Louis Jourdan

Born · June 20, 1921

Died · February 14, 2015 (93 years old)

Known For: Acting

Place of Birth: Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Bio

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

Columbo

Swamp Thing

Gigi

Best Ever Bond

Kamal Khan (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0

2002

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Self (archive footage)

6.0

1995

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

7.0

1994

Year of the Comet

Philippe

5.6

1992

The Return of Swamp Thing

Dr. Anton Arcane

5.5

1989

Counterforce

Kassar

4.7

1988

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Self

6.5

1987

Grand Larceny

Charles Grand

1.0

1987

Beverly Hills Madam

Douglas Corbin

4.6

1986

Bayou Romance

Self

0.0

1986

Cover Up

George LeMare

2.0

1984

Cover Up

(2 episodes)

6.6

1984

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

Baron Pierre de Coubertin · (2 episodes)

6.0

1984

Double Deal

Peter Sterling

0.0

1983

Octopussy

Kamal Khan

6.4

1983

Office Romances

Self

0.0

1983

James Bond in India

4.0

1983

Hotel

(1 episode)

6.8

1982

Swamp Thing

Dr. Anton Arcane

5.4

1982

The Simple Truth

Self

0.0

1982

The Awakening of Cassie

Self

0.0

1982

Escape To Love

Self

0.0

1982

For Love of Angela

Self

0.0

1982

Image of Passion

Self

0.0

1982

Isle of Secret Passion

Self

0.0

1982

A Legacy for Leonette

Self

0.0

1982

Aloha Paradise

(1 episode)

5.0

1981

The French Atlantic Affair

Capt. Charles Girodt · (3 episodes)

7.0

1979

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

Chuck · (1 episode)

7.4

1979

Vega$

(2 episodes)

7.0

1978

Count Dracula

7.0

1977

Count Dracula

Count Dracula · (2 episodes)

8.8

1977

Plus ça va, moins ça va

Paul Tango

4.1

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask

D'Artagnan

6.4

1977

Silver Bears

Prince di Siracusa

5.9

1977

Charlie's Angels

Dr. Paul Redmont · (1 episode)

6.7

1976

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Villefort

6.8

1975

Piange… il telefono

Medico

4.5

1975

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage)

7.3

1974

The Great American Beauty Contest

Ralph Dupree

6.0

1973

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

Self (archive footage)

0.0

1973

Columbo

Paul Gerard · (1 episode)

8.1

1971

Ritual of Evil

Dr. David Sorell

5.8

1970

Run a Crooked Mile

Richard Stuart

8.0

1969

Fear No Evil

Dr. David Sorell

6.7

1969

A Flea in Her Ear

Henri Tournel

6.2

1968

The Name of the Game

Mario Lompardi · (1 episode)

6.8

1968

To Die in Paris

Colonel Bertine Westrex

0.0

1968

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

Cardinal Acquaviva

7.5

1967

To Commit a Murder

Charles Beaulieu

4.5

1967

The Sultans

Laurent

4.3

1966

Made in Paris

Marc Fontaine

4.7

1966

The F.B.I.

Andre Vesalian · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

The F.B.I.

Col. Lorenz Tabor · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

The F.B.I.

Henri Dulac · (1 episode)

5.5

1965

The Hollywood Palace

Self - Host · (1 episode)

4.5

1964

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Colonel Bertine · (1 episode)

5.3

1963

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

(1 episode)

5.7

1963

The Danny Kaye Show

Self · (1 episode)

6.3

1963

The Greatest Show on Earth

(1 episode)

5.0

1963

The V.I.P.s

Marc Champselle

6.1

1963

Mathias Sandorf

Le comte Mathias Sandorf

5.8

1963

Dark Journey

Paul Guéret

4.6

1962

Disorder

Tom

6.0

1962

The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dantès

7.1

1961

Amazons of Rome

Drusco

4.5

1961

Can-Can

Philipe Forrestier

6.6

1960

The Best of Everything

David Savage

6.4

1959

Gigi

Gaston Lachaille

6.2

1958

Dangerous Exile

Duke Philippe de Beauvais

6.2

1957

Escapade

Frank Raphaël

0.0

1957

Eloise

Himself

0.0

1956

Her Bridal Night

Michel

5.4

1956

Julie

Lyle Benton

5.7

1956

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self · (3 episodes)

6.0

1956

Playhouse 90

Himself · (1 episode)

7.6

1956

The Swan

Dr. Nicholas Agi

6.9

1956

Paris Precinct

Inspector Beaumont · (26 episodes)

0.0

1955

Climax!

Pierre Mendes-France · (1 episode)

3.3

1954

Three Coins in the Fountain

Prince Dino di Cessi

5.9

1954

Rue de l'Estrapade

Henri Laurent

5.2

1953

The Oscars

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

1953

General Electric Theater

Angeli · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

Decameron Nights

Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando

5.0

1953

A String of Blue Beads

Antique Shop Owner

6.0

1953

The Happy Time

Uncle Desmond Bonnard

6.3

1952

Anne of the Indies

Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle

6.4

1951

Bird of Paradise

Andre Laurence

5.7

1951

Your Show of Shows

(1 episode)

6.3

1950

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest · (1 episode)

6.9

1950

What's My Line?

Self - Panelist · (1 episode)

6.9

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

(1 episode)

5.6

1950

Madame Bovary

Rodolphe Boulanger

6.8

1949

No Minor Vices

Octavio Quaglini

6.5

1948

Studio One

Marc · (1 episode)

5.0

1948

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Stefan Brand

7.8

1948

The Paradine Case

Andre Latour

6.2

1947

The Bohemian Life

Rodolphe

7.0

1945

Twilight

Robert de Ligny

6.0

1944

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

Francis

6.1

1944

The Heart of a Nation

Christian (uncredited)

5.8

1943

The Beautiful Adventure

André d'Éguzon

0.0

1942

L'Arlésienne

Frédéri

6.8

1942

Parade in 7 Nights

Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus

4.5

1941

Her First Affair

Pierre

6.5

1941

Comedy of Happiness

Fédor

6.4

1940