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

He hosted the same radio show, Par 4 chemins on Radio-Canada, for 42 years.

(Member of the Order of Canada) on December 21, 1987, and the O.C.

[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.