Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Deceased · Born: Jun 20, 1921 · Died: Feb 14, 2015

Personal Details

Born Jun 20, 1921 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Parents
  • Yvonne Gendre
  • Henry Gendre

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.

Career

2006
The Exotic Locations of 'Octopussy'
The Exotic Locations of 'Octopussy' as Kamal Khan (archive footage)
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1992
Year of the Comet
Year of the Comet as Philippe
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1989
The Return of Swamp Thing
The Return of Swamp Thing as Dr. Anton Arcane
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1988
Counterforce
Counterforce as Kassar
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1986
Beverly Hills Madam
Beverly Hills Madam as Douglas Corbin
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1984
Cover Up
Cover Up as George LeMare
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1983
Double Deal
Double Deal as Peter Sterling
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Octopussy
Octopussy as Kamal Khan
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1982
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing as Dr. Anton Arcane
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1979
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair as Capt. Charles Girodt
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1977
Count Dracula
Count Dracula as Count Dracula
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The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask as D'Artagnan
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Silver Bears
Silver Bears as Prince di Siracusa
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Columbo
Columbo as Paul Gerard
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1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo as Villefort
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1973
The Great American Beauty Contest
The Great American Beauty Contest as Ralph Dupree
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1970
Ritual of Evil
Ritual of Evil as Dr. David Sorell
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1969
Run a Crooked Mile
Run a Crooked Mile as Richard Stuart
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Fear No Evil
Fear No Evil as Dr. David Sorell
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1968
A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear as Henri Tournel
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1967
The Young Rebel
The Young Rebel as Cardinal Acquaviva
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1966
Made in Paris
Made in Paris as Marc Fontaine
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1963
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s as Marc Champselle
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1960
Can-Can
Can-Can as Philipe Forrestier
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1958
Gigi
Gigi as Gaston Lachaille
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1957
Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile as Duke Philippe de Beauvais
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1956
The Swan
The Swan as Dr. Nicholas Agi
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Julie
Julie as Lyle Benton
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1955
Paris Precinct
Paris Precinct as Inspector Beaumont
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1954
Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain as Prince Dino di Cessi
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Climax!
Climax! as Pierre Mendes-France
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1953
Decameron Nights
Decameron Nights as Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
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A String of Blue Beads
A String of Blue Beads as Antique Shop Owner
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1952
The Happy Time
The Happy Time as Uncle Desmond Bonnard
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1951
Anne of the Indies
Anne of the Indies as Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
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Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise as Andre Laurence
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1949
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary as Rodolphe Boulanger
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1948
Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman as Stefan Brand
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No Minor Vices
No Minor Vices as Octavio Quaglini
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1947
The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case as Andre Latour
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1994
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess