Jean-Pierre Elkabbach
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1937-09-29
- Died
- 2023-10-03
- Place of birth
- Oran, French Algeria
- Also known as
- Haïm Jean-Pierre El Kabbach
Biography
Elkabbach was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran in 1937, then the prefecture of the département d'Oran in French Algeria. He began his journalistic career in 1960 as a radio correspondent in Algiers, but having taken part in the strikes of May 1968 he was sidelined and sent to Toulouse. Elkabbach would later spend time in Bonn, Germany before venturing into television news in 1970. From 1993 to 1996 he served as president of France 2 and France 3, from 1999-2009 he was president of the television station Public Sénat, and was at the helm of Europe 1 from 2005-2008.
Elkabbach presents Bibliothèque Médicis on Public Sénat, during which he interviews an eclectic mix of international literati, political leaders, intellectuals and historians.
He is the father of successful actress Emmanuelle Bach.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Vivement dimanche
1998
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Le monde est à vous
1987
as Self
The Unexpected Getaway
2022
as Self
Un monde, un regard
2021
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
1996
as Self
La Télé des années 90
2019
as Self
François Mitterrand : Conversations avec un Président
2001
as Self
La Guerre des télés
2007
as Self
Movies (12)
Vanille fraise
1989
as Lui-même
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Les Guignols, les 10 premières années
1999
as Self
The New Watchdogs
2012
as Self
Delphine and Carole
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Mitterrand et la télé
2021
as Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Male of the Century
1975
as TV presenter
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
2022
as Self
10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir
2021
as Self
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, autoportrait de mon père
2025
as Self (Footage Archives)
About Jean-Pierre Elkabbach
Elkabbach was born to an Algerian Jewish family in Oran in 1937, then the prefecture of the département d'Oran in French Algeria. He began his journalistic career in 1960 as a radio correspondent in Algiers, but having taken part in the strikes of May 1968 he was sidelined and sent to Toulouse. Elkabbach would later spend time in Bonn, Germany before venturing into television news in 1970. From 1993 to 1996 he served as president of France 2 and France 3, from 1999-2009 he was president of the television station Public Sénat, and was at the he… With 21 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Jean-Pierre Elkabbach has appeared in 12 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jean-Pierre Elkabbach Movies
- Vanille fraise (1989) — as Lui-même
- La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- Les Guignols, les 10 premières années (1999) — as Self
- The New Watchdogs (2012) — as Self
- Delphine and Carole (2020) — as Self (archive footage)
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