Louis Jourdan

Actor

Born: June 20, 1921 (93 years old)

Died: February 14, 2015

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

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.

Filmography (62)

• Count Dracula (1977, ★ 9)
• Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948, ★ 7.8)
• Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes (1967, ★ 7.5)
• Columbo (1971, ★ 8.1)
• Octopussy (1983, ★ 6.4)
• The Count of Monte Cristo (1961, ★ 7.1)
• The Man in the Iron Mask (1977, ★ 6.4)
• The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975, ★ 6.8)
• The Paradine Case (1947, ★ 6.2)
• Can-Can (1960, ★ 6.6)
• The Swan (1956, ★ 6.9)
• Three Coins in the Fountain (1954, ★ 5.9)
• The V.I.P.s (1963, ★ 6.1)
• Silver Bears (1977, ★ 5.9)
• Madame Bovary (1949, ★ 6.8)
• Year of the Comet (1992, ★ 5.8)
• Julie (1956, ★ 5.8)
• Gigi (1958, ★ 6.2)
• Anne of the Indies (1951, ★ 6.3)
• The Best of Everything (1959, ★ 6.3)
• A Flea in Her Ear (1968, ★ 6.2)
• The Happy Time (1952, ★ 6.3)
• No Minor Vices (1948, ★ 6.7)
• Count Dracula (1977, ★ 7)
• Fear No Evil (1969, ★ 6.7)
• That's Entertainment! (1974, ★ 7.4)
• Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979, ★ 7.5)
• Playhouse 90 (1956, ★ 7.6)
• Her First Affair (1941, ★ 6.5)
• Dangerous Exile (1957, ★ 6.2)