Jacques Martin

Biography

Jacques Martin (22 June 1933 – 14 September 2007) was a French television host and producer. Martin was born in Lyon. In the late 1960s, he formed a comical duet of hosts on radio Europe 1 with French actor Jean Yanne. In the early 1970s, he was the sidekick of Danièle Gilbert, the host of Midi Première. Martin created and hosted such popular satirical TV shows such as Le Petit Rapporteur ("The Little Snitch, 1975–1976, TF1) and La Lorgnette ("The Opera Glasses", 1976–1977, Antenne 2). He also tried a film career, writing and directing one film (Na !, 1973) and playing in others such as La Passante du Sans-Souci, without great success. An operetta fan, he enjoyed presenting TV shows mixing popular and classical music, such as Musique and music, which he prepared with the help of French composer Pierre Porte, invariably singing a few operetta arias himself during the show. He was a great discoverer of talents throughout his career, with future successes such as Pierre Desproges, Stéphane Collaro, Laurent Ruquier or Laurent Gerra. He was also good at creating new concepts for television shows, the most famous being Le Petit Rapporteur and L'École des Fans. He was particularly apt…

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Passerby (1982) — Marcel
2. Sex Shop (1972) — Bernard
3. Erotissimo (1969) — le vendeur
4. In the Affirmative (1964) — Le journaliste
5. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
6. La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président (2022) — Self (archive footage)
7. Sacrée soirée (1987) — Self
8. Cérémonie des César (1976) — Self - Host
9. Trintignant by Trintignant (2021) — Self (archive footage)
10. Il était une fois Champs-Élysées (2022) — Self (archive footage)
11. Apostrophes (1975) — Self
12. Victoires de la musique (1985) — Self
13. Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
14. Le Petit Rapporteur (1975) — Self - Host
15. Na ! (1973) — Jean-Marie Chalupot
16. Numéro un (1975) — Self
17. Fan School (1977) — Animateur
18. Qui se souvient de René Lévesque? (2022) — Self
19. Jacques Martin, derrière vos applaudissements (2021) — Self (arhive footage)
20. Claude Francois: The Film of His Life (1979) — Self
21. Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009) — Self (archive footage)
22. À bout portant (1968) — Self
23. Samedi soir (1971) — Self
24. Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) — Self
25. Le Rescapé de Tikeroa (1981) — Le gendarme Yvon Gautier
26. Pleasure Mafia (1971) — Self (uncredited)
27. Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989) (2021) — Self
28. Covid-19 Outbreak: Minute by Minute (2026)
29. Le monde est à vous (1987) — Self - Host
30. Dimanche Martin (1980) — self-host

Directed

1. Na ! (1973) — Director