Louis Jourdan

Person

Louis Jourdan

Born 20 June 1921 Died 14 February 2015, aged 93 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
19age in their first credit on record (1940)
52years on screen and counting
5credits in 1977, their busiest year
83dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Year of the Comet poster Age: 70

Year of the Comet

1992
as Philippe
The Return of Swamp Thing poster Age: 67

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989
as Dr. Anton Arcane
Counterforce poster Age: 66

Counterforce

1988
as Kassar
Grand Larceny poster Age: 65

Grand Larceny

1987
as Charles Grand
Beverly Hills Madam poster Age: 64

Beverly Hills Madam

1986
as Douglas Corbin
Double Deal poster Age: 62

Double Deal

1983
as Peter Sterling
Octopussy poster Age: 61

Octopussy

1983
as Kamal Khan
James Bond: The First 21 Years poster Age: 61

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983
as Kamal Khan (archive footage)
James Bond in India poster Age: 61

James Bond in India

1983
Swamp Thing poster Age: 60

Swamp Thing

1982
as Arcane
Count Dracula poster Age: 56

Count Dracula

1977
as Count Dracula
Plus ça va, moins ça va poster Age: 56

Plus ça va, moins ça va

1977
as Paul Tango
The Man in the Iron Mask poster Age: 56

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977
as D'Artagnan
Silver Bears poster Age: 55

Silver Bears

1977
as Prince di Siracusa
The Count of Monte-Cristo poster Age: 54

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975
as Villefort
Piange… il telefono poster Age: 54

Piange… il telefono

1975
as Medico
The Great American Beauty Contest poster Age: 51

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973
as Ralph Dupree
Ritual of Evil poster Age: 48

Ritual of Evil

1970
as Dr. David Sorell
Run a Crooked Mile poster Age: 48

Run a Crooked Mile

1969
as Richard Stuart
Fear No Evil poster Age: 47

Fear No Evil

1969
as Dr. David Sorell
A Flea in Her Ear poster Age: 47

A Flea in Her Ear

1968
as Henri Tournel
No poster
Age: 46

To Die in Paris

1968
as Colonel Bertine Westrex
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes poster Age: 46

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

1967
as Cardinal Acquaviva
To Commit a Murder poster Age: 45

To Commit a Murder

1967
as Charles Beaulieu
The Sultans poster Age: 44

The Sultans

1966
as Laurent
Made in Paris poster Age: 44

Made in Paris

1966
as Marc Fontaine
The V.I.P.s poster Age: 42

The V.I.P.s

1963
as Marc Champselle
Mathias Sandorf poster Age: 41

Mathias Sandorf

1963
as Le comte Mathias Sandorf
Dark Journey poster Age: 40

Dark Journey

1962
as Paul Guéret
Disorder poster Age: 40

Disorder

1962
as Tom
The Count of Monte Cristo poster Age: 40

The Count of Monte Cristo

1961
as Edmond Dantès
Amazons of Rome poster Age: 39

Amazons of Rome

1961
as Drusco
Can-Can poster Age: 38

Can-Can

1960
as Philipe Forrestier
The Best of Everything poster Age: 38

The Best of Everything

1959
as David Savage
Gigi poster Age: 36

Gigi

1958
as Gaston Lachaille
Dangerous Exile poster Age: 36

Dangerous Exile

1957
as Duke Philippe de Beauvais
Escapade poster Age: 35

Escapade

1957
as Frank Raphaël
Her Bridal Night poster Age: 35

Her Bridal Night

1956
as Michel
Julie poster Age: 35

Julie

1956
as Lyle Benton
The Swan poster Age: 34

The Swan

1956
as Dr. Nicholas Agi
Three Coins in the Fountain poster Age: 32

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954
as Prince Dino di Cessi
Rue de l'estrapade poster Age: 31

Rue de l'estrapade

1953
as Henri Laurent
Decameron Nights poster Age: 31

Decameron Nights

1953
as Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
A String of Blue Beads poster Age: 31

A String of Blue Beads

1953
as Antique Shop Owner
The Happy Time poster Age: 31

The Happy Time

1952
as Uncle Desmond Bonnard
Anne of the Indies poster Age: 30

Anne of the Indies

1951
as Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
Bird of Paradise poster Age: 29

Bird of Paradise

1951
as Andre Laurence
Madame Bovary poster Age: 28

Madame Bovary

1949
as Rodolphe Boulanger
No Minor Vices poster Age: 27

No Minor Vices

1948
as Octavio Quaglini
Letter from an Unknown Woman poster Age: 26

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948
as Stefan Brand
The Paradine Case poster Age: 26

The Paradine Case

1947
as Andre Latour
The Bohemian Life poster Age: 24

The Bohemian Life

1945
as Rodolphe
Twilight poster Age: 23

Twilight

1944
as Robert de Ligny
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform poster Age: 22

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

1944
as Francis
The Heart of a Nation poster Age: 21

The Heart of a Nation

1943
as Christian (uncredited)
The Beautiful Adventure poster Age: 21

The Beautiful Adventure

1942
as André d'Éguzon
L'Arlésienne poster Age: 21

L'Arlésienne

1942
as Frédéri
Parade in 7 Nights poster Age: 20

Parade in 7 Nights

1941
as Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
Her First Affair poster Age: 20

Her First Affair

1941
as Pierre
Comedy of Happiness poster Age: 19

Comedy of Happiness

1940
as Fédor
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TV credits

Newest first
Cover Up poster Age: 63

Cover Up

1984
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 poster Age: 62

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

1984
as Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Hotel poster Age: 61

Hotel

1982
as Adam Vidocq
Aloha Paradise poster Age: 59

Aloha Paradise

1981
The French Atlantic Affair poster Age: 58

The French Atlantic Affair

1979
as Capt. Charles Girodt
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo poster Age: 58

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

1979
as Chuck
Vega$ poster Age: 57

Vega$

1978
Count Dracula poster Age: 56

Count Dracula

1977
as Count Dracula
Charlie's Angels poster Age: 55

Charlie's Angels

1976
as Dr. Paul Redmont
Columbo poster Age: 50

Columbo

1971
as Paul Gerard
The Name of the Game poster Age: 47

The Name of the Game

1968
as Mario Lompardi
The F.B.I. poster Age: 44

The F.B.I.

1965
as Andre Vesalian
The F.B.I. poster Age: 44

The F.B.I.

1965
as Col. Lorenz Tabor
The F.B.I. poster Age: 44

The F.B.I.

1965
as Henri Dulac
Kraft Suspense Theatre poster Age: 42

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
as Colonel Bertine
No poster
Age: 42

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963
as Phillippe Dutra
No poster
Age: 42

The Greatest Show on Earth

1963
Paris Precinct poster Age: 33

Paris Precinct

1955
as Inspector Beaumont
Climax! poster Age: 33

Climax!

1954
as Pierre Mendes-France
General Electric Theater poster Age: 31

General Electric Theater

1953
as Angeli
Your Show of Shows poster Age: 28

Your Show of Shows

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster Age: 28

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
Studio One poster Age: 27

Studio One

1948
as Marc
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