Name
Jean-Pierre Darras
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1927-11-26
Deathday
1999-07-05 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Biography
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
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In 1930, Louis Martinet, a peaceful sexagenarian, no longer has a long life to live accord...
6.4
An art dealer wants to buy a Modigliani, which is tattooed on the back of an old soldier....
6.1
A man helps the victim of an auto accident, not realizing that the man has actually been s...
4.9
The notorious and mysterious criminal Furax steals France's famous monuments, replacing th...
5.1
A woman learns that she is sole legatee of her forgotten rich uncle, but there is a small ...
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Muriel is a shy woman who bluffs and blusters around in order to hide her shyness and to p...
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Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, youn...
- 1972 The Old Maid as Sacha
- 1968 The Tattoo as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
- 1973 A Pain in the Ass as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
- 1964 Monsieur as José, Small-time Crook
- 1961 A