Louis Jourdan (1921 - 2015) لويس جوردان

Biography

French actor, born in Marseille in 1921. He was educated in France, Britain and Turkey. He trained as an actor with René Simon at the École Dramatique. He started his life working in the hotels of Nice, Cannes and Marseille. He began his artistic career in 1939 with French films....Read more After the occupation of France in World War II by Nazi forces, who arrested his father and his two brothers, he participated in the French Resistance and distributed newspapers as part of the resistance. His career in cinema was interrupted after he refused to participate in Nazi propaganda. After the war, he was invited to Hollywood, where he presented the movie The Paradine Case (1947) and continued to work in American and international films. He also worked in Chicago theaters. The American audience knew him through Gigi (1958). He retired from acting and lived in Los Angeles, California. He passed away in 2015 at age 93 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

- Nationality:
- France
- Date of Birth:
- 19 June 1921
- Died on:
- 14 February 2015

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Filmography

Actor (9)
- - - Grand Larceny
    - 1987 - Movie
- - - Octopussy
    - 1983 - Movie
- - - Made in Paris
    - 1966 - Movie
- - - The V.I.P.s
    - 1963 - Movie
- - - Can-Can
    - 1960 - Movie
- - - Gigi
    - 1958 - Movie
- - - Love in the Afternoon
    - 1957 - Movie
- - - Julie
    - 1956 - Movie
- - - Letter from an Unknown Woman
    - 1948 - Movie

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French actor, born in Marseille in 1921. He was educated in France, Britain and Turkey. He trained as an actor with René Simon at the École Dramatique. He started his life working...Read more in the hotels of Nice, Cannes and Marseille. He began his artistic career in 1939 with French films. After the occupation of France in World War II by Nazi forces, who arrested his father and his two brothers, he participated in the French Resistance and distributed newspapers as part of the resistance. His career in cinema was interrupted after he refused to participate in Nazi propaganda. After the war, he was invited to Hollywood, where he presented the movie The Paradine Case (1947) and continued to work in American and international films. He also worked in Chicago theaters. The American audience knew him through Gigi (1958). He retired from acting and lived in Los Angeles, California. He passed away in 2015 at age 93 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.