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.... more

First Magazine Covers

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1963

Breakthrough Years

1947

Made his Hollywood debut as a leading man in Alfred Hitchcock's *The Paradine Case*.

1948

"Letter from an Unknown Woman" was his first major Hollywood role, establishing him as a romantic lead.