Kamal Kahn actor Louis Jourdan passed away this weekend

Louis Jourdan

The sad news has been announced that Louis Jourdan, who played the villainous Kamal Khan in Octopussy (1983), died on Saturday at the age of 93.

During the Second World War the French TV and cinema actor was involved in the printing and distribution of anti-German leaflets in France and after the war starred in a number of Hollywood films. He is best remembered for  Gigi (1958), which won nine Oscars, including Best Picture.

David Leigh founded The James Bond Dossier in 2002. A fan of 007 since the age of 8, he is also author of The Complete Guide to the Drinks of James Bond. You can order a copy here if you don't own it already.

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