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Louis Jourdan

1921 - 2015

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Jourdan has received more than 2,046,422 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Louis Jourdan is the 635th most popular actor (up from 661st in 2019), the 1,149th most popular biography from France (up from 1,199th in 2019) and the 56th most popular French Actor.

Louis Jourdan is most famous for his role as the handsome prince in the movie "The Swan" and his role as the villain in the James Bond movie "Octopussy."

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Louis Jourdan ranks 635 out of 13,578. Before him are Richard Barthelmess, Jennifer Jones, Rachel Weisz, Ian McDiarmid, Gong Li, and Shia LaBeouf. After him are Rita Moreno, Emmy Göring, Jean Simmons, Richard Wilson, Song Hye-rim, and Anjelica Huston.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Louis Jourdan ranks 58. Before him are Telmo Zarra, James Jones, Deborah Kerr, Harald Quandt, Zdeněk Miler, and Alexandra of Yugoslavia. After him are Giuseppe Di Stefano, Franco Corelli, Viktor Kulikov, Zizinho, György Cziffra, and Mario Lanza. Among people deceased in 2015, Louis Jourdan ranks 57. Before him are Benedict Anderson, Mathieu Kérékou, Michele Ferrero, Richard F. Heck, Assia Djebar, and Pierre Brice. After him are Marshall Rosenberg, Francesco Rosi, Maureen O'Hara, Zhelyu Zhelev, Rose Francine Rogombé, and Setsuko Hara.

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In France

Among people born in France, Louis Jourdan ranks 1,149 out of 6,770. Before him are Louise of France (1737), Christophe Plantin (1520), Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012), Jean Giraudoux (1882), Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654), and Jeanne d'Évreux (1310). After him are Nicolas Leblanc (1742), Emmanuel Chabrier (1841), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1580), Marcel Dupré (1886), and André Maginot (1877).

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Among ACTORS In France

Among actors born in France, Louis Jourdan ranks 56. Before him are Danielle Darrieux (1917), Maurice Ronet (1927), Claude Jade (1948), Marion Cotillard (1975), Coluche (1944), and Pierre Brice (1929). After him are Claudette Colbert (1903), François Cluzet (1955), André Antoine (1858), Cléo de Mérode (1875), Charles Boyer (1899), and Emmanuelle Béart (1963).

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Television and Movie Roles

Octopussy
Kamal Khan
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 smuggling scandal and a Russian General who wants to provoke a new World War.
Jun 5th 19836.3 / 10
Swamp Thing
Dr. Anton Arcane
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 government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis Arcane... even if it costs him his life.
Jan 1st 19825.4 / 10
The Return of Swamp Thing
Dr. Anton Arcane
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 Heather Locklear as his new object of affection.
May 11th 19895.5 / 10