Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

1921-06-20 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France 77 Credits

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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Best Ever Bond

2002

as Kamal Khan (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

1995

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...

Year of the Comet

Year of the Comet

1992

as Philippe

5.6
Acting

Year of the Comet is a 1992 romantic comedy adventure film about the pursuit of the most valuable bottle of wine in history. The title refers to the y...

The Return of Swamp Thing

The Return of Swamp Thing

1989

as Dr. Anton Arcane

5.5
Acting

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heathe...

Counterforce

Counterforce

1988

as Kassar

5.3
Acting

A team of specialists is dispatched to protect the leader of a Middle Eastern country from a neighboring dictator who has designs on his country.

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

as Self

6.5
Acting

A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

Grace Kelly: The American Princess

1987

Thanks

6.5

A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.

Grand Larceny

Grand Larceny

1987

as Charles Grand

1.0
Acting

A woman who hasn't seen her father in 18 years, learns of his death and goes to his estate in France to carry out his wishes. She then learns that her...

Beverly Hills Madam

Beverly Hills Madam

1986

as Douglas Corbin

4.6
Acting

A bordello catering to rich and wealthy clients, run by Lil Hutton experiences a series of crises as one girl ends up pregnant, and another dead. As a...

Bayou Romance

Bayou Romance

1986

as Self

Acting

Lily, an energetic and charming artist, leaves the city life for a sprawling plantation she's inherited in Louisiana. Unfortunately, it's inhabited by...

Cover Up

Cover Up

1984

as George LeMare

2.0
Acting

In this feature-length pilot, Dani Reynolds thinks that she has the perfect life, a perfect job, she's a renowned fashion photographer, and has a lovi...

Double Deal

Double Deal

1983

as Peter Sterling

Acting

Wealthy Peter Sterling and his younger wife Christine have an existence of little excitement so when a stranger comes into their lives, she is intrigu...

Octopussy

Octopussy

1983

as Kamal Khan

6.4
Acting

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a...

Office Romances

Office Romances

1983

as Self

Acting

Angela is insecure and gawky, overawed by her new job at an advertising agency. Her boss, Pam, is poised and sophisticated - the epitome of a successf...

James Bond in India

James Bond in India

1983

4.0
Acting

The making of the James Bond movie Octopussy (1983) in Udaipur, India during 1982.

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

1982

as Dr. Anton Arcane

5.4
Acting

Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing; a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue governm...

The Simple Truth

The Simple Truth

1982

as Self

Acting

Nancy is an attractive, intelligent receptionist at a New York publishing firm. She unwittingly becomes romantically involved with the president of he...

The Awakening of Cassie

The Awakening of Cassie

1982

as Self

Acting

Cassie is a young, pretty, free-spirited artist. She meets Mark, a handsome art gallery owner, and experiences in five days what few women do in a lif...

Escape To Love

Escape To Love

1982

as Self

Acting

Lisa, a beautiful American co-ed traveling in Europe, falls in love with a brash and fearless author, critical of the government in Poland. Lisa soon ...

Image of Passion

Image of Passion

1982

as Self

Acting

Alison is a young, attractive advertising executive. Even though she has a stable relationship with a boyfriend, she is still searching for the man sh...

For Love of Angela

For Love of Angela

1982

as Self

Acting

Angela, a beautiful and high spirited girl, has found her true love at last in the dashing Harrison, heir to a department store fortune. But Angela, w...

A Legacy for Leonette

A Legacy for Leonette

1982

as Self

Acting

Leonette is a beautiful, smart young woman who travels to London for her inheritance after her father dies. When she arrives, mysterious events occur,...

Isle of Secret Passion

Isle of Secret Passion

1982

as Self

Acting

Kathy is a young and beautiful teacher who finds love and excitement among the ruins of Greece. She gets much more than she bargained for when she ren...

Count Dracula

Count Dracula

1977

as Count Dracula

7.0
Acting

Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's prisoner and discovers Dra...

Plus ça va, moins ça va

Plus ça va, moins ça va

1977

as Paul Tango

4.1
Acting
The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

1977

as D'Artagnan

6.4
Acting

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical K...

