Gigi star Louis Jourdan dead at 93
French actor Louis Jourdan has died at his home in Beverly Hills.
The 93 year old, who starred in films like Gigi and Octopussy, passed away on Saturday (14Feb15).
Born in Marseilles, France, Jourdan landed his first Hollywood
movie in Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case in 1947, but he
became a big star following the success of 1958's Gigi, which
picked up nine Oscars, including Best Picture.
He later portrayed the title character in BBC's 1977 production of
Count Dracula, and he was the bad guy, Anton Arcane, in Swamp
Thing. He also starred opposite Roger Moore in 1978 Bond movie
Octopussy.
Among his accolades, Jourdan has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame and received France's top civilian award, the Legion of Honor,
in 2010.
His private life was tinged with tragedy - his son, Louis Henry
Jourdan, died from a drug overdose in 1981.