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Louis Jourdan 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.
Birth Name
Louis Robert Gendre
Born
Sunday, 19 June 1921
Died
Saturday, 14 February 2015
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Green Fog | Lyle Benton | 2018 |
| La Continental: Le mystère Greven | Pierre Rougemont | 2017 |
| The Oscars | Self - Actor (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| Empreintes | Self | 2007 |
| Best Ever Bond | Kamal Khan | 2002 |
| The James Bond Story | Kamal | 1999 |
| The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files | Kamal Khan | 1997 |
| The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 | Self - Audience | 1994 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clips from 'The Swan' / 'Gigi' | 1994 |
| Year of the Comet | Philippe | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Green Fog | Lyle Benton | 2018 |
| La Continental: Le mystère Greven | Pierre Rougemont | 2017 |
| The Oscars | Self - Actor (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| Empreintes | Self | 2007 |
| Best Ever Bond | Kamal Khan | 2002 |
| The James Bond Story | Kamal | 1999 |
| The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files | Kamal Khan | 1997 |
| The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 | Self - Audience | 1994 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clips from 'The Swan' / 'Gigi' | 1994 |
| Year of the Comet | Philippe | 1992 |
| The Return of Swamp Thing | Dr. Anton Arcane | 1989 |
| Counterforce | Kassar / Mohumar Kassar | 1988 |
| Grace Kelly: The American Princess | Self (co-star) | 1987 |
| Grand Larceny | Charles Grand | 1987 |
| Beverly Hills Madam | Douglas Corbin | 1986 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1985 |
| Salute to Lady Liberty | Self | 1984 |
| The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Baron Pierre de Coubertin | 1984 |
| Double Deal | Peter Sterling | 1983 |
| Octopussy | Kamal Khan | 1983 |
| James Bond: The First 21 Years | Kamal Khan | 1983 |
| James Bond in India | Self | 1983 |
| Romance Theatre | Self - Host | 1982 |
| Hotel | Adam Vidocq | 1982 |
| Swamp Thing | Arcane / Dr. Anton Arcane | 1982 |
| The French Atlantic Affair | Capt. Charles Girodt | 1979 |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Devil Bear / Chuck | 1979 |
| Vega$ | Nicholas Rambeau | 1978 |
| Count Dracula | Count Dracula | 1977 |
| The More It Goes, the Less It Goes | Paul Tango | 1977 |
| Silver Bears | Prince di Siracusa / Prince Gianfranco di Siracusa | 1977 |
| The Man in the Iron Mask | D'Artagnan | 1977 |
| Charlie's Angels | Dr. Paul Redmont | 1976 |
| Piange... il telefono | Alberto Landi / Medico | 1975 |
| The Count of Monte-Cristo | De Villefort / Villefort | 1975 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from "Gigi" / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| The Great American Beauty Contest | Ralph Dupree | 1973 |
| Columbo | Paul Gerard | 1971 |
| Ritual of Evil | David Sorell | 1970 |
| Fear No Evil | Dr. David Sorell | 1969 |
| A Flea in Her Ear | Henri Tournel | 1968 |
| The Name of the Game | Mario Lompardi | 1968 |
| The Young Rebel | Cardinal Acquaviva | 1967 |
| To Commit a Murder | Charles Beaulieu | 1967 |
| The Sultans | Laurent | 1966 |
| Made in Paris | Marc Fontaine | 1966 |
| The F.B.I. | Henri Dulac / Col. Lorenz Tabor / Andre Vesalian | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Host | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Colonel Bertine | 1963 |
| The Judy Garland Show | Self | 1963 |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Phillippe Dutra / Phillipe Tabor | 1963 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Kurt Von Hecht | 1963 |
| The V.I.P.s | Marc Champselle | 1963 |
| Irma la Douce | Narrator | 1963 |
| Hollywood: The Great Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Mathias Sandorf | Le comte Mathias Sandorf | 1963 |
| Dark Journey | Paul / Paul Guéret | 1962 |
| The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo | Edmond Dantès / Comte de Monte Cristo | 1961 |
| Amazons of Rome | Drusco | 1961 |
| Can-Can | Philipe Forrestier | 1960 |
| The Best of Everything | David Savage | 1959 |
| Premier Khrushchev in the USA | Self | 1959 |
| Gigi | Gaston Lachaille | 1958 |
| Dangerous Exile | Duke Philippe de Beauvais | 1957 |
| Escapade | Frank Raphaël | 1957 |
| Love in the Afternoon | Narrator | 1957 |
| Her Bridal Night | Michel | 1956 |
| Julie | Lyle Benton | 1956 |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Louis Jourdan | 1956 |
| The Swan | Dr. Nicholas Agi | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Mr. Manningham | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Dr. Nicholas Agi | 1955 |
| Paris Precinct | Insp. Beaumont | 1955 |
| Appointment with Adventure | Unknown | 1955 |
| Les clandestines | Self | 1954 |
| Climax! | Pierre Mendes-France | 1954 |
| The Elgin Hour | Ben Cory | 1954 |
| Three Coins in the Fountain | Prince Dino di Cessi | 1954 |
| The Martha Raye Show | Self | 1954 |
| Rue de l'Estrapade | Henri Laurent | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Angeli | 1953 |
| Decameron Nights | Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando / Giulio | 1953 |
| A String of Blue Beads | Peter / Antique Shop Owner | 1953 |
| The Happy Time | Uncle Desmond Bonnard | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Charles / Count Lupo-Pietro | 1952 |
| Anne of the Indies | Captain Pierre François LaRochelle / Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle | 1951 |
| Bird of Paradise | Andre Laurence | 1951 |
| Your Show of Shows | Self - Guest Performer | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| Madame Bovary | Rodolphe Boulanger | 1949 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself | 1948 |
| No Minor Vices | Octavio Quaglini / Ottavio Quaglini | 1948 |
| Studio One | Marc | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Letter from an Unknown Woman | Stefan Brand | 1948 |
| The Paradine Case | Andre Latour | 1948 |
| La vie de bohème | Rodolphe | 1945 |
| Twilight | Robert de Ligny | 1944 |
| Les petites du quai aux fleurs | Francis | 1944 |
| The Heart of a Nation | Christian | 1943 |
| L'arlésienne | Frédéri / Frédéri Mamaï | 1942 |
| Parade en 7 nuits | Freddy Richard - le clown du cirque Romani | 1941 |
| Her First Affair | Pierre Rougemont / Pierre | 1941 |
| La comédie du bonheur | Fédor | 1940 |
| Ecco la felicità | Fédor | 1940 |
| Le corsaire | Jones | 1939 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
