Louis Jourdan

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Louis Jourdan

Acting June 20, 1921

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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, incl…

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What's My Line?

What's My Line?

7.0 1950 TV Show
Octopussy

Octopussy

6.4 1983 Movie
Columbo

Columbo

8.1 1971 TV Show
Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

6.7 1976 TV Show
Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

5.4 1982 Movie
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

7.5 1979 TV Show
Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

6.0 1950 TV Show
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

7.0 1968 TV Show
Hotel

Hotel

6.8 1982 TV Show
The Oscars

The Oscars

7.0 1953 TV Show
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.6 1965 TV Show
Studio One

Studio One

5.4 1948 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 1995
    Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 1994
    That's Entertainment! III

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  3. 1992
    Year of the Comet

    Movie Philippe

  4. 1989
    The Return of Swamp Thing

    Movie Dr. Anton Arcane

  5. 1988
    Counterforce

    Movie Kassar

  6. 1987
    Grace Kelly: The American Princess

    Movie Self

  7. 1987
    Grand Larceny

    Movie Charles Grand

  8. 1986
    Beverly Hills Madam

    Movie Douglas Corbin

  9. 1986
    Bayou Romance

    Movie Self

  10. 1984
    Cover Up

    TV show

  11. 1984
    Salute to Lady Liberty

    Movie

  12. 1984
    The First Olympics: Athens 1896

    TV show Baron Pierre de Coubertin

  13. 1983
    Double Deal

    Movie Peter Sterling

  14. 1983
    Octopussy

    Movie Kamal Khan

  15. 1983
    James Bond: The First 21 Years

    Movie Kamal Khan (archive footage)

  16. 1983
    Office Romances

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 1983
    James Bond in India

    Movie

  2. 1982
    Hotel

    TV show Adam Vidocq

  3. 1982
    Swamp Thing

    Movie Arcane

  4. 1982
    Isle of Secret Passion

    Movie Self

  5. 1982
    For Love of Angela

    Movie Self

  6. 1982
    A Legacy for Leonette

    Movie Self

  7. 1982
    The Awakening of Cassie

    Movie Self

  8. 1982
    Image of Passion

    Movie Self

  9. 1982
    The Simple Truth

    Movie Self

  10. 1982
    Escape To Love

    Movie Self

  11. 1981
    Aloha Paradise

    TV show

  12. 1979
    The French Atlantic Affair

    TV show Capt. Charles Girodt

  13. 1979
    Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo

    TV show Chuck

  14. 1978
    Vega$

    TV show

  15. 1977
    Count Dracula

    Movie Count Dracula

  16. 1977
    Count Dracula

    TV show Count Dracula

  17. 1977
    Plus ça va, moins ça va

    Movie Paul Tango

  18. 1977
    The Man in the Iron Mask

    Movie D'Artagnan

  19. 1977
    Silver Bears

    Movie Prince di Siracusa

  20. 1976
    Charlie's Angels

    TV show Dr. Redmont

  21. 1975
    The Count of Monte-Cristo

    Movie Villefort

  22. 1975
    Piange… il telefono

    Movie Medico

  23. 1974
    That's Entertainment!

    Movie (archive footage) (uncredited)

  24. 1973
    The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

    Movie Self (archive footage)