Philippe Gildas Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Philippe Gildas

Philippe Gildas

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Biography

Philippe Gildas (born Philippe Lepêtre; 12 November 1935 – 28 October 2018) was a French journalist. Beginning his career in 1962, Gildas became the director of information for an RTL radio station. Born as Philippe Lepêtre, he took the name Gildas as a pseudonym over the radio. In 1969, Gildas turned to French Public Radio and Television (ORTF). In 1972, he became editor in chief of ORTF, although it was dissolved in 1974. He was editor in chief at France Inter from 1973 to 1974, and then worked at Europe 1 from 1975 to 1986 as editor in chief and deputy director of information. Gildas began working for Canal+ in 1985 as a director, and launched his own talk show, Gildas Direct. He left the show in 1987 to direct Nulle part ailleurs, and Philippe Risoli took over as director of the talk show. Nulle part ailleurs was a comedic talk show that took serious issues and put a humorous spin on them. Gildas won a 7 d'or award for the show in 1994 and 1997. In 2001, Gildas was promoted to president of CNews after a deal with Canal+. In 2007, he launched Vivolta, a television network aimed at Baby boomers. In 2010, Gildas published an autobiography titled Comment réussir à la télévision quand on est petit, breton, avec de grandes oreilles?. In 2018, Gildas made his final television appearance in the TV documentary La Télé des années 80: les Dix Ans qui ont tout changé, aired on France Télévisions. Philippe Gildas died on 28 October 2018 following a battle with cancer. He was buried on 5 November 2018 at the Père Lachaise Cemetery. Source: Article "Philippe Gildas" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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CANAL+'s 30th anniversary movie poster
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CANAL+'s 30th anniversary

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CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
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Men, Women: A User's Manual movie poster
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Men, Women: A User's Manual

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Men, Women: A User's Manual
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Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche movie poster
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Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche

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Du Schmilblick aux Restos du Cœur, la folle histoire de Coluche
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De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs movie poster
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De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs

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De Caunes-Garcia - Le meilleur de nulle part ailleurs
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président movie poster
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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

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La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
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Je m'présente, je m'appelle Daniel movie poster
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Je m'présente, je m'appelle Daniel

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Je m'présente, je m'appelle Daniel
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We Will All Meet in Paradise movie poster
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We Will All Meet in Paradise

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We Will All Meet in Paradise
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Tanguy movie poster
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Tanguy

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Tanguy
Himself
Bécassine, le trésor viking movie poster
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Bécassine, le trésor viking

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Bécassine, le trésor viking
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Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989) movie poster
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Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989)

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Le rock alternatif (une brève période de médiatisation du punk français 1986-1989)
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