Louis Jourdan
Known for
Acting
Life
1921 – 2015 (aged 93)
Born in
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Credits
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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
Octopussy
05 Jun 1983
Columbo
15 Sep 1971
Swamp Thing
19 Feb 1982
Gigi
15 May 1958
Letter from an Unknown Woman
28 Apr 1948
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
22 Sep 1979
The Paradine Case
29 Dec 1947
The Return of Swamp Thing
11 May 1989
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Filmography
1994
- That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage) (uncredited)
1992
- Year of the Cometas Philippe
1989
- The Return of Swamp Thingas Dr. Anton Arcane
1988
- Counterforceas Kassar
1987
- Grand Larcenyas Charles Grand
1986
- Beverly Hills Madamas Douglas Corbin
1984
- Cover Up2 episodes
- Salute to Lady Liberty
- The First Olympics: Athens 1896as Baron Pierre de Coubertin2 episodes
1983
- Double Dealas Peter Sterling
- Octopussyas Kamal Khan
- James Bond: The First 21 Yearsas Kamal Khan (archive footage)
- James Bond in India
1982
- Hotelas Adam Vidocq1 episode
- Swamp Thingas Arcane
1981
- Aloha Paradise1 episode
1979
- The French Atlantic Affairas Capt. Charles Girodt3 episodes
- Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Dooas Chuck1 episode
1978
- Vega$2 episodes
1977
- Count Draculaas Count Dracula
- Count Draculaas Count Dracula2 episodes
- Plus ça va, moins ça vaas Paul Tango
- The Man in the Iron Maskas D'Artagnan
- Silver Bearsas Prince di Siracusa
1976
- Charlie's Angelsas Dr. Redmont1 episode
1975
- The Count of Monte-Cristoas Villefort
- Piange… il telefonoas Medico
1974
- That's Entertainment!as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1973
- The Great American Beauty Contestas Ralph Dupree
1971
- Columboas Paul Gerard1 episode
1970
- Ritual of Evilas Dr. David Sorell
1969
- Run a Crooked Mileas Richard Stuart
- Fear No Evilas Dr. David Sorell
1968
- A Flea in Her Earas Henri Tournel
- The Name of the Gameas Mario Lompardi1 episode
- To Die in Parisas Colonel Bertine Westrex
1967
- Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantesas Cardinal Acquaviva
- To Commit a Murderas Charles Beaulieu
1966
- The Sultansas Laurent
- Made in Parisas Marc Fontaine
1965
- The F.B.I.as Henri Dulac1 episode
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatreas Colonel Bertine1 episode
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Phillippe Dutra1 episode
- The Greatest Show on Earth1 episode
- The V.I.P.sas Marc Champselle
- Mathias Sandorfas Le comte Mathias Sandorf
1962
- Dark Journeyas Paul Guéret
- Disorderas Tom
1961
- The Count of Monte Cristoas Edmond Dantès
- Amazons of Romeas Drusco
1960
- Can-Canas Philipe Forrestier
1959
- The Best of Everythingas David Savage
1958
- Gigias Gaston Lachaille
1957
- Dangerous Exileas Duke Philippe de Beauvais
- Escapadeas Frank Raphaël
1956
- Her Bridal Nightas Michel
- Julieas Lyle Benton
- The Swanas Dr. Nicholas Agi
1955
- Paris Precinctas Inspector Beaumont26 episodes
1954
- Climax!as Pierre Mendes-France1 episode
- Three Coins in the Fountainas Prince Dino di Cessi
1953
- Rue de l'estrapadeas Henri Laurent
- General Electric Theateras Angeli1 episode
- Decameron Nightsas Giovanni Boccaccio
- A String of Blue Beadsas Antique Shop Owner
1952
- The Happy Timeas Uncle Desmond Bonnard
1951
- Anne of the Indiesas Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
- Bird of Paradiseas Andre Laurence
1950
- Your Show of Shows1 episode
- Robert Montgomery Presents1 episode
1949
- Madame Bovaryas Rodolphe Boulanger
1948
- No Minor Vicesas Octavio Quaglini
- Studio Oneas Marc1 episode
- Letter from an Unknown Womanas Stefan Brand
1947
- The Paradine Caseas Andre Latour
1945
- The Bohemian Lifeas Rodolphe
1944
- Twilightas Robert de Ligny
- The Little Ones of the Flower Platformas Francis
1943
- The Heart of a Nationas Christian (uncredited)
1942
- The Beautiful Adventureas André d'Éguzon
- L'Arlésienneas Frédéri
1941
- Parade in 7 Nightsas Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
- Her First Affairas Pierre
1940
- Comedy of Happinessas Fédor