--- description: He also starred as a Bond villain in 'Octopussy' title: 'Gigi' star Louis Jourdan dead at 93 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68214b24b9b6b345/69877f67cd1bba5e186f53a9/42-20210694.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Gigi_ Star Louis Jourdan Dead at 93 by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 16, 2015 12:23 AM CUT  Louis Jourdan on the set of Octopussy. Louis Jourdan on the set of Octopussy.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis by [Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 16, 2015 12:23 AM CUT Louis Jourdan, an actor best known for his roles in _Gigi_ and _Octopussy_, has died, [_Variety_ reports](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/louis-jourdan-star-of-octopussy-gigi-dies-at-93-1201434557/ "undefined"). He was 93. Jourdan was born in France and got his career started there, taking classes at a drama school before appearing in his first American film: Alfred Hitchcock’s 1947 drama _The Paradine Case,_ in which he played the title character’s servant. He went on to star in many American films over his decades-long career and was honored with a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the 1958 musical _Gigi._ Years later, he played Kamal Khan in 1983’s [_Octopussy_](http://www.ew.com/article/2007/01/04/why-octopussy-rules "undefined")_,_ a James Bond film centered around the title spy on the hunt for someone stealing Soviet riches. The last film Jourdan appeared in was 1992’s _Year of the Comet._ He received the Légion d’honneur—France’s highest honor—in 2010. [This article was originally published at _EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/02/15/octopussy-gigi-star-louis-jourdan-dies-93 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3710631/gigi-star-louis-jourdan-dead-at-93/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3710631/gigi-star-louis-jourdan-dead-at-93/"},"headline":"Gigi Star Louis Jourdan Dead at 93","datePublished":"2015-02-16T00:23:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:26:36.844Z","description":"He also starred as a Bond villain in 'Octopussy'","url":"https://time.com/3710631/gigi-star-louis-jourdan-dead-at-93/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68214b24b9b6b345/69877f67cd1bba5e186f53a9/42-20210694.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ariana Bacle / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68214b24b9b6b345/69877f67cd1bba5e186f53a9/42-20210694.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Louis Jourdan","caption":"Louis Jourdan","creditText":"Sunset Boulevard/Corbis","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3710631/gigi-star-louis-jourdan-dead-at-93/","name":"Gigi Star Louis Jourdan Dead at 93"}}]}] ```