Louis Jourdan
Acting·June 20, 1921·† February 14, 2015 — 93 years old·Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
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 · 103
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)1992Year of the CometPhilippe1989The Return of Swamp ThingDr. Anton Arcane1988CounterforceKassar1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf · Thanks1987Grand LarcenyCharles Grand1986Beverly Hills MadamDouglas Corbin1986Bayou RomanceSelf1984Cover UpTV1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896TVBaron Pierre de Coubertin1983Double DealPeter Sterling1983OctopussyKamal Khan1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsKamal Khan (archive footage)1983Office RomancesSelf1983James Bond in India1982HotelTVAdam Vidocq1982Swamp ThingArcane1982The Simple TruthSelf1982The Awakening of CassieSelf1982Escape To LoveSelf1982For Love of AngelaSelf1982A Legacy for LeonetteSelf1982Image of PassionSelf1982Isle of Secret PassionSelf1981Aloha ParadiseTV1979The French Atlantic AffairTVCapt. Charles Girodt1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooTVChuck1978Vega$TV1977Count DraculaCount Dracula1977Count DraculaTVCount Dracula1977Plus ça va, moins ça vaPaul Tango1977The Man in the Iron MaskD'Artagnan1977Silver BearsPrince di Siracusa1976Charlie's AngelsTVDr. Paul Redmont1975The Count of Monte-CristoVillefort1975Piange… il telefonoMedico1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)1973The Great American Beauty ContestRalph Dupree1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)1971ColumboTVPaul Gerard1970Ritual of EvilDr. David Sorell1969Run a Crooked MileRichard Stuart1969Fear No EvilDr. David Sorell1968A Flea in Her EarHenri Tournel1968The Name of the GameTVMario Lompardi1968To Die in ParisColonel Bertine Westrex1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesCardinal Acquaviva1967To Commit a MurderCharles Beaulieu1966The SultansLaurent1966Made in ParisMarc Fontaine1965The F.B.I.TVAndre Vesalian · Col. Lorenz Tabor · Henri Dulac1964The Hollywood PalaceTVSelf - Host1963Kraft Suspense TheatreTVColonel Bertine1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTVPhillippe Dutra1963The Danny Kaye ShowTVSelf1963The Greatest Show on EarthTV1963The V.I.P.sMarc Champselle1963Mathias SandorfLe comte Mathias Sandorf1962Dark JourneyPaul Guéret1962DisorderTom1961The Count of Monte CristoEdmond Dantès1961Amazons of RomeDrusco1960Can-CanPhilipe Forrestier1959The Best of EverythingDavid Savage1958GigiGaston Lachaille1957Dangerous ExileDuke Philippe de Beauvais1957EscapadeFrank Raphaël1956EloiseHimself1956Her Bridal NightMichel1956JulieLyle Benton1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowTVSelf1956Playhouse 90TVHimself1956The SwanDr. Nicholas Agi1955MGM ParadeTVself1955Paris PrecinctTVInspector Beaumont1954Climax!TVPierre Mendes-France1954Three Coins in the FountainPrince Dino di Cessi1953Rue de l'estrapadeHenri Laurent1953The OscarsTVSelf1953General Electric TheaterTVAngeli1953Decameron NightsGiovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando1953A String of Blue BeadsAntique Shop Owner1952The Happy TimeUncle Desmond Bonnard1951Anne of the IndiesCaptaine Pierre François LaRochelle1951Bird of ParadiseAndre Laurence1950Your Show of ShowsTV1950What's My Line?TVSelf1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV1949Madame BovaryRodolphe Boulanger1948No Minor VicesOctavio Quaglini1948Studio OneTVMarc1948Letter from an Unknown WomanStefan Brand1947The Paradine CaseAndre Latour1945The Bohemian LifeRodolphe1944TwilightRobert de Ligny1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformFrancis1943The Heart of a NationChristian (uncredited)1942The Beautiful AdventureAndré d'Éguzon1942L'ArlésienneFrédéri1941Parade in 7 NightsFreddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus1941Her First AffairPierre1940Comedy of HappinessFédor