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Louis Jourdan was a French actor who worked in stage, film, and television. His professional career began in 1939 and concluded in 1992. He was born in Marseille, France, on June 19, 1921, and died in Beverly Hills on February 14, 2015. Jourdan spoke French and English as native and spoken languages.
He received the Knight of the Legion of Honour award and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Jourdan had one child and is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Film & TV
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, 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…
Known for
- Roger Moore: A Matter of Class — Self (archive footage)1995
- That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage)1994
- Year of the Comet — Philippe1992
- The Return of Swamp Thing — Dr. Anton Arcane1989
- Counterforce — Kassar1988
- Grace Kelly: The American Princess — Self1987
- Grand Larceny — Charles Grand1987
- Beverly Hills Madam — Douglas Corbin1986
- Bayou Romance — Self1986
- Cover Up1984
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1921
- Active to
- 2015
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- 1,529
- Total plays
- 5,454
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Louis Jourdan (born 19 June 1921)[1] is a retired French film and television actor. He is known for his roles in several Hollywood films, including The Paradine Case (1947), Gigi (1958), The Best of Everything (1959), and Octopussy (1983). His final film before his retirement was The Year Of The Comet in 1992. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Louis+Jourdan">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Born
- Louis Robert Gendre , ( 1921-06-19 ) 19 June 1921, Marseille , France
- Died
- 14 February 2015 (2015-02-14) (aged 93), Beverly Hills, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1939–1992
- Spouse
- Berthe Frédérique Takar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1946 ; died 2014 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Marseille
- Place of death
- Beverly Hills
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- French
- Official website
- www.monsieur.louisjourdan.net
- Image
- Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary trailer.JPG
- Number of children
- 1
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- Commons category
- Louis Jourdan
- date of birth
- 1921-06-19
- date of death
- 2015-02-14
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- Louis Jourdan
- name in native language
- Louis Jourdan
- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- start of work period
- 1939-00-00
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
- different from
- Louis Jordan
- birth name
- Louis Robert Gendre
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life
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