Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

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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Known For

Columbo

Columbo

1971 • as Paul Gerard

Robert Montgomery Presents

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 • as Self - Mystery Guest

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950 • as Self - Panelist

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965 • as Andre Vesalian

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965 • as Col. Lorenz Tabor

Filmography

2002

Movie
Best Ever Bond
as Kamal Khan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/22/2002

1995

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/16/1995

1994

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994

1992

Year of the Comet
Year of the Comet
as Philippe
Movie - Released: 4/24/1992

1989

The Return of Swamp Thing
The Return of Swamp Thing
as Dr. Anton Arcane
Movie - Released: 5/11/1989

1988

Counterforce
Counterforce
as Kassar
Movie - Released: 2/5/1988

1987

Grace Kelly: The American Princess
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/8/1987
Grand Larceny
Grand Larceny
as Charles Grand
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987

1986

Beverly Hills Madam
Beverly Hills Madam
as Douglas Corbin
Movie - Released: 4/6/1986
Bayou Romance
Bayou Romance
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1986

1984

Cover Up
Cover Up
as George LeMare
Movie - Released: 9/22/1984
Cover Up
Cover Up
TV - Released: 9/22/1984
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
as Baron Pierre de Coubertin
TV - Released: 5/20/1984

1983

Octopussy
Octopussy
as Kamal Khan
Movie - Released: 6/5/1983
Office Romances
Office Romances
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/21/1983
Double Deal
Double Deal
as Peter Sterling
Movie - Released: 9/15/1983
James Bond in India
James Bond in India
Movie - Released: 1/25/1983

1982

Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing
as Dr. Anton Arcane
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
The Simple Truth
The Simple Truth
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
The Awakening of Cassie
The Awakening of Cassie
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
Escape To Love
Escape To Love
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
For Love of Angela
For Love of Angela
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
A Legacy for Leonette
A Legacy for Leonette
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
Image of Passion
Image of Passion
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
Isle of Secret Passion
Isle of Secret Passion
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1982
Hotel
Hotel
TV - Released: 8/21/1982

1981

Aloha Paradise
Aloha Paradise
TV - Released: 2/25/1981

1979

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
as Chuck
TV - Released: 9/22/1979
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair
as Capt. Charles Girodt
TV - Released: 11/15/1979

1978

Vega$
Vega$
TV - Released: 9/20/1978

1977

The Man in the Iron Mask
The Man in the Iron Mask
as D'Artagnan
Movie - Released: 7/17/1977
Silver Bears
Silver Bears
as Prince di Siracusa
Movie - Released: 6/3/1977
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
as Count Dracula
Movie - Released: 12/22/1977
Plus ça va, moins ça va
Plus ça va, moins ça va
as Paul Tango
Movie - Released: 8/16/1977
Count Dracula
Count Dracula
as Count Dracula
TV - Released: 12/22/1977

1976

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels
as Dr. Paul Redmont
TV - Released: 9/22/1976

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Villefort
Movie - Released: 10/31/1975
Piange… il telefono
Piange… il telefono
as Medico
Movie - Released: 7/27/1975

1974

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/21/1974

1973

The Great American Beauty Contest
The Great American Beauty Contest
as Ralph Dupree
Movie - Released: 2/13/1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1973

1971

Columbo
Columbo
as Paul Gerard
TV - Released: 9/15/1971

1970

Ritual of Evil
Ritual of Evil
as Dr. David Sorell
Movie - Released: 2/23/1970

1969

Fear No Evil
Fear No Evil
as Dr. David Sorell
Movie - Released: 3/3/1969
Run a Crooked Mile
Run a Crooked Mile
as Richard Stuart
Movie - Released: 11/18/1969

1968

A Flea in Her Ear
A Flea in Her Ear
as Henri Tournel
Movie - Released: 11/27/1968
Movie
To Die in Paris
as Colonel Bertine Westrex
Movie - Released: 1/1/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Mario Lompardi
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
as Cardinal Acquaviva
Movie - Released: 11/2/1967
To Commit a Murder
To Commit a Murder
as Charles Beaulieu
Movie - Released: 4/7/1967

