Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1937-09-29
Deathday
2023-10-03
Place of Birth
Oran, French Algeria
Jean-Pierre Elkabbach
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
The New Watchdogs
as Self
Vanille fraise
as Lui-même
Delphine and Carole
as Self (archive footage)
François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
as Self (archive footage)
Vivement dimanche
as Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
as Self
Mitterrand et la télé
as Self (archive footage)
Apostrophes
as Self
La Télé des années 90
as Self