
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.
Acting (12 movies)

Male of the Century
1975

The New Watchdogs
2012

Vanille fraise
1989

François Mitterrand & Anne Pingeot: Pieces of a Love Story
2021

Jean-Luc Delarue, 10 ans déjà : de succès en excès
2022

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022

Entretien politique : Histoire et mode d'emploi
2020

10 mai 1981, le jour du grand soir
2021

Mitterrand et la télé
2021

Les Guignols, les 10 premières années
1999

Delphine and Carole
2020

Jean-Pierre Elkabbach, autoportrait de mon père
2025
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen | 1979 | Producer |