Louis Jourdan, a handsome, sad-eyed French actor who worked steadily in films and on television in Europe and the United States for better than five decades, as a romantic hero in movies like “Gigi” and later as a suave villain in movies like “Octopussy,” died on Friday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 93.
His death was announced by his official biographer, Olivier Minne.
Mr. Jourdan (his name was pronounced Lew-EE zhor-DON) was a reserved actor whose quiet manner lent his performances an aura of mystery and even of melancholy. His characteristic reticence served him well in both sympathetic and unsympathetic roles.
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Louis Jourdan made his last appearance on screen in 1992, in the caper film “Year of the Comet.” He played the bad guy.
A version of this article appears in print on February 16, 2015, on page B6 of the New York edition with the headline: Louis Jourdan, Dashing Star of ‘Gigi,’ Is Dead at 93. Order Reprints| Today’s Paper|Subscribe
