Louis Jourdan was born on June 19, 1919 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone,
France.
Standing at 6'1 Louis Jourdan, birthname is Louis Gendre.
In 1939 Louis Jourdan made his debuted on-screen, going on
to play cultivated, polished, lead roles in a number of French
romantic comedies and dramas. Louis Jourdan was a French film
star who made his screen debut in 1939's LE CORSAIRE. A member
of the French Underground Louis Jourdan joined during World
War 2.
After the war Louis Jourdan came to Hollywood with David O.
Selznick, and made his American film debut in the Hitchcock
drama THE PARADINE CASE in 1948. In 1958, Louis Jourdan appeared
in GIGI, this was his best-known film.
Louis Jourdan's other notable credits include...
YEAR OF THE COMET (1992)
THE RETURN OF THE SWAMP THING (1989)
OCTUPUSSY (1983)
DOUBLE DEAL (1981)
SILVER BEARS (1978)
A FLEA IN HER EAR (1968)
MADE IN PARIS (1966)
GIGI
(1958)
BIRD OF PARADISE (1951)
Louis Jourdan in OCTOPUSSY (1983)
Louis Jourdan in GIGI (1958)
