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

Stefan Brand

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Kamal Khan

Octopussy

Cardinal Acquaviva

Cervantes

Edmond Dantès

Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

D'Artagnan

The Man in the Iron Mask

Villefort

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Andre Latour

The Paradine Case

Philipe Forrestier

Can-Can

Prince Dino di Cessi

Three Coins in the Fountain

Dr. Nicholas Agi

The Swan

Marc Champselle

The V.I.P.s

Prince di Siracusa

Silver Bears

Philippe

Year of the Comet

Rodolphe Boulanger

Madame Bovary

Lyle Benton

Julie

Dr. Anton Arcane

Swamp Thing

Gaston Lachaille

Gigi

Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle

Anne of the Indies

Dr. Anton Arcane

The Return of Swamp Thing

Andre Laurence

Bird of Paradise

Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus

Parade en 7 nuits

André d'Éguzon

La Belle Aventure

Christian (uncredited)

Untel père et fils

George LeMare

Cover Up

David Savage

The Best of Everything

Henri Tournel

A Flea in Her Ear

Douglas Corbin

Beverly Hills Madam

Marc Fontaine

Made in Paris

Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando

Decameron Nights

Frédéri

L'Arlésienne

Drusco

Le vergini di Roma

Laurent

Les Sultans

Charles Beaulieu

Peau d'espion

Uncle Desmond Bonnard

The Happy Time

Henri Laurent

Rue de l'estrapade

Octavio Quaglini

No Minor Vices

Count Dracula

Count Dracula

Paul Guéret

Leviathan

Kassar

Escuadrón

Robert de Ligny

Félicie Nanteuil

Paul Tango

Plus ça va, moins ça va

Medico

Piange… il telefono

Dr. David Sorell

Fear No Evil

Ralph Dupree

The Great American Beauty Contest

Self (archive footage)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Richard Stuart

Run a Crooked Mile

Pierre

Premier rendez-vous

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment!

Duke Philippe de Beauvais

Dangerous Exile

Francis

Les Petites du quai aux fleurs

Self (archive footage)

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Le comte Mathias Sandorf

Mathias Sandorf

Self

Office Romances

Self

The Simple Truth

Self

The Awakening of Cassie

Self

Bayou Romance

Self

Escape To Love

Self

Image of Passion

Self

For Love of Angela

Self

A Legacy for Leonette

Self

Isle of Secret Passion

Self

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Kamal Khan (archive footage) (uncredited)

Best Ever Bond

Dr. David Sorell

Ritual of Evil

Himself

Eloise

Michel

La mariée est trop belle

Peter Sterling

Double Deal

Rodolphe

La Vie de bohème

Tom

Il disordine

(archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III

Fédor

La Comédie du bonheur

Antique Shop Owner

A String of Blue Beads

Charles Grand

Grand Larceny

Colonel Bertine Westrex

To Die in Paris

Frank Raphaël

Escapade

James Bond in India

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

76

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-06-20

Place of Birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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