Acting
Louis Jourdan
EN, FR, IT, ES cinema · 76 credits
Born
20 June 1921
Died
14 February 2015 (aged 93)
Birthplace
Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Also known as Louis Robert Gendre
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
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Year of the Comet
as Philippe
The Return of Swamp Thing
as Dr. Anton Arcane
Counterforce
as Kassar
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self, Thanks
Grand Larceny
as Charles Grand
Beverly Hills Madam
as Douglas Corbin
Octopussy
as Kamal Khan
Double Deal
as Peter Sterling
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Kamal Khan (archive footage)
Swamp Thing
as Arcane
The Man in the Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan
Silver Bears
as Prince di Siracusa
Count Dracula
as Count Dracula
Plus ça va, moins ça va
as Paul Tango
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Villefort
Piange… il telefono
as Medico
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Great American Beauty Contest
as Ralph Dupree
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Ritual of Evil
as Dr. David Sorell
Fear No Evil
as Dr. David Sorell
Run a Crooked Mile
as Richard Stuart
A Flea in Her Ear
as Henri Tournel
To Die in Paris
1968
To Die in Paris
as Colonel Bertine Westrex
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
as Cardinal Acquaviva
To Commit a Murder
as Charles Beaulieu
Made in Paris
as Marc Fontaine
The Sultans
as Laurent
The V.I.P.s
as Marc Champselle
Mathias Sandorf
as Le comte Mathias Sandorf
Dark Journey
as Paul Guéret
Disorder
as Tom
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantès
Amazons of Rome
as Drusco
Can-Can
as Philipe Forrestier
The Best of Everything
as David Savage
Gigi
as Gaston Lachaille
Dangerous Exile
as Duke Philippe de Beauvais
Escapade
as Frank Raphaël
The Swan
as Dr. Nicholas Agi
Julie
as Lyle Benton
Eloise
as Himself
Her Bridal Night
as Michel
Three Coins in the Fountain
as Prince Dino di Cessi
Decameron Nights
as Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
Rue de l'estrapade
as Henri Laurent
A String of Blue Beads
as Antique Shop Owner
The Happy Time
as Uncle Desmond Bonnard
Anne of the Indies
as Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
Bird of Paradise
as Andre Laurence
Madame Bovary
as Rodolphe Boulanger
Letter from an Unknown Woman
as Stefan Brand
No Minor Vices
as Octavio Quaglini
The Paradine Case
as Andre Latour
The Bohemian Life
as Rodolphe
Twilight
as Robert de Ligny
The Heart of a Nation
as Christian (uncredited)
The Beautiful Adventure
as André d'Éguzon
L'Arlésienne
as Frédéri
Parade in 7 Nights
as Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
Her First Affair
as Pierre
Comedy of Happiness
as Fédor