Jacques Languirand, OC (May 1, 1931 – January 26, 2018) was a Canadian radio host, writer, actor and director.

Jacques Languirand
Jacques Languirand in 2009
Born(1931-05-01)May 1, 1931
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJanuary 26, 2018(2018-01-26) (aged 86)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
OccupationCommunicator
Years active1949–2018

He hosted the same radio show, Par 4 chemins on Radio-Canada, for 42 years. He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C. (Officer of the Order of Canada) on May 8, 2003, for his services to communications in Canada.[1]

In 2012, audiences saw him as the lead actor of Martin Villeneuve's Mars et Avril, a science fiction film based on the graphic novels of the same name.[2][3]

He was the father of Pascal Languirand, best known as the leader and founder of synthpop band Trans-X.

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Bibliography

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Theatre plays

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  • 1956: Les Insolites
  • 1956: Le Roi ivre
  • 1957: Les Grands Départs
  • 1957: Le Gibet
  • 1958: Diogène
  • 1960: Les Violons de l'automne
  • 1962: Les Cloisons
  • 1963: Klondyke
  • 1966-1970: Man Inc.
  • 2001: Faust et les radicaux libres
  • 2012: Feedback

Opera

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  • 1966: Louis Riel

Essays

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  • 1960: J'ai découvert Tahiti et les îles du bonheur
  • 1962: Le Dictionnaire insolite
  • 1972: De McLuhan à Pythagore
  • 1978: La Voie initiatique : le sens caché de la vie
  • 1979: Vivre sa vie (adapted from the TV series)
  • 1980: Mater materia
  • 1981: Vivre ici maintenant (adapted from the TV series)
  • 1984: Réincarnation et karma (in collaboration with Placide Gaboury)
  • 1987: Prévenir le burn-out (also published under the title Vaincre le mal-être by Albin Michel)
  • 1989: A comme Aubergine : 108 recettes sans viande (in collaboration with Yolande Languirand)
  • 1989-1991: Par 4 chemins (adapted from the radio show)
  • 1998: Les Voyages de Languirand ou le journal de Prospéro
  • 2001: Presque tout Languirand – Théâtre
  • 2008: Le Dieu cosmique : À la recherche du Dieu d'Einstein (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)
  • 2009: L’héritage spirituel amérindien. Le grand mystère (in collaboration with Jean Proulx)

Novel

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  • 1963: Tout compte fait

Filmography

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Television

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  • 1957: Le Colombier (TV series) ... Le mari de Grandmont
  • 1997-2000: La Boîte à Lunch ... Grand-papa
  • 2004-2007: Le Rebut Global ... Le philosophe
  • 2011-2012: "Les Repères de Languirand" ... Host

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