Jean-Pierre Darras
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Jean‑Pierre Darras, born in 1927 in Paris, turned to theatre early on after studying literature. Trained in the post‑war dramatic centres, he joined Jean Vilar’s TNP, where he learned the discipline of classical repertoire and worked alongside major figures of the French stage. He became known to the wider public through his satirical duo with Philippe Noiret, where his sharp wit and gift for caricature stood out. Darras then built a versatile career: popular comedies, boulevard theatre, ambitious directing projects, and more dramatic roles from the 1980s onward. Deeply passionate about Molière, he devoted several productions and writings to him, seeking to reveal the man behind the legend. In cinema, he appeared in notable films such as Le Viager and L’Emmerdeur, where his precise, ironic acting naturally found its place. In 1982, he moved into directing with Le Braconnier de Dieu. Later, he founded a theatre festival in Carpentras with his wife Corinne Lahaye, continuing his commitment to the stage until the end of his life.
Known for
Credits
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
as (voice)
Three Men to Kill (1980)
as Chocard
The Tattoo (1968)
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
My Mother's Castle (1990)
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
My Father's Glory (1990)
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
The Annuity (1972)
as Emile Galipeau
For a Cop's Hide (1981)
as Commissaire Chauffard
Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
as Co-Producer
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)
as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
A Man Named Rocca (1961)
as Névada
Signé Furax (1981)
as Socrate
La Décharge (1976)
as M. Brunet
Folie douce (1973)
as Jérôme
Out of It (1978)
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
The Impostures of Scapin (1981)
as Argante
Le Groom (1995)
Actor
Le Chêne d'Allouville (1981)
as Minister of Culture
A Pain in the Ass (1973)
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
A Golden Widow (1969)
as Rapha
Two Men in Manhattan (1959)
Actor
Diamond Safari (1966)
as Pascal Moratti
Lucky Jo (1964)
as Napo
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976)
as Le ministre
Les Aventures de Lagardère (1968)
as Peyrolles
The Old Maid (1972)
as Sacha
Love and Cool Water (1976)
as Clément
L'Hôtel du libre échange (1979)
as Mathieu
The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973)
as Ducros
Don't Bite, We Love You (1976)
as 'Papy'
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! (1982)
as Flavacourt
Le Voleur de feuilles (1984)
as Mr. Marguerite
At the Meeting with Joyous Death (1973)
as Peron
Et qu'ça saute ! (1970)
as Jorge Blanco
Forget Me, Mandoline (1976)
as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
Tell Me You Love Me (1974)
as Lucien Dorgeval
La Puce et le privé (1981)
as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
Four Queens for an Ace (1966)
as Detective in Interrogation Room
Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983)
as Frisou
Parisian Life (1977)
as Le baron de Gondremark
Fric-Frac (1971)
as Marcel
Elise, or Real Life (1970)
as Le commissaire
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1982)
as Le maître de philosophie
The Wedding Ring (1971)
as M. Duvernet
Beyond Fear (1975)
as Bourrier
L'Amour des 4 colonels (1969)
as L'homme
The Fighting Cock (1969)
as Paoli
La Main passe (1972)
as Étienne Massenay
A Young World (1966)
as Le professeur d'art dramatique
Monsieur (1964)
as José, Small-time Crook
The Other Truth (1966)
as The commissioner
Would-Be Gentleman (1968)
as Le maître de ballet
Georges Dandin de Molière (1997)
as Monsieur de Sottenville
L'Amour à la lettre (1986)
as Quentin Granier
Diary of a Madman (1987)
as The director
Genre masculin (1977)
as Adolphe
Les Trois Sœurs (1960)
as Koulyguine
Azaïs (1968)
as Félix, professeur de piano
Ami-Ami (1967)
as Alexandre