Silver Bears

Silver Bears

1977

as Prince di Siracusa

5.9
Acting

Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he ar...

The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975

as Villefort

6.8
Acting

A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend...

Piange… il telefono

Piange… il telefono

1975

as Medico

4.5
Acting
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage)

7.3
Acting

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

The Great American Beauty Contest

The Great American Beauty Contest

1973

as Ralph Dupree

6.0
Acting

The pursuit by America's loveliest girls for a coveted beauty crown is threatened by a scandal which implicates a judge, a former winner, and one of t...

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

as Self (archive footage)

Acting
Ritual of Evil

Ritual of Evil

1970

as Dr. David Sorell

5.8
Acting

A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.

Run a Crooked Mile

Run a Crooked Mile

1969

as Richard Stuart

8.0
Acting

A man witnesses a murder in a secluded mansion. When he reports it, there's no evidence of the murder, or that anyone was there. Two years later he wa...

Fear No Evil

Fear No Evil

1969

as Dr. David Sorell

6.7
Acting

A psychiatrist specializing in the occult becomes involved in the case of a man who is possessed by a spirit in an antique mirror. The man's fiance di...

A Flea in Her Ear

A Flea in Her Ear

1968

as Henri Tournel

6.2
Acting

Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.

To Die in Paris

1968

as Colonel Bertine Westrex

Acting

In occupied France during World War II, a resistance leader is accused of betraying his own side.

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes

1967

as Cardinal Acquaviva

7.5
Acting

This epic Spanish biopic chronicles the life of Cervantes, Spain's great novelist, playwright and poet, during the 16th-century, when as a young man h...

To Commit a Murder

To Commit a Murder

1967

as Charles Beaulieu

4.5
Acting

A writer gets wrapped up in espionage.

The Sultans

The Sultans

1966

as Laurent

4.3
Acting

Lisa, a fashion photographer, has an affair with a married man. They both know that the relationship forces them to have fun. When he goes through a d...

Made in Paris

Made in Paris

1966

as Marc Fontaine

4.7
Acting

A pretty fashion buyer visiting Paris on business is courted by a famous designer. Boris Sagal's 1966 romantic comedy stars Ann-Margret, Louis Jourdan...

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963

as Marc Champselle

6.1
Acting

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.

Mathias Sandorf

Mathias Sandorf

1963

as Le comte Mathias Sandorf

5.8
Acting

1868. Revolutionary Mathias Sandorf is determined to oust the dictatorship oppressing his country. The people see him as their liberator. Denounced by...

Dark Journey

Dark Journey

1962

as Paul Guéret

4.6
Acting

In this movie based upon Julian Green's novel, we follow Paul's downfall as he is torn between his love for Angele, a local prostitute, as he finds ou...

Disorder

Disorder

1962

as Tom

6.0
Acting

Study of 1960s Milanese social life and its glamorous depravity, as seen through the story of the working class Mario who dreams of social climbing.

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1961

as Edmond Dantès

7.2
Acting

Edmund Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, ...

Amazons of Rome

Amazons of Rome

1961

as Drusco

4.5
Acting

Marching down the Italian peninsula to sack ancient Rome, Etruscan warrior Drusco instead offers to hold back his onslaught if the Romans hand over ho...

Can-Can

Can-Can

1960

as Philipe Forrestier

6.6
Acting

Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache is known for her performances of the can-can, which attracts the ire of the self-righteous Judge Philipe Forr...

The Best of Everything

The Best of Everything

1959

as David Savage

6.4
Acting

An exposé of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher-ups.

Gigi

Gigi

1958

as Gaston Lachaille

6.2
Acting

A home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor in Paris offers them all to Gigi. But she, who's gone f...

Dangerous Exile

Dangerous Exile

1957

as Duke Philippe de Beauvais

6.2
Acting

Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Rich...

Escapade

Escapade

1957

as Frank Raphaël

Acting

Some gangsters use a young girl to get to a recently released convict who hid $10 million from a robbery just before he was caught.