1966

Made in Paris
Made in Paris
as Marc Fontaine
Movie - Released: 2/9/1966
The Sultans
The Sultans
as Laurent
Movie - Released: 5/6/1966

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Andre Vesalian
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Col. Lorenz Tabor
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Henri Dulac
TV - Released: 9/19/1965

1964

The Hollywood Palace
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 1/4/1964

1963

The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
as Marc Champselle
Movie - Released: 9/1/1963
Mathias Sandorf
Mathias Sandorf
as Le comte Mathias Sandorf
Movie - Released: 2/13/1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Colonel Bertine
TV - Released: 10/10/1963
TV
The Greatest Show on Earth
TV - Released: 9/17/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963
The Danny Kaye Show
The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/25/1963

1962

Dark Journey
Dark Journey
as Paul Guéret
Movie - Released: 4/13/1962
Disorder
Disorder
as Tom
Movie - Released: 3/16/1962

1961

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Edmond Dantès
Movie - Released: 12/6/1961
Amazons of Rome
Amazons of Rome
as Drusco
Movie - Released: 3/24/1961

1960

Can-Can
Can-Can
as Philipe Forrestier
Movie - Released: 3/9/1960

1959

The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything
as David Savage
Movie - Released: 10/9/1959

1958

Gigi
Gigi
as Gaston Lachaille
Movie - Released: 5/15/1958

1957

Dangerous Exile
Dangerous Exile
as Duke Philippe de Beauvais
Movie - Released: 12/12/1957
Escapade
Escapade
as Frank Raphaël
Movie - Released: 6/7/1957

1956

The Swan
The Swan
as Dr. Nicholas Agi
Movie - Released: 4/26/1956
Julie
Julie
as Lyle Benton
Movie - Released: 10/17/1956
Eloise
Eloise
as Himself
Movie - Released: 11/22/1956
Her Bridal Night
Her Bridal Night
as Michel
Movie - Released: 10/25/1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Himself
TV - Released: 10/4/1956

1955

Paris Precinct
Paris Precinct
as Inspector Beaumont
TV - Released: 4/3/1955

1954

Three Coins in the Fountain
Three Coins in the Fountain
as Prince Dino di Cessi
Movie - Released: 5/1/1954
Climax!
Climax!
as Pierre Mendes-France
TV - Released: 10/7/1954

1953

Decameron Nights
Decameron Nights
as Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando
Movie - Released: 1/13/1953
Rue de l'Estrapade
Rue de l'Estrapade
as Henri Laurent
Movie - Released: 4/14/1953
A String of Blue Beads
A String of Blue Beads
as Antique Shop Owner
Movie - Released: 1/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Angeli
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

The Happy Time
The Happy Time
as Uncle Desmond Bonnard
Movie - Released: 10/30/1952

1951

Anne of the Indies
Anne of the Indies
as Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle
Movie - Released: 10/18/1951
Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise
as Andre Laurence
Movie - Released: 3/14/1951

1950

Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows
TV - Released: 2/25/1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary
as Rodolphe Boulanger
Movie - Released: 8/25/1949

1948

Letter from an Unknown Woman
Letter from an Unknown Woman
as Stefan Brand
Movie - Released: 4/28/1948
No Minor Vices
No Minor Vices
as Octavio Quaglini
Movie - Released: 11/12/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Marc
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

1947

The Paradine Case
The Paradine Case
as Andre Latour
Movie - Released: 12/31/1947

1945

The Bohemian Life
The Bohemian Life
as Rodolphe
Movie - Released: 10/17/1945

1944

Twilight
Twilight
as Robert de Ligny
Movie - Released: 12/20/1944
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
as Francis
Movie - Released: 5/26/1944

1943

Immortal France
Immortal France
as Christian (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/7/1943

1942

The Beautiful Adventure
The Beautiful Adventure
as André d'Éguzon
Movie - Released: 12/20/1942
L'Arlésienne
L'Arlésienne
as Frédéri
Movie - Released: 9/4/1942

1941

Parade in 7 Nights
Parade in 7 Nights
as Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus
Movie - Released: 9/24/1941
Her First Affair
Her First Affair
as Pierre
Movie - Released: 8/14/1941

1940

Comedy of Happiness
Comedy of Happiness
as Fédor
Movie - Released: 12/23/1940