Louis Jourdan Net Worth



Louis Jourdan net worth is
$1.7 Million

Louis Jourdan Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre, 19 June 1921) is a retired French film and television actor. He is known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including 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). His final film was The Year of the Comet in 1992. 

Full Name	Louis Jourdan
Net Worth	$1.7 Million
Date Of Birth	June 19, 1921
Died	February 14, 2015, Beverly Hills, California, United States, February 4, 1975, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Height	1.85 m, 1.85 m
Occupation	Actor
Profession	Actor, Singer, Bandleader, Songwriter, Saxophonist
Education	Arkansas Baptist College
Nationality	French, American
Spouse	Berthe Frederique "Quique" Jourdan, Berthe Frederique "Quique" Jourdan
Children	Louis Henry Jourdan
Parents	Henry Gendre, Yvonne Gendre
Siblings	Pierre Jourdan
Nicknames	Louis Jourdan, Jourdan, Louis
IMDB
Awards	Grammy Hall of Fame
Music Groups	Tympany Five
Nominations	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Movies	Gigi, Octopussy, Letter from an Unknown Woman, The Paradine Case, Swamp Thing, Three Coins in the Fountain, Can-Can, The Swan, The V.I.P.s, The Return of Swamp Thing, Year of the Comet, Decameron Nights, Anne of the Indies, Julie, The Happy Time, Madame Bovary, The Bride Is Much Too Beautiful, Rue d...
TV Shows	Paris Precinct, The First Olympics: Athens 1896
Star Sign	Gemini

#	Trademark
1	Often played dashing and charming characters

#	Quote
1	Any actor who comes here with an accent is automatically put in roles as a lover. I didn't want to be perpetually cooing in a lady's ear.
2	I'm proud to be a Frenchman, but I resent the image people have of the stupid, continental charmer. Against that type of role I fight pitilessly.
3	When one has been married over thirty years, of course it would be absurd not to admit there have been some difficulties, at some times. But the important thing is that we have weathered them.
4	I would rather be called a character actor than a star.
5	I never see my movies. When they're on television I click them away. Hollywood created an image and I long ago reconciled myself with it. I was the French cliché.
6	There are actors in this town who made important careers for a long, long period just by taking the parts that Cary Grant turned down.
7	I didn't want to be perpetually cooing in a lady's ear. There's not much satisfaction in it.
8	[Speaking of Gregory Peck] He can be funny, which is fortunate; otherwise such perfection would be unbearable.

#	Fact
1	Was good friends with his Julie (1956) co-star, Doris Day. They lived across the street (Crescent Drive) from each other in Beverly Hills, California.
2	He appeared in two adaptations of Alexandre Dumas père's 1844 novel "The Count of Monte Cristo". He played the title character Edmond Dantès in The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo (1961) and his enemy Villefort in The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975).
3	Brother of assistant director Robert Gendre.
4	In 2010, Jourdon received the 'French Legion of Honor.' The French Ambassador to the U.S presented the medal in Los Angeles, California.
5	His father was the manager of the Cannes Grand Hôtel during WW2.
6	At the beginning of the 40's, he was engaged to Micheline Presle, whom he fist met during a holiday in St.Tropez in 1938. They were close to getting married at one point, but eventually broke up in a hard way. Jourdan took this so badly that, when he was reunited with Micheline in Twilight (1944), he refused to speak any word to her except for when they were in front of the camera. Micheline was initially irritated by this, but eventually ended up laughing at the whole thing.
7	He is retired and living in Los Angeles, CA. [2012]
8	Played Edmond Dantes in "The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo" (1961) and later played De Villefort in "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1975).
9	He was nominated for a 1975 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Guest Artist for his performance in the play, "13 Rue De L'Amour", at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
10	Only son, Louis Henry George Jourdan, was born October 6, 1951.
11	According to an 1985 news article, he reads Nietzsche and Schopenhauer.
12	Doesn't watch his own films.
13	He grew up in the south of France with 2 brothers. Parents Yvonne Jourdan and Henry Gendre managed a string of hotels in Cannes, Nice, and Marseilles. He perfected his English by speaking to tourists.
14	His wife is called 'Quique'. They were childhood sweethearts.
15	It was he who found the body of his only child, Louis Henry, 29, in his Beverly Hills home. His son had suffered from depression and had apparently taken an overdose of drugs. The police labeled it a suicide, even though it may have been an accidental overdose.
16	Played the Maurice Chevalier role in "Gigi" on stage at the age of 63. Chevalier was 70 and frail when he did the movie Gigi (1958).
17	Older brother of director Pierre Jourdan.
18	He has two stars on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame".
19	Considered the best player in Darryl F. Zanuck's famous croquet circle.
20	Part of his French Resistance work was to help publish and distribute newspapers for the Underground.
21	He was a friend of Albert R. Broccoli
22	His son, Louis Henry, committed suicide by drug overdose in 1981.

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Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Year of the Comet	1992	Philippe
The Return of Swamp Thing	1989	Dr. Anton Arcane
Counterforce	1988	Kassar
Grand Larceny	1987	Charles Grand
Beverly Hills Madam	1986	TV Movie	Douglas Corbin
Cover Up	1984	TV Series	George LeMare
The First Olympics: Athens 1896	1984	TV Mini-Series	Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Hotel	1984	TV Series	Adam Vidocq
Double Deal	1983	Peter Sterling
Octopussy	1983	Kamal
Swamp Thing	1982	Arcane
Vega$	1980-1981	TV Series	Nicholas Rambeau
Aloha Paradise	1981	TV Series
Charlie's Angels	1980	TV Series	Dr. Redmont
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo	1979	TV Series	Devil Bear / Chuck
The French Atlantic Affair	1979	TV Mini-Series	Capt. Charles Girodt
Columbo	1978	TV Series	Paul Gerard
Count Dracula	1977	TV Movie	Count Dracula
Plus ça va, moins ça va	1977	Paul Tango
Silver Bears	1977	Prince Gianfranco di Siracusa
The Man in the Iron Mask	1977	TV Movie	D'Artagnan
The Count of Monte-Cristo	1975	TV Movie	De Villefort
Piange... il telefono	1975
The Great American Beauty Contest	1973	TV Movie	Ralph Dupree
The F.B.I.	1967-1971	TV Series	Henri Dulac / Col. Lorenz Tabor / Andre Vesalian
Ritual of Evil	1970	TV Movie	David Sorell
Run a Crooked Mile	1969	TV Movie	Richard Stuart
Fear No Evil	1969	TV Movie	Dr. David Sorell
To Die in Paris	1968	TV Movie	Colonel Bertine Westrex
The Name of the Game	1968	TV Series	Mario Lompardi
A Flea in Her Ear	1968	Henri Tournel
Young Rebel	1967	Cardinal Acquaviva
To Commit a Murder	1967	Charles Beaulieu
Les Sultans	1966	Laurent
Made in Paris	1966	Marc Fontaine
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	1964	TV Series	Phillippe Dutra / Phillipe Tabor
Kraft Suspense Theatre	1964	TV Series	Colonel Bertine
The Greatest Show on Earth	1964	TV Series	Kurt Von Hecht
Irma la Douce	1963	Narrator (voice, uncredited)
The V.I.P.s	1963	Marc Champselle
Mathias Sandorf	1963	Le comte Mathias Sandorf
Dark Journey	1962	Paul
Disorder	1962	Tom
The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo	1961	Edmond Dantès Comte de Monte Cristo
Amazons of Rome	1961	Drusco
ITV Play of the Week	1960	TV Series	Mr. Manningham
Can-Can	1960	Philipe Forrestier
The Best of Everything	1959	David Savage
Kovacs on Music	1959	TV Movie	Singer
General Electric Theater	1958	TV Series	Angeli
Gigi	1958	Gaston Lachaille
Dangerous Exile	1957	Duke Philippe de Beauvais
Escapade	1957	Frank Raphaël
Love in the Afternoon	1957	Narrator (uncredited)
The Ford Television Theatre	1956-1957	TV Series	Count Lupo-Pietro / Charles
Chevron Hall of Stars	1956	TV Series
Her Bridal Night	1956	Michel
Julie	1956	Lyle Benton
The Swan	1956	Dr. Nicholas Agi
Celebrity Playhouse	1956	TV Series
Climax!	1955	TV Series	Pierre Mendes-France
Studio One in Hollywood	1955	TV Series	Marc
Paris Precinct	1955	TV Series	Insp. Beaumont / Inspecteur Beaumont / Inspector Beaumont
The Elgin Hour	1954	TV Series	Ben Cory
Three Coins in the Fountain	1954	Prince Dino di Cessi
Robert Montgomery Presents	1954	TV Series
Rue de l'Estrapade	1953	Henri Laurent
Decameron Nights	1953	Giovanni Boccaccio / Paganino / Giulio / ...
A String of Blue Beads	1953	TV Movie	Peter
The Happy Time	1952	Uncle Desmond Bonnard
Anne of the Indies	1951	Captain Pierre François LaRochelle
Bird of Paradise	1951	Andre Laurence
Madame Bovary	1949	Rodolphe Boulanger
No Minor Vices	1948	Octavio Quaglini
Letter from an Unknown Woman	1948	Stefan Brand
The Paradine Case	1947	Andre Latour
La vie de bohème	1945	Rodolphe Rodolfo
Twilight	1944	Robert de Ligny
Les petites du quai aux fleurs	1944	Francis
Immortal France	1943	Christian (uncredited)
La belle aventure	1942	André d'Éguzon
L'arlésienne	1942	Frédéri
Parade en 7 nuits	1941	Freddy Richard, le clown du cirque Romani
Her First Affair	1941	Pierre Rougemont
Ecco la felicità	1940	Fédor
La comédie du bonheur	1940	Fédor
Le corsaire	1939

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure	2008	TV Movie documentary performer: "The Night They Invented Champagne", "Gigi" - uncredited
That's Entertainment! III	1994	Documentary performer: "Gigi" 1958 - uncredited
That's Entertainment!	1974	performer: "Gigi" 1958 - uncredited
Made in Paris	1966	performer: "Paris Lullaby"
The Danny Kaye Show	1963	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Can-Can	1960	performer: "Live and Let Live", "You Do Something to Me", "Live and Let Live" reprise, "It's All Right With Me" reprise
Gigi	1958	performer: "It's a Bore", "Waltz at Maxim's She Is Not Thinking of Me", "The Night They Invented Champagne", "Gaston's Soliloquy", "Gigi" - uncredited
Letter from an Unknown Woman	1948	performer: "Un sospiro" - uncredited

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Bond Rescues Octopussy Storyboard Sequence	2006	Video	Himself (voice)
The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994	1994	TV Special	Audience - Himself (uncredited)
Bob Hope's Birthday Spectacular in Paris	1989	TV Special	Himself
Àngel Casas Show	1988	TV Series	Himself
Grace Kelly: The American Princess	1987	Video documentary	Himself (co-star)
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts	1985	TV Special	Himself
Salute to Lady Liberty	1984	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Welcome to Los Angeles: A Party for Julio Iglesias	1983	TV Movie	Himself
Romance Theatre	1982-1983	TV Series	Himself - Host
James Bond in India	1983	Video documentary short	Himself
Stars	1981	TV Series	Himself
Directions	1975	TV Series	Himself - Narrator
Billy Wilder	1970	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The American National Theater of Arts Academy Honors Laurence Olivier	1970	TV Movie	Himself - Host
Gala de l'Unicef	1966	TV Series	Himself
What's My Line?	1954-1964	TV Series	Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
The Hollywood Palace	1964	TV Series	Himself - Host
I've Got a Secret	1964	TV Series	Himself - Panelist
The Judy Garland Show	1964	TV Series	Himself
The Danny Kaye Show	1963	TV Series	Himself
The Timex Show	1959	TV Movie	Himself (host)
Premier Khrushchev in the USA	1959	Documentary	Himself
The 31st Annual Academy Awards	1959	TV Special	Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Film Editing
Accent on Love	1959	TV Movie	Himself - Host
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	1958-1959	TV Series	Himself
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall	1959	TV Series
Playhouse 90	1956	TV Series	Himself
The Martha Raye Show	1954	TV Series	Himself
Your Show of Shows	1954	TV Series	Himself - Guest Performer

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Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6445 Hollywood Blvd.
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Recording	On 8 February 1960. At 6153 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1959	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Actor - Comedy or Musical	Gigi (1958)

2^nd Place Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1959	Golden Laurel	Laurel Awards	Top Male Musical Performance	Gigi (1958)

Known for movies

Octopussy (1983)
as Kamal

Gigi (1958)
as Gaston Lachaille

Swamp Thing (1982)
as Arcane

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948)
as Stefan Brand