Eloise

Eloise

1956

as Himself

Acting

It's not so much that Eloise is a mischievous child, but the darnedest things do happen when she's around.

Her Bridal Night

Her Bridal Night

1956

as Michel

5.3
Acting

A country girl is discovered by a Paris magazine, and becomes a top model.

Julie

Julie

1956

as Lyle Benton

5.7
Acting

A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.

The Swan

The Swan

1956

as Dr. Nicholas Agi

6.8
Acting

Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant co...

Three Coins in the Fountain

Three Coins in the Fountain

1954

as Prince Dino di Cessi

5.9
Acting

Three American roommates working in Italy wish for the man of their dreams after throwing coins into Rome's magnificent Trevi Fountain. Frances, a sec...

Rue de l'estrapade

Rue de l'estrapade

1953

as Henri Laurent

5.2
Acting

While Henri Laurent speeds along on the racing circuits, his pretty wife Françoise goes from luxury boutique to luxury boutique with her best friend D...

Decameron Nights

Decameron Nights

1953

as Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Guilio / Don Bertando

5.0
Acting

Italian poet Boccaccio (Louis Jourdan) hides in the court of Fiammetta (Joan Fontaine) and tells three tales of love and lust.

A String of Blue Beads

A String of Blue Beads

1953

as Antique Shop Owner

6.0
Acting

A STRING OF BLUE BEADS is a slight little Christmas tale that was a pilot for an anthology series of short stories that never came to be. What makes t...

The Happy Time

The Happy Time

1952

as Uncle Desmond Bonnard

6.3
Acting

A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.

Anne of the Indies

Anne of the Indies

1951

as Captaine Pierre François LaRochelle

6.4
Acting

After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captai...

Bird of Paradise

Bird of Paradise

1951

as Andre Laurence

5.7
Acting

Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. There, Andre becomes attracted to the native life and ...

Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary

1949

as Rodolphe Boulanger

6.8
Acting

A frivolous country girl married to a naïve small-town doctor goes down the path of destruction when she grows tired of her limited social status.

No Minor Vices

No Minor Vices

1948

as Octavio Quaglini

6.5
Acting

Perry Ashwell is a self-satisfied child psychologist who takes his colleagues and wife somewhat for granted. So confident is he of his position that h...

Letter from an Unknown Woman

Letter from an Unknown Woman

1948

as Stefan Brand

7.8
Acting

A 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 forc...

The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

1947

as Andre Latour

6.2
Acting

Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer ...

The Bohemian Life

The Bohemian Life

1945

as Rodolphe

7.0
Acting

Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Coll...

Twilight

Twilight

1944

as Robert de Ligny

6.0
Acting

At the beginning of the 20th century, the destiny of Félicie Nanteuil, a young girl from the provinces who became a big star on the stage thanks to a ...

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

The Little Ones of the Flower Platform

1944

as Francis

6.1
Acting

A brave bookseller raises his four daughters alone, all of whom he employs in his shop. They are especially interested in their sentimental stories. R...

The Heart of a Nation

The Heart of a Nation

1943

as Christian (uncredited)

5.8
Acting

The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussia...

The Beautiful Adventure

The Beautiful Adventure

1942

as André d'Éguzon

Acting

On the very day of his wedding, Valentin Le Barroyer sees the one he was to marry fly away. Hélène has always loved her cousin André, to the great dis...

L'Arlésienne

L'Arlésienne

1942

as Frédéri

6.8
Acting

In the Camargue a local young playboy named Frédéri falls in love with a young woman from Arles. His family thinks she is unsuitable as a wife because...

Parade in 7 Nights

Parade in 7 Nights

1941

as Freddy Richard, clown of the Romani circus

4.5
Acting

In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates.

Her First Affair

Her First Affair

1941

as Pierre

6.5
Acting

Micheline Chevassu is a young, naive woman living in an orphanage. Through classified ads, she has a date with an unknown man. She escapes from the or...

Comedy of Happiness

Comedy of Happiness

1940

as Fédor

6.4
Acting

Monsieur Jourdain is a dangerous madman : he wants to share his fortune! His relatives do what any sensible fellow on earth would do: they have him co...