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 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.
Acting
Movie
The New Watchdogs
as Self
2012
Movie
Vanille fraise
as Lui-même
1989
Movie
Delphine and Carole
as Self (archive footage)
2020
TV
Vivement dimanche
as Self
1998
Movie
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2022
TV
Apostrophes
as Self
1975
TV
La Télé des années 90
as Self
2019
Movie
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
as Self
2022
Movie
Mitterrand et la télé
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
Les Guignols, les 10 premières années
as Self
1999
Movie
Male of the Century
as TV presenter
1975
Movie
Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Movie
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, autoportrait de mon père
as Self (Footage Archives)
2025
TV
Télévision (histoires secrètes)
as Self
1996
TV
La Guerre des télés
as Self
2007
TV
François Mitterrand : Conversations avec un Président
as Self
2001
TV
The Unexpected Getaway
as Self
2022
Movie
10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir
as Self
2021
TV
Le monde est à vous
as Self
1987
TV
Un monde, un regard
2021
