GĂ©rard Sire is mainly known in France as a radio host and story teller.
After working at Europe 1, he spent the last decade of his life working
at France Inter (then the number one radio in France), where he became
the most popular radio host of the seventies. In addition to commenting
the latest news in the morning (7h-9h) he hosted a program in the
afternoon where he would tell at least one short story. Some of his
short stories have been published after his death.
GĂ©rard Sire also wrote the scenarios of the movies by Jean Yanne,
including the movie "Tout le monde il est beau, tout le monde il est
gentil", a satire about a radio station chasing success by all means, a
movie so popular at the time that the title became a common expression
in French (meaning everybody's beautiful and nice... but in a very
ironic sense!). He also wrote many TV series.
Sire appeared in a few movies, playing small characters for fun,
especially in Jean Yanne's and Claude Lelouch's movies (his two best
friends). The background radio voice all along Lelouch's movie "Un homme
et une femme" (Palme d'Or in Cannes, 1964) is his, and amusingly, his
first son plays the part of Jean-Louis Trintignant's son Antoine.
A heavy smoker, he died of cancer on the 22nd of November 1977, leaving
three sons, and a wife (now deceased).
Un taxi dans les nuages(1970)
I've Got You, You've Got Me by the Chin Hairs(1979)
Le vérificateur(1979)
Les hommes de Rose(1978)
La famille Cigale(1977)
Chùteau-Espérance(1976)
Chobizenesse(1975)
Comme un pot de fraises!..(1974)as Un sondé
And Now My Love(1974)as Director of L'Usine
Salut l'artiste(1973)as Le metteur en scĂšne Ă Versailles
Happy New Year(1973)as Le directeur de la prison
Mon pays le voici: Amalia Rodrigues présente le Portugal(1974)
Musicolor(1969)
Dix de der(1975)as Self
Samedi soir(1971)as Self
Midi Trente(1972)as Self
L'invité du dimanche(1968)as Self
Jean Yanne, tendre provocateur(2022)as Self
La galerie France 5(2012)as Self