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Louis Jourdan


Born Louis Gendre, he was educated in France, Britain, and Turkey. He trained as an actor with René Simon at the École Dramatique. He debuted on-screen in 1939, going on to play cultivated, polished, dashing lead roles in a number of French romantic comedies and dramas. During World War II, after his father was arrested by the Gestapo... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActor (88 titles)
1992 Year of the Comet
Philippe
 
1988 Counterforce
Kassar
 
1987 Grand Larceny
Charles Grand
 
1986 Beverly Hills Madam (TV movie)
Douglas Corbin
 
1984 Cover Up (TV series)
George LeMare
Pilot (1984) … George LeMare
 
1984 The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (TV mini-series)
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Part 1 (1984) … Baron Pierre de Coubertin
 
1984 Hotel (TV series)
Adam Vidocq
Prisms (1984) … Adam Vidocq
 
1983 Double Deal
Peter Sterling
 
1982 Escape to Love
 
1982 For Love of Angela (video)
Host
 
1982 Gamble on Love
 
1982 Bayou Romance
Host (uncredited)
 
1980-1981 Vega$ (TV series)
Nicholas Rambeau
French Twist (1981) … Nicholas Rambeau
The Lido Girls (1980) … Nicholas Rambeau
 
1980 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Dr. Paul Redmont
Nips and Tucks (1980) … Dr. Paul Redmont
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
Capt. Charles Girodt
 
1979 Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (TV series)
Chuck / Devil Bear
The Hairy Scare of the Devil Bear (1979) … Devil Bear/Chuck (voice)
 
1978 Silver Bears
Prince Gianfranco di Siracusa
 
1978 Columbo (TV series)
Paul Gerard
 
1977 Great Performances (TV series)
Count Dracula
Count Dracula (1977) … Count Dracula
 
1973 The Great American Beauty Contest (TV movie)
Ralph Dupree
 
1967-1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Andre Vesalian / Col. Lorenz Tabor
The Minerva Tapes (1971)
Wind It Up and It Betrays You (1968) … Col. Lorenz Tabor
Rope of Gold (1967) … Andre Vesalian
 
1970 Ritual of Evil (TV movie)
David Sorell
 
1969 Run a Crooked Mile (TV movie)
Richard Stuart
 
1969 Fear No Evil (TV movie)
Dr. David Sorell
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Mario Lompardi
Lola in Lipstick (1968) … Mario Lompardi
 
1968 A Flea in Her Ear
Henri Tournel
 
1968 To Die in Paris (TV movie)
Colonel Bertine Westrex
 
1967 Young Rebel
Cardinal Acquaviva
 
1967 To Commit a Murder
Charles Beaulieu
 
1966 The Sultans
Laurent
 
1966 Made in Paris
Marc Fontaine
 
1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Phillipe Tabor / Phillippe Dutra
Clash of Cymbals (1964) … Phillippe Dutra
War of Nerves (1964) … Phillipe Tabor
 
1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Colonel Bertine
Graffiti (1964) … Colonel Bertine
 
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth (TV series)
Kurt Von Hecht
A Place to Belong (1964) … Kurt Von Hecht
 
1963 Irma la Douce
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
Marc Champselle
 
1962 Dark Journey
Paul
 
1962 Disorder
Tom
 
1961 Amazons of Rome
Drusco
 
1960 Can-Can
Philipe Forrestier
 
1959 The Best of Everything
David Savage
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Angeli
The Falling Angel (1958) … Angeli
 
1958 Dangerous Exile
Duke Philippe de Beauvais
 
1957/I Escapade
Frank Raphaël
 
1956-1957 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Charles / Count Lupo-Pietro
The Man Who Beat Lupo (1957) … Count Lupo-Pietro
Journey by Moonlight (1956) … Charles
 
1956 Her Bridal Night
Michel
 
1956 Julie
Lyle Benton
 
1956 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Secret of the Bells (1956)
 
1953-1955 Paris Precinct (TV series)
Insp. Beaumont / Inspector Beaumont
A Thief Gets Robbed (1955) … Insp. Beaumont
The Book Keeper (1955) … Insp. Beaumont
Episode #2.15 (1955) … Insp. Beaumont
Episode #2.14 (1955) … Insp. Beaumont
A Tale of the Shirt (1955) … Insp. Beaumont
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Pierre Mendes-France
 
