Poll: Louis Jourdan, RIP.
We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of French actor Louis Jourdan. After starting his acting career in 1939, he and his brothers worked with the French Resistance during WWII. In 1948 David O. Selznick invited him to Hollywood and his career took off. He appeared in over 80 roles from the 1930s to the 1990s, often playing an old-fashioned Continental lover. Which of Jourdan's most popular films is your favorite? Discuss the list here
Vote:
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Anne of the Indies (1951)
as Captain Pierre François LaRochelle -
The Best of Everything (1959)
as David Savage -
Bird of Paradise (1951)
as Andre Laurence -
Can-Can (1960)
as Philipe Forrestier -
Count Dracula (1977)
as Count Dracula -
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
as De Villefort -
Gigi (1958)
as Gaston Lachaille -
The Happy Time (1952)
as Uncle Desmond Bonnard -
Irma la Douce (1963)
as the narrator -
Julie (1956)
as Lyle Benton -
Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
as Stefan Brand -
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
as the narrator -
Madame Bovary (1949)
as Rodolphe Boulanger -
The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)
as D'Artagnan -
Octopussy (1983)
as Kamal -
The Paradine Case (1947)
as Andre Latour -
Silver Bears (1977)
as Prince Gianfranco di Siracusa -
Swamp Thing (1982)
and the sequel; as Arcane -
The Swan (1956)
as Dr. Nicholas Agi -
Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
as Prince Dino di Cessi -
The V.I.P.s (1963)
as Marc Champselle -
Year of the Comet (1992)
as Philippe -
Her First Affair (1941)
as Pierre Rougemont