Louis Jourdan

Acting

Louis Jourdan

Born June 20, 1921Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France103 credits

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

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
7.5

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Movie

1995

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

Movie

1994

Year of the Comet
5.8

Year of the Comet

Movie

1992

The Return of Swamp Thing
5.5

The Return of Swamp Thing

Movie

1989

Counterforce
5.3

Counterforce

Movie

1988

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
6.5

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Movie

1987

Filmography

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of Classas Self (archive footage)Movie
That's Entertainment! III
1994That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage)Movie
Year of the Comet
1992Year of the Cometas PhilippeMovie
The Return of Swamp Thing
1989The Return of Swamp Thingas Dr. Anton ArcaneMovie
Counterforce
1988Counterforceas KassarMovie
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
1987Grace Kelly: The American Princessas SelfMovie
Grand Larceny
1987Grand Larcenyas Charles GrandMovie
Beverly Hills Madam
1986Beverly Hills Madamas Douglas CorbinMovie
Bayou Romance
1986Bayou Romanceas SelfMovie
Cover Up
1984Cover UpTV
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896as Baron Pierre de CoubertinTV
Double Deal
1983Double Dealas Peter SterlingMovie
Octopussy
1983Octopussyas Kamal KhanMovie
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983James Bond: The First 21 Yearsas Kamal Khan (archive footage)Movie
Office Romances
1983Office Romancesas SelfMovie
James Bond in India
1983James Bond in IndiaMovie
Hotel
1982HotelTV
Swamp Thing
1982Swamp Thingas Dr. Anton ArcaneMovie
The Simple Truth
1982The Simple Truthas SelfMovie
The Awakening of Cassie
1982The Awakening of Cassieas SelfMovie
Escape To Love
1982Escape To Loveas SelfMovie
For Love of Angela
1982For Love of Angelaas SelfMovie
Image of Passion
1982Image of Passionas SelfMovie
Isle of Secret Passion
1982Isle of Secret Passionas SelfMovie
A Legacy for Leonette
1982A Legacy for Leonetteas SelfMovie
Aloha Paradise
1981Aloha ParadiseTV
The French Atlantic Affair
1979The French Atlantic Affairas Capt. Charles GirodtTV
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Dooas ChuckTV
Vega$
1978Vega$TV
Count Dracula
1977Count Draculaas Count DraculaMovie
Count Dracula
1977Count Draculaas Count DraculaTV
Plus ça va, moins ça va
1977Plus ça va, moins ça vaas Paul TangoMovie
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977The Man in the Iron Maskas D'ArtagnanMovie
Silver Bears
1977Silver Bearsas Prince di SiracusaMovie
Charlie's Angels
1976Charlie's Angelsas Dr. Paul RedmontTV
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975The Count of Monte-Cristoas VillefortMovie
Piange… il telefono
1975Piange… il telefonoas MedicoMovie
That's Entertainment!
1974That's Entertainment!as (archive footage)Movie
The Great American Beauty Contest
1973The Great American Beauty Contestas Ralph DupreeMovie
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnellias Self (archive footage)Movie
Columbo
1971Columboas Paul GerardTV
Ritual of Evil
1970Ritual of Evilas Dr. David SorellMovie
Run a Crooked Mile
1969Run a Crooked Mileas Richard StuartMovie
Fear No Evil
1969Fear No Evilas Dr. David SorellMovie
A Flea in Her Ear
1968A Flea in Her Earas Henri TournelMovie
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Mario LompardiTV
T
1968To Die in Parisas Colonel Bertine WestrexMovie
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantesas Cardinal AcquavivaMovie
To Commit a Murder
1967To Commit a Murderas Charles BeaulieuMovie
The Sultans
1966The Sultansas LaurentMovie
Made in Paris
1966Made in Parisas Marc FontaineMovie
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Andre VesalianTV
The Hollywood Palace
1964The Hollywood Palaceas Self - HostTV
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963Kraft Suspense Theatreas Colonel BertineTV
B
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Phillippe DutraTV
The Danny Kaye Show
1963The Danny Kaye Showas SelfTV
T
1963The Greatest Show on EarthTV
The V.I.P.s
1963The V.I.P.sas Marc ChampselleMovie
Mathias Sandorf
1963Mathias Sandorfas Le comte Mathias SandorfMovie
Dark Journey
1962Dark Journeyas Paul GuéretMovie
Disorder
1962Disorderas TomMovie
The Count of Monte Cristo
1961The Count of Monte Cristoas Edmond DantèsMovie
Amazons of Rome
1961Amazons of Romeas DruscoMovie
Can-Can
1960Can-Canas Philipe ForrestierMovie
The Best of Everything
1959The Best of Everythingas David SavageMovie
Gigi
1958Gigias Gaston LachailleMovie
Dangerous Exile
1957Dangerous Exileas Duke Philippe de BeauvaisMovie
Escapade
1957Escapadeas Frank RaphaëlMovie
Eloise
1956Eloiseas HimselfMovie
Her Bridal Night
1956Her Bridal Nightas MichelMovie
Julie
1956Julieas Lyle BentonMovie
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Showas SelfTV
Playhouse 90
1956Playhouse 90as HimselfTV
The Swan
1956The Swanas Dr. Nicholas AgiMovie
MGM Parade
1955MGM Paradeas selfTV
Paris Precinct
1955Paris Precinctas Inspector BeaumontTV
Climax!
1954Climax!as Pierre Mendes-FranceTV
Three Coins in the Fountain
1954Three Coins in the Fountainas Prince Dino di CessiMovie
Rue de l'estrapade
1953Rue de l'estrapadeas Henri LaurentMovie
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras AngeliTV
Decameron Nights
1953Decameron Nightsas Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don BertandoMovie
A String of Blue Beads
1953A String of Blue Beadsas Antique Shop OwnerMovie
The Happy Time
1952The Happy Timeas Uncle Desmond BonnardMovie
Anne of the Indies
1951Anne of the Indiesas Captaine Pierre François LaRochelleMovie
Bird of Paradise
1951Bird of Paradiseas Andre LaurenceMovie
Your Show of Shows
1950Your Show of ShowsTV
What's My Line?
1950What's My Line?as Self - Mystery GuestTV
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Madame Bovary
1949Madame Bovaryas Rodolphe BoulangerMovie
No Minor Vices
1948No Minor Vicesas Octavio QuagliniMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas MarcTV
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948Letter from an Unknown Womanas Stefan BrandMovie
The Paradine Case
1947The Paradine Caseas Andre LatourMovie
The Bohemian Life
1945The Bohemian Lifeas RodolpheMovie
Twilight
1944Twilightas Robert de LignyMovie
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
1944The Little Ones of the Flower Platformas FrancisMovie
The Heart of a Nation
1943The Heart of a Nationas Christian (uncredited)Movie
The Beautiful Adventure
1942The Beautiful Adventureas André d'ÉguzonMovie
L'Arlésienne
1942L'Arlésienneas FrédériMovie
Parade in 7 Nights
1941Parade in 7 Nightsas Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circusMovie
Her First Affair
1941Her First Affairas PierreMovie
Comedy of Happiness
1940Comedy of Happinessas FédorMovie