1955 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Marc
Passage of Arms (1955) … Marc
 
1954 The Elgin Hour (TV series)
Ben Cory
Warm Clay (1954) … Ben Cory
 
1954 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
Wages of Fear (1954)
 
1954 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
 
1953 Rue de l'Estrapade
Henri Laurent
 
1953 Decameron Nights
Giovanni Boccaccio/Paganino/Guilio/Don Bertando
 
1953 A String of Blue Beads (TV movie)
Peter
 
1952 The Happy Time
Uncle Desmond Bonnard
 
1951 Bird of Paradise
Andre Laurence
 
1948 No Minor Vices
Octavio Quaglini
 
1945 Twilight
Robert de Ligny
 
1943 Immortal France
Christian (uncredited)
 
1942 La belle aventure
André d'Éguzon
 
1942 L'arlésienne
Frédéri
 
1941 Parade en 7 nuits
Freddy, le clown
 
1941 Her First Affair
Pierre Rougemont
 
1940 Ecco la felicità
Fédor
 
1940 La comédie du bonheur
Fédor
 
1939 Le corsaire
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (8 titles)
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary) (performer: "The Night They Invented Champagne" - uncredited, "Gigi" - uncredited)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Gigi" 1958 - uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (performer: "Gigi" 1958 - uncredited)
 
1966 Made in Paris (performer: "Paris Lullaby")
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Episode #1.8 (1963) (performer: "Walk Right In", "Honey")
 
1960 Can-Can (performer: "Live and Let Live", "You Do Something to Me", "Live and Let Live" reprise, "It's All Right With Me" reprise)
 
1958 Gigi (performer: "It's a Bore" - uncredited, "Waltz at Maxim's She Is Not Thinking of Me" - uncredited, "The Night They Invented Champagne" - uncredited, "Gaston's Soliloquy" - uncredited, "Gigi" - uncredited)
 
1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman (performer: "Un sospiro" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (24 titles)
2006 Bond Rescues Octopussy Storyboard Sequence (video)
Himself (voice)
 
1988 Àngel Casas show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.46 (1988) … Himself
 
1987 Grace Kelly: The American Princess (video documentary)
Himself (co-star)
 
1984 Salute to Lady Liberty (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 James Bond in India (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1982 Romance Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1975 Directions (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
The Will to Be Free (1975) … Himself - Narrator
 
1970 Billy Wilder (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1954-1964 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 27 December 1964 (1964) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 26 April 1964 (1964) … Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 13 February 1955 (1955) … Himself - Guest Panelist
Episode dated 5 December 1954 (1954) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1964 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Host
Episode #1.18 (1964) … Himself - Host
 
1964 The Judy Garland Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.19 (1964) … Himself
 
1963 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Himself Singer / Sketch Actor
Episode #1.8 (1963) … Himself Singer/Sketch Actor
 
1959 Premier Khrushchev in the USA (documentary)
Himself
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
 
1959 Accent on Love (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
1958-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #3.18 (1959) … Himself
Episode #3.16 (1959) … Himself
Episode #3.1 (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Himself
Eloise (1956) … Himself
 
1954 The Martha Raye Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.2 (1954) … Himself
 
1949 Some of the Best: Twenty-Five Years of Motion Picture Leadership (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2009 The Vampire Lovers: The Making of 'State of Decay' (video short)
Count Dracula
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 A Matter of Time (video documentary)
Count Dracula
 
2007 Danielle Darrieux, une vie de cinéma (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002-2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Inside 'Octopussy' (video documentary short)
Kamal Khan
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Kamal Khan (uncredited)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Clips from 'The Swan'/'Gigi' (uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from "Gigi"
 
1966 From Paris: Your Reporter Richard Crenna (documentary short)
Marc Fontaine in 'Made in Paris'
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1952 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1976) He acted in Georges Feydeau's play, "13 Rue De L'Amour", at the Phoenix Theatre in London, England with Glynis Johns, James Grout, David Stoll and Margaret Courtenay in the cast. Peter Dews was the director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I never see my movies. When they're on television I click them away. Hollywood created an image and I long ago reconciled myself with it. I was the French cliché. See more »

Trivia:

Played the Maurice Chevalier role in "Gigi" on stage at the age of 63. Chevalier was 70 and frail when he did the movie Gigi. See more »

Trademark:

Often played dashing and charming characters See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini