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Louis Jourdan

Actor

Louis Jourdan

Born June 20, 1921 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, FranceDied February 14, 201559 films

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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Letter from an Unknown Woman posterFirst watchLetter from an Unknown Woman19487.8as Stefan BrandA pianist about to flee from a duel receives a letter from a woman he cannot remember. As she tells the story of her lifelong love for him, he is forced to reinterpret his own past.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Octopussy poster6.4Octopussy1983Gigi poster6.2Gigi1958The Count of Monte-Cristo poster6.8The Count of Monte-Cristo1975The Paradine Case poster6.2The Paradine Case1947Swamp Thing poster5.4Swamp Thing1982The Return of Swamp Thing poster5.5The Return of Swamp Thing1989Madame Bovary poster6.8Madame Bovary1949The Man in the Iron Mask poster6.4The Man in the Iron Mask1977

Filmography

59 films as actor
  1. 1992Year of the CometPhilippe
  2. 1989The Return of Swamp ThingDr. Anton Arcane
  3. 1988CounterforceKassar
  4. 1987Grand LarcenyCharles Grand
  5. 1986Beverly Hills MadamDouglas Corbin
  6. 1984Salute to Lady Liberty
  7. 1983Double DealPeter Sterling
  8. 1983OctopussyKamal Khan
  9. 1982Swamp ThingArcane
  10. 1977Count DraculaCount Dracula
  11. 1977Plus ça va, moins ça vaPaul Tango
  12. 1977The Man in the Iron MaskD'Artagnan
  13. 1977Silver BearsPrince di Siracusa
  14. 1975The Count of Monte-CristoVillefort
  15. 1975Piange… il telefonoMedico
  16. 1973The Great American Beauty ContestRalph Dupree
  17. 1970Ritual of EvilDr. David Sorell
  18. 1969Run a Crooked MileRichard Stuart
  19. 1969Fear No EvilDr. David Sorell
  20. 1968A Flea in Her EarHenri Tournel
  21. 1968To Die in ParisColonel Bertine Westrex
  22. 1967Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel CervantesCardinal Acquaviva
  23. 1967To Commit a MurderCharles Beaulieu
  24. 1966The SultansLaurent
  25. 1966Made in ParisMarc Fontaine
  26. 1963The V.I.P.sMarc Champselle
  27. 1963Mathias SandorfLe comte Mathias Sandorf
  28. 1962Dark JourneyPaul Guéret
  29. 1962DisorderTom
  30. 1961The Count of Monte CristoEdmond Dantès
  31. 1961Amazons of RomeDrusco
  32. 1960Can-CanPhilipe Forrestier
  33. 1959The Best of EverythingDavid Savage
  34. 1958GigiGaston Lachaille
  35. 1957Dangerous ExileDuke Philippe de Beauvais
  36. 1957EscapadeFrank Raphaël
  37. 1956Her Bridal NightMichel
  38. 1956JulieLyle Benton
  39. 1956The SwanDr. Nicholas Agi
  40. 1954Three Coins in the FountainPrince Dino di Cessi
  41. 1953Rue de l'estrapadeHenri Laurent
  42. 1953Decameron NightsGiovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
  43. 1953A String of Blue BeadsAntique Shop Owner
  44. 1952The Happy TimeUncle Desmond Bonnard
  45. 1951Anne of the IndiesCaptaine Pierre François LaRochelle
  46. 1951Bird of ParadiseAndre Laurence
  47. 1949Madame BovaryRodolphe Boulanger
  48. 1948No Minor VicesOctavio Quaglini
  49. 1948Letter from an Unknown WomanStefan Brand
  50. 1947The Paradine CaseAndre Latour
  51. 1945The Bohemian LifeRodolphe
  52. 1944TwilightRobert de Ligny
  53. 1944The Little Ones of the Flower PlatformFrancis
  54. 1943The Heart of a NationChristian (uncredited)
  55. 1942The Beautiful AdventureAndré d'Éguzon
  56. 1942L'ArlésienneFrédéri
  57. 1941Parade in 7 NightsFreddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
  58. 1941Her First AffairPierre
  59. 1940Comedy of HappinessFédor