Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Actor

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
June 20, 1921

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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Representative Works

Octopussy
Octopussy
6.4
/ English
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
5.4
/ English
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.8
/ English
Twilight
Twilight
6.7
/ French
L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne
7.4
/ French
Gigi
Gigi
6.2
/ English
Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
6.8
/ English
The Return of Swamp Thing
The Return of Swamp Thing
5.5
/ English
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
7.1
/ French
The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case
6.2
/ English
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
7.4
/ English
Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain
5.9
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Octopussy
1983Nominee

Best Performance

Octopussy

Swamp Thing
1982Nominee

Best Performance

Swamp Thing

The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975Nominee

Best Performance

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Career Highlights

Twilight
1944Highlight

Best Performance

Twilight

L'Arlésienne
1942Highlight

Best Performance

L'Arlésienne

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