Louis Jourdan: Louis Jourdan. Actor: Gigi. Louis Jourdan was born Louis Robert Gendre in Marseille, France to Yvonne (née Jourdan) and hotel owner Henry Gendre. He was educated in France, Britain, and Turkey. He trained as an actor with René Simon at the École Dramatique. He debuted on screen in 1939, going on to play cultivated, polished, dashing lead roles in a number of French romantic comedies and dramas. After his father, the...
Known For: Gigi (Gaston Lachaille), Octopussy (Kamal Khan), Letter from an Unknown Woman (Stefan Brand), Swamp Thing (Arcane)