in the Iron Mask | D'Artagnan |
| 1977 | Silver Bears | Prince di Siracusa |
| 1977 | Count Dracula | Count Dracula |
| 1977 | Plus ça va, moins ça va | Paul Tango |
| 1975 | The Count of Monte-Cristo | Villefort |
| 1975 | Piange… il telefono | Medico |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) |
| 1973 | The Great American Beauty Contest | Ralph Dupree |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | Ritual of Evil | Dr. David Sorell |
| 1969 | Fear No Evil | Dr. David Sorell |
| 1969 | Run a Crooked Mile | Richard Stuart |
| 1968 | A Flea in Her Ear | Henri Tournel |
| 1968 | To Die in Paris | Colonel Bertine Westrex |
| 1967 | Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes | Cardinal Acquaviva |
| 1967 | To Commit a Murder | Charles Beaulieu |
| 1966 | Made in Paris | Marc Fontaine |
| 1966 | The Sultans | Laurent |
| 1963 | The V.I.P.s | Marc Champselle |
| 1963 | Mathias Sandorf | Le comte Mathias Sandorf |
| 1962 | Dark Journey | Paul Guéret |
| 1962 | Disorder | Tom |
| 1961 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès |
| 1961 | Amazons of Rome | Drusco |
| 1960 | Can-Can | Philipe Forrestier |
| 1959 | The Best of Everything | David Savage |
| 1958 | Gigi | Gaston Lachaille |
| 1957 | Dangerous Exile | Duke Philippe de Beauvais |
| 1957 | Escapade | Frank Raphaël |
| 1956 | The Swan | Dr. Nicholas Agi |
| 1956 | Julie | Lyle Benton |
| 1956 | Eloise | Himself |
| 1956 | Her Bridal Night | Michel |
| 1954 | Three Coins in the Fountain | Prince Dino di Cessi |
| 1953 | Decameron Nights | Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando |
| 1953 | Rue de l'Estrapade | Henri Laurent |
| 1953 | A String of Blue Beads | Antique Shop Owner |
| 1952 | The Happy Time | Uncle Desmond Bonnard |
| 1951 | Anne of the Indies | Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle |
| 1951 | Bird of Paradise | Andre Laurence |
| 1949 | Madame Bovary | Rodolphe Boulanger |
| 1948 | Letter from an Unknown Woman | Stefan Brand |
| 1948 | No Minor Vices | Octavio Quaglini |
| 1947 | The Paradine Case | Andre Latour |
| 1945 | The Bohemian Life | Rodolphe |
| 1944 | Twilight | Robert de Ligny |
| 1944 | The Little Ones of the Flower Platform | Francis |
| 1943 | The Heart of a Nation | Christian (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Beautiful Adventure | André d'Éguzon |
| 1942 | L'Arlésienne | Frédéri |
| 1941 | Parade in 7 Nights | Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus |
| 1941 | Her First Affair | Pierre |
| 1940 | Comedy of Happiness | Fédor |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Cover Up | |
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Baron Pierre de Coubertin |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1981 | Aloha Paradise | |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Chuck |
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Capt. Charles Girodt |
| 1978 | Vega$ | |
| 1977 | Count Dracula | Count Dracula |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Dr. Paul Redmont |
| 1971 | Columbo | Paul Gerard |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Mario Lompardi |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Andre Vesalian |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Col. Lorenz Tabor |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Henri Dulac |
| 1964 | The Hollywood Palace | Self - Host |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Colonel Bertine |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Himself |
| 1955 | Paris Precinct | Inspector Beaumont |
| 1954 | Climax! | Pierre Mendes-France |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Angeli |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1950 | Your Show of Shows | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Panelist |
| 1948 | Studio One | Marc |