Louis Jourdan (sometimes Jourdain or Jourdain ) [1] ( Fr. Louis Jourdan ; full name Lou and Robert Robert Gendre (Fr. Louis Robert Gendre) ; June 19, 1921 , Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France (Marseille, Bouches -du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France) - February 14, 2015 , Beverly Hills, USA) is a French film actor who starred in classic Hollywood films.
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| Birth name | Louis Gendre - Louis Gendre |
| Date of Birth | June 19, 1921 |
| Place of Birth | Marseille , Bouches-du-Rhone , France |
| Date of death | February 14, 2015 (93 years old) |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills , USA |
| Citizenship |  France |
| Profession | actor |
| Career | - |
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Biography
Louis Robert Gendre was born June 19, 1921 in Marseille in the family of the hotel owner Henry Gendre and Yvonne Gendre ( nee Jourdan ) and was one of three sons.
He was educated in France, the UK and Turkey. He studied drama at École Dramatique ( Rene Simon class).
In 1939, Jourdan made his film debut in the movie Corsair . Possessing spectacular external data throughout his career, he was forced to play mainly the roles of romantic handsome men, lovers and seducers.
He played with his brother Pierre in the drama Untel Père et Fils (Heart of the Nation) by French director Julien Duvivier.
During World War II , when his father was arrested by the Gestapo , Louis and his two brothers joined the French resistance. The actor also refused to appear in propaganda films, and films with his participation were not shown [2] .
In 1947, the famous American producer David Selznik invited Louis Jourdan to Hollywood . Louis Jourdan played a leading role in Alfred Hitchcock's film “ The Paradine Affair ” (Andre Latois, 1947). The most widely known to Jourdan was brought by Vincent Minnelli 's musical film " Gout " (Gaston, 1958).
In 1961, he played the main role of Edmond Dantes in the film by Claude Otan Lara "Count of Monte Cristo" , and in 1975 played in the same film by his opponent Villefort. After this role, Jourdan established himself as a villain. In 1977, he played in Count Dracula in the BBC film of the same name, and in the 80s he created the images of James Bond's treacherous enemy - Kamal Khan in the movie Octopus (1983) and the evil genius Dr. Anton Erkane in a dilogy about the Swamp critter . At this time, Jourdan also played in American and French television series (in particular, in the Colombo series). The actor continued to work actively both in Europe and in Hollywood until the early 1990s. His last film work was the role of Philip in the film “The Year of the Comet ” (1992).
Louis Jourdan has a number of different awards and a rare honor to have two stars on the “Walk of Fame” in Hollywood . On July 22, 2010, he was also awarded the rank of officer of the Legion of Honor . The award ceremony took place in Los Angeles , in the presence of the wife of the actor and his friends Kirk Douglas and Sidney Poitier .
In recent years, Louis Jourdan lived in southern France in Viella and in his home in Beverly Hills , California , where he died on February 14, 2015.
Personal life
On March 11, 1946, Louis Jourdan married Berthe Frédérique, 1921-2014.
His only son, Louis-Henri Jourdan (born October 6, 1951), died of a drug overdose on May 12, 1981, and was buried in the cemetery of Westwood Village Memorial Park, Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
- 1939 Corsair / Le corsaire (France)
- 1940 That is happiness / Ecco la felicità (Italy, France): Fedor
- 1940 Comedy of a fortune / La comédie du bonheur (France, Italy): Fedor
- 1940 Father and Son / Untel père et fils (France): Krtstian (not specified in the title)
- 1941 First Date / Premier rendez-vous (France): Pierre Rougemont
- 1941 Parade of seven nights / Parade en 7 nuits (France): Pierre Rougemont
- 1941 Arlesian / Arlésienne, L ' (France): Frederi
- 1947 Paradine Case, The / Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case (USA) :: Andre Latour (Paradine's servant) : main role
- 1948 Letter from an Unknown Woman (USA) :: Stefan Brand : the main role
- 1949 Madame Bovary | Madame Bovary (USA): Rodolph Bolange
- 1951 Anna - Queen of the Pirates | Anne of the Indies (USA): Pierre Francois La Rochelle , Captain
- 1952 Happy time | The Happy Time (USA): Desmond Bonnard
- 1953 Street Estrapade (France): Henri Laurent
- 1953 Nights of the Decameron (Spain, Great Britain): Giovanni Bocaccio , Paganino , Giulio , Don Bertando .
- 1956 Swan | Swan, The (USA): Dr. Nicholas Aga
- 1956 Bride is too good | Mariée est trop belle, La (France): Michelle :: main role
- 1958 manure | Gigi (USA)
- 1960 Cancan | Can-Can (USA): Judge Philippe Frosier
- 1961 Count of Monte Cristo | Comte de Monte Cristo, Le (France) :: Edmond Dantes / Count of Monte Cristo main role)
- 1962 Leviathan | Leviathan (France) :: Paul
- 1963 Very famous people | VIPs, The (UK): Mark Champsell : Leading Role
- 1966 Sultans | Sultans, The | Sultans, Les (France, Italy): father Kim
- 1967-1971 FBI | FBI, The (USA)
- 1977 Man in the iron mask | The Man in the Iron Mask : D'Artagnan :: main role
- 1977 Count Dracula | Count Dracula : Count Dracula :: main role
- 1978 : Colombo : Murder Under Glass : Paul Gerard :: main role
- 1978 Silver Bears | Silver Bears (USA): Prince of Syracuse
- 1982 Swamp creature | Swamp Thing (USA): Dr. Anton Erkane : Leading Role
- 1983 Octopus | Octopussy (UK, USA): Kamal Khan
- 1986 Madame Beverly Hills | Beverly Hills Madam (USA): Douglas Corbin
- 1989 The Return of the Swamp Beast | Return of Swamp Thing, The (USA): Dr. Anton Erkane : Leading Role
- 1992 Year of the comet | Year of the Comet (USA): Philip
Notes
- ↑ Common transmission of a surname in Russian texts; sometimes written in English transcription [Lewis Jordan]
- ↑ The Internet movie database