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* ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1961 and 1975 adaptations)

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He made his film debut alongside Creator/CharlesBoyer in the 1939 French film ''La Corsaire'', the production of which was interrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and never resumed. His first English-speaking film was Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheParadineCase'' in 1947.

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He Jourdan made his film debut alongside Creator/CharlesBoyer in the 1939 French film ''La Corsaire'', the production of which was interrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and then never resumed. His first English-speaking film role was in Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheParadineCase'' in 1947.

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Jourdan was married to his childhood sweetheart, Berthe Frédérique (née Takar), from 1946 until her 2014 death. They had one son.

He died in 2015 at age 93.

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Jourdan was married to his childhood sweetheart, Berthe Frédérique (née Takar), from 1946 until her 2014 death. death in 2014. They had one son.

son. He died in 2015 himself one year later, at the age of 93.
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Jourdan was married to his childhood sweetheart, Berthe Frédérique, from 1946 until her 2014 death. They had one son.

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Jourdan was married to his childhood sweetheart, Berthe Frédérique, Frédérique (née Takar), from 1946 until her 2014 death. They had one son.

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->''"I would rather be called a character actor than a star."''



He made his film debut in 1939 with Creator/CharlesBoyer in a film the production of which was interrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and never resumed. His first American film was Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheParadineCase'' in 1947.

For the rest of his career, Jourdan worked as often in Hollywood as in Europe. In most of his English-language roles, he was typecast as a suave, romantic European. Later on his career, Jourdan also demonstrated a flair for equally suave villains, playing Kamal Khan in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' and Dr. Anton Arcane in ''Film/SwampThing'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing''.

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He made his film debut in 1939 with alongside Creator/CharlesBoyer in a the 1939 French film ''La Corsaire'', the production of which was interrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and never resumed. His first American English-speaking film was Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheParadineCase'' in 1947.

For the rest of his career, Jourdan worked as often in Hollywood as in Europe. In most the majority of his English-language roles, he was typecast as a suave, romantic European. Later on in his career, Jourdan he also demonstrated a flair for playing equally suave villains, playing including [[{{Dracula}} Count Dracula]] in the BBC television film [[Film/CountDracula1977 of the same name]], Kamal Khan in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'', and Dr. Anton Arcane in ''Film/SwampThing'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing''. \n

Jourdan was married to his childhood sweetheart, Berthe Frédérique, from 1946 until her 2014 death. They had one son.

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** ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing'' (1989)


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* ''Film/HerBridalNight'' (1956)

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For the rest of his career, Jourdan worked as often in Hollywood as in Europe. In most of his English-language roles, he was typecast as a suave, romantic European. Later on his career, Jourdan also demonstrated a flair for equally suave villains, playing Kamal Khan in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' and Dr. Anton Arcane in ''Film/SwampThing'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing''. He died in 2015.

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For the rest of his career, Jourdan worked as often in Hollywood as in Europe. In most of his English-language roles, he was typecast as a suave, romantic European. Later on his career, Jourdan also demonstrated a flair for equally suave villains, playing Kamal Khan in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' and Dr. Anton Arcane in ''Film/SwampThing'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing''.

He died in 2015.
2015 at age 93.
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He made his film debut in 1939 in a film with Creator/CharlesBoyer whose filming was interrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and was never resumed. His first American film was Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheParadineCase'' in 1947.

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He made his film debut in 1939 in a film with Creator/CharlesBoyer whose filming in a film the production of which was interrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and was never resumed. His first American film was Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheParadineCase'' in 1947.
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Not to be confused with '40s American singer and bandleader Louis Jordan.
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* ''Film/ThreeCoinsInTheFountain'' (1954)
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* ''Series/{{Columbo}}'', episode "[[Recap/ColumboS07E02 Murder Under Glass]]" (1978)
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Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor.

He made his film debut in 1939 in a film with Creator/CharlesBoyer whose filming was interrupted by UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and was never resumed. His first American film was Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheParadineCase'' in 1947.

For the rest of his career, Jourdan worked as often in Hollywood as in Europe. In most of his English-language roles, he was typecast as a suave, romantic European. Later on his career, Jourdan also demonstrated a flair for equally suave villains, playing Kamal Khan in the ''Film/JamesBond'' film ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' and Dr. Anton Arcane in ''Film/SwampThing'' and ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing''. He died in 2015.
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!!Films with pages on TV Tropes:
* ''Film/TheParadineCase'' (1947)
* ''Film/LetterFromAnUnknownWoman'' (1948)
* ''Literature/MadameBovary'' (1949)
* ''Film/AnneOfTheIndies'' (1951)
* ''Film/TheSwan'' (1956)
* ''Film/{{Gigi}}'' (1958)
* ''Theatre/CanCan'' (1960)
* ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' (1961 and 1975 adaptations)
* ''Film/{{Count Dracula|1977}}'' (1977)
* ''Film/SwampThing'' (1982)
** ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing'' (1989)
* ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' (1983)
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