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Louis Jourdan

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Louis Jourdan

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jun 20, 1921 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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

Acting
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelf (archive footage)
1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)
1992Year of the CometPhilippe
1989The Return of Swamp ThingDr. Anton Arcane
1988CounterforceKassar
1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessSelf
1987Grand LarcenyCharles Grand
1986Beverly Hills MadamDouglas Corbin
1986Bayou RomanceSelf
1984Cover Up
1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Baron Pierre de Coubertin
1983OctopussyKamal Khan
1983Office RomancesSelf
1983Double DealPeter Sterling
1983James Bond in India
1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsKamal Khan (archive footage)
1982Swamp ThingDr. Anton Arcane
1982The Simple TruthSelf
1982The Awakening of CassieSelf
1982Escape To LoveSelf
1982For Love of AngelaSelf
1982Image of PassionSelf
1982Isle of Secret PassionSelf
1982A Legacy for LeonetteSelf
1982Hotel
1981Aloha Paradise
1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-DooChuck
1979The French Atlantic AffairCapt. Charles Girodt
1978Vega$
1977The Man in the Iron MaskD'Artagnan
1977Silver BearsPrince di Siracusa
1977Count DraculaCount Dracula
1977Plus ça va, moins ça vaPaul Tango
1977Count DraculaCount Dracula
1976Charlie's AngelsDr. Paul Redmont
1975The Count of Monte-CristoVillefort
1975Piange… il telefonoMedico
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage)
1973The Great American Beauty ContestRalph Dupree
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente MinnelliSelf (archive footage)
1971ColumboPaul Gerard
1970Ritual of EvilDr. David Sorell
1969Fear No EvilDr. David Sorell
1969Run a Crooked MileRichard Stuart
1968A Flea in Her EarHenri Tournel
1968To Die in ParisColonel Bertine Westrex
1968The Name of the GameMario Lompardi
1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesCardinal Acquaviva
1967To Commit a MurderCharles Beaulieu
1966Made in ParisMarc Fontaine
1966The SultansLaurent
1965The F.B.I.Andre Vesalian
1965The F.B.I.Col. Lorenz Tabor
1965The F.B.I.Henri Dulac
1964The Hollywood PalaceSelf - Host
1963The V.I.P.sMarc Champselle
1963Mathias SandorfLe comte Mathias Sandorf
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreColonel Bertine
1963The Greatest Show on Earth
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatrePhillippe Dutra
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1962Dark JourneyPaul Guéret
1962DisorderTom
1961The Count of Monte CristoEdmond Dantès
1961Amazons of RomeDrusco
1960Can-CanPhilipe Forrestier
1959The Best of EverythingDavid Savage
1958GigiGaston Lachaille
1957Dangerous ExileDuke Philippe de Beauvais
1957EscapadeFrank Raphaël
1956The SwanDr. Nicholas Agi
1956JulieLyle Benton
1956EloiseHimself
1956Her Bridal NightMichel
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSelf
1956Playhouse 90Himself
1955Paris PrecinctInspector Beaumont
1955MGM Paradeself
1954Three Coins in the FountainPrince Dino di Cessi
1954Climax!Pierre Mendes-France
1953Decameron NightsGiovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
1953Rue de l'estrapadeHenri Laurent
1953A String of Blue BeadsAntique Shop Owner
1953General Electric TheaterAngeli
1953The OscarsSelf
1952The Happy TimeUncle Desmond Bonnard
1951Anne of the IndiesCaptaine Pierre François LaRochelle
1951Bird of ParadiseAndre Laurence
1950Your Show of Shows
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950What's My Line?Self - Panelist
1949Madame BovaryRodolphe Boulanger
1948Letter from an Unknown WomanStefan Brand
1948No Minor VicesOctavio Quaglini
1948Studio OneMarc
1947The Paradine CaseAndre Latour
1945The Bohemian LifeRodolphe
1944TwilightRobert de Ligny
1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformFrancis
1943The Heart of a NationChristian (uncredited)
1942The Beautiful AdventureAndré d'Éguzon
1942L'ArlésienneFrédéri
1941Parade in 7 NightsFreddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
1941Her First AffairPierre
1940Comedy of HappinessFédor
Crew
1987Grace Kelly: The American PrincessThanks