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)
Folie douce (1973)
as Jérôme
The Tattoo (1968)
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
La Décharge (1976)
as M. Brunet
Diamond Safari (1966)
as Pascal Moratti
My Mother's Castle (1990)
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
Le Groom (1995)
Actor
La Main passe (1972)
as Étienne Massenay
The Annuity (1972)
as Emile Galipeau
Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
as Co-Producer
Three Men to Kill (1980)
as Chocard
L'Hôtel du libre échange (1979)
as Mathieu
Signé Furax (1981)
as Socrate
The Old Maid (1972)
as Sacha
For a Cop's Hide (1981)
as Commissaire Chauffard
Fric-Frac (1971)
as Marcel
The Impostures of Scapin (1981)
as Argante
My Father's Glory (1990)
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
A Golden Widow (1969)
as Rapha
A Pain in the Ass (1973)
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
A Man Named Rocca (1961)
as Névada
Love and Cool Water (1976)
as Clément
Le Voleur de feuilles (1984)
as Mr. Marguerite
Out of It (1978)
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Georges Dandin de Molière (1997)
as Monsieur de Sottenville
At the Meeting with Joyous Death (1973)
as Peron
Le Chêne d'Allouville (1981)
as Minister of Culture
Et qu'ça saute ! (1970)
as Jorge Blanco
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1982)
as Le maître de philosophie
Les Trois Sœurs (1960)
as Koulyguine
Parisian Life (1977)
as Le baron de Gondremark
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)
as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
Two Men in Manhattan (1959)
Actor
Lucky Jo (1964)
as Napo
Forget Me, Mandoline (1976)
as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! (1982)
as Flavacourt
Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983)
as Frisou
Monsieur (1964)
as José, Small-time Crook
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976)
as Le ministre
A Young World (1966)
as Le professeur d'art dramatique
Don't Bite, We Love You (1976)
as 'Papy'
L'Amour des 4 colonels (1969)
as L'homme
Elise, or Real Life (1970)
as Le commissaire
Four Queens for an Ace (1966)
as Detective in Interrogation Room
The Other Truth (1966)
as The commissioner
The Fighting Cock (1969)
as Paoli
Would-Be Gentleman (1968)
as Le maître de ballet
Genre masculin (1977)
as Adolphe
Les Aventures de Lagardère (1968)
as Peyrolles
La Puce et le privé (1981)
as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973)
as Ducros
Beyond Fear (1975)
as Bourrier
The Wedding Ring (1971)
as M. Duvernet
Ami-Ami (1967)
as Alexandre
Tell Me You Love Me (1974)
as Lucien Dorgeval
L'Amour à la lettre (1986)
as Quentin Granier
Azaïs (1968)
as Félix, professeur de piano
Diary of a Madman (1987)
as The director