Louis Jourdan
Biography
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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Acting History
1995
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class as Self (archive footage)
1994That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
1992Year of the Comet as Philippe
1989The Return of Swamp Thing as Dr. Anton Arcane
1988Counterforce as Kassar
1987Grace Kelly: The American Princess as Self
1987Grand Larceny as Charles Grand
1986Beverly Hills Madam as Douglas Corbin
1986Bayou Romance as Self
1984Cover Up
1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896 as Baron Pierre de Coubertin
1983Double Deal as Peter Sterling
1983Octopussy as Kamal Khan
1983James Bond: The First 21 Years as Kamal Khan (archive footage)
1983Office Romances as Self
1983James Bond in India
1982Hotel
1982The Awakening of Cassie as Self
1982The Simple Truth as Self
1982Image of Passion as Self
1982A Legacy for Leonette as Self
1982Swamp Thing as Dr. Anton Arcane
1982Escape To Love as Self
1982Isle of Secret Passion as Self
1982For Love of Angela as Self
1981Aloha Paradise
1979The French Atlantic Affair as Capt. Charles Girodt
1979Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo as Chuck
1978Vega$
1977Count Dracula as Count Dracula
1977Count Dracula as Count Dracula
1977Plus ça va, moins ça va as Paul Tango
1977The Man in the Iron Mask as D'Artagnan
1977Silver Bears as Prince di Siracusa
1976Charlie's Angels as Dr. Paul Redmont
1975The Count of Monte-Cristo as Villefort
1975Piange… il telefono as Medico
1974That's Entertainment! as (archive footage)
1973The Great American Beauty Contest as Ralph Dupree
1973The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli as Self (archive footage)
1971Columbo as Paul Gerard
1970Ritual of Evil as Dr. David Sorell
1969Run a Crooked Mile as Richard Stuart
1969Fear No Evil as Dr. David Sorell
1968A Flea in Her Ear as Henri Tournel
1968The Name of the Game as Mario Lompardi
1968To Die in Paris as Colonel Bertine Westrex
1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes as Cardinal Acquaviva
1967To Commit a Murder as Charles Beaulieu
1966The Sultans as Laurent
1966Made in Paris as Marc Fontaine
1965The F.B.I. as Andre Vesalian
1965The F.B.I. as Col. Lorenz Tabor
1965The F.B.I. as Henri Dulac
1964The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre as Colonel Bertine
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1963The Greatest Show on Earth
1963The V.I.P.s as Marc Champselle
1963Mathias Sandorf as Le comte Mathias Sandorf
1962Dark Journey as Paul Guéret
1962Disorder as Tom
1961The Count of Monte Cristo as Edmond Dantès
1961Amazons of Rome as Drusco
1960Can-Can as Philipe Forrestier
1959The Best of Everything as David Savage
1958Gigi as Gaston Lachaille
1957Dangerous Exile as Duke Philippe de Beauvais
1957Escapade as Frank Raphaël
1956Eloise as Himself
1956Her Bridal Night as Michel
1956Julie as Lyle Benton
1956The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956Playhouse 90 as Himself
1956The Swan as Dr. Nicholas Agi
1955Paris Precinct as Inspector Beaumont
1954Climax! as Pierre Mendes-France
1954Three Coins in the Fountain as Prince Dino di Cessi
1953Rue de l'estrapade as Henri Laurent
1953The Oscars as Self
1953General Electric Theater as Angeli
1953Decameron Nights as Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
1953A String of Blue Beads as Antique Shop Owner
1952The Happy Time as Uncle Desmond Bonnard
1951Anne of the Indies as Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
1951Bird of Paradise as Andre Laurence
1950Your Show of Shows
1950What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950What's My Line? as Self - Panelist
1950Robert Montgomery Presents
1949Madame Bovary as Rodolphe Boulanger
1948No Minor Vices as Octavio Quaglini
1948Studio One as Marc
1948Letter from an Unknown Woman as Stefan Brand
1947The Paradine Case as Andre Latour
1945The Bohemian Life as Rodolphe
1944Twilight as Robert de Ligny
1944The Little Ones of the Flower Platform as Francis
1943The Heart of a Nation as Christian (uncredited)
1942The Beautiful Adventure as André d'Éguzon
1942L'Arlésienne as Frédéri
1941Parade in 7 Nights as Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
1941Her First Affair as Pierre
1940Comedy of Happiness as Fédor