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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 8.659 |
| Birthday | 1921-06-20 |
| Place of Birth | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Also Known As |
1948
Letter from an Unknown Woman
7.8/307
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...
Watch Now
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1983
Octopussy
6.334/1986
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...
Watch Now
Octopussy
1967
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
7.5/7
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...
Watch Now
Le avventure e gli amori di Miguel Cervantes
1961
The Count of Monte Cristo
7.1/32
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,...
Watch Now
The Count of Monte Cristo
1977
The Man in the Iron Mask
6.2/58
The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public,...
Watch Now
The Man in the Iron Mask
1975
The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.7/155
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...
Watch Now
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1947
The Paradine Case
6.23/239
Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer...
Watch Now
The Paradine Case
1960
Can-Can
6.6/29
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...
Watch Now
Can-Can
1954
Three Coins in the Fountain
5.9/50
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...
Watch Now
Three Coins in the Fountain
1956
The Swan
6.9/28
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...
Watch Now
The Swan
1963
The V.I.P.s
6.2/55
Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
Watch Now
The V.I.P.s
1977
Silver Bears
5.904/26
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...
Watch Now
Silver Bears
1992
Year of the Comet
5.6/30
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...
Watch Now
Year of the Comet
1949
Madame Bovary
6.7/48
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.
Watch Now
Madame Bovary
1956
Julie
5.7/33
A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.
Watch Now
Julie
1982
Swamp Thing
5.4/400
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...
Watch Now
Swamp Thing
1958
Gigi
6.2/321
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...
Watch Now
Gigi
1951
Anne of the Indies
6.4/41
After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captai...
Watch Now
Anne of the Indies
1989
The Return of Swamp Thing
5.5/240
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...
Watch Now
The Return of Swamp Thing
1951
Bird of Paradise
5.7/6
Andre Laurence accompanies his college roommate, Tenga, back to Tenga's Polynesian island home. There, Andre becomes attracted to the native life and...
Watch Now
Bird of Paradise
1941
Parade in 7 Nights
4.5/2
In the pound, Pipo the dog recounts his adventures to his fellow inmates.
Watch Now
Parade in 7 Nights
1942
The Beautiful Adventure
0/0
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...
Watch Now
The Beautiful Adventure
1943
Immortal France
5.8/8
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...
Watch Now
Immortal France
1984
Cover Up
2/1
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...
Watch Now
Cover Up
1959
The Best of Everything
6.4/34
An exposé of the lives and loves of Madison Avenue working girls and their higher-ups.
Watch Now
The Best of Everything
1968
A Flea in Her Ear
6.2/5
Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.
Watch Now
A Flea in Her Ear
1986
Beverly Hills Madam
4.6/7
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...
Watch Now
Beverly Hills Madam
1966
Made in Paris
4.4/7
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...
Watch Now
Made in Paris
1953
Decameron Nights
5/4
Italian poet Boccaccio (Louis Jourdan) hides in the court of Fiammetta (Joan Fontaine) and tells three tales of love and lust.
Watch Now
Decameron Nights
1942
L'Arlésienne
6.8/4
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...
Watch Now
L'Arlésienne
1961
Amazons of Rome
4.5/7
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...
Watch Now
Amazons of Rome
1966
The Sultans
4.3/6
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...
Watch Now
The Sultans
1967
To Commit a Murder
4.5/4
A writer gets wrapped up in espionage.
Watch Now
To Commit a Murder
1952
The Happy Time
6.3/13
A violinist and his brother guide one's son through his crush on the family maid in 1920s Ottawa.
Watch Now
The Happy Time
1953
Rue de l'Estrapade
5.2/8
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...
Watch Now
Rue de l'Estrapade
1948
No Minor Vices
6.5/6
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...
Watch Now
No Minor Vices
1977
Count Dracula
7.2/26
Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's prisoner and discovers Dra...
Watch Now
Count Dracula
1962
Dark Journey
4.6/4
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...
Watch Now
Dark Journey
1988
Counterforce
4.7/6
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.
Watch Now
Counterforce
1944
Twilight
6/5
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...
Watch Now
Twilight
1977
Plus ça va, moins ça va
4.1/8
Watch Now
Plus ça va, moins ça va
1975
Piange… il telefono
4.5/2
Watch Now
Piange… il telefono
1969
Fear No Evil
6.6/9
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...
Watch Now
Fear No Evil
1973
The Great American Beauty Contest
6/2
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...
Watch Now
The Great American Beauty Contest
1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
0/0
Watch Now
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1969
Run a Crooked Mile
8/2
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...
Watch Now
Run a Crooked Mile
1941
Her First Affair
6.5/9
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...
Watch Now
Her First Affair
1974
That's Entertainment!
7.3/61
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
Watch Now
That's Entertainment!
1957
Dangerous Exile
6.2/5
Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Rich...
Watch Now
Dangerous Exile
1944
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
6.125/8
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...
Watch Now
The Little Ones of the Flower Platform
1995
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
6/1
The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances.
Watch Now
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1982
The Simple Truth
0/0
Nancy is an attractive, intelligent receptionist at a New York publishing firm. She unwittingly becomes romantically involved with the president of he...
Watch Now
The Simple Truth
1983
Office Romances
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Office Romances
1963
Mathias Sandorf
6/7
1868. Revolutionary Mathias Sandorf is determined to oust the dictatorship oppressing his country. The people see him as their liberator. Denounced by...
Watch Now
Mathias Sandorf
1982
The Awakening of Cassie
0/0
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...
Watch Now
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
Escape To Love
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Escape To Love
1986
Bayou Romance
0/0
Lily, an energetic and charming artist, leaves the city life for a sprawling plantation she's inherited in Louisiana. Unfortunately, it's inhabited by...
Watch Now
Bayou Romance
1982
For Love of Angela
0/0
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...
Watch Now
For Love of Angela
1982
A Legacy for Leonette
0/0
Leonette is a beautiful, smart young woman who travels to London for her inheritance after her father dies. When she arrives, mysterious events occur,...
Watch Now
A Legacy for Leonette
1982
Image of Passion
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Image of Passion
1982
Isle of Secret Passion
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Isle of Secret Passion
1987
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
6.5/2
A biography of American actress Grace Kelly from her early days as an aspiring actress to her death as Princess of Monaco.
Watch Now
Grace Kelly: The American Princess
2002
Best Ever Bond
5/4
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
Watch Now
Best Ever Bond
1970
Ritual of Evil
5.9/8
A psychiatrist investigates the death of one of his patients, a young heiress.
Watch Now
Ritual of Evil
1956
Eloise
0/0
It's not so much that Eloise is a mischievous child, but the darnedest things do happen when she's around.
Watch Now
Eloise
1956
Her Bridal Night
5.4/7
A country girl is discovered by a Paris magazine, and becomes a top model.
Watch Now
Her Bridal Night
1983
Double Deal
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Double Deal
1945
The Bohemian Life
7/1
Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Coll...
Watch Now
The Bohemian Life
1962
Disorder
6/5
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.
Watch Now
Disorder
1994
That's Entertainment! III
6.9/35
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...
Watch Now
That's Entertainment! III
1940
Comedy of Happiness
6.4/5
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...
Watch Now
Comedy of Happiness
1953
A String of Blue Beads
6/1
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...
Watch Now
A String of Blue Beads
1987
Grand Larceny
0/0
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...
Watch Now
Grand Larceny
1968
To Die in Paris
0/0
In occupied France during World War II, a resistance leader is accused of betraying his own side.
Watch Now
To Die in Paris
1957
Escapade
0/0
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.
Watch Now
Escapade
1983
James Bond in India
4/3
The making of the James Bond movie Octopussy (1983) in Udaipur, India during 1982.
Watch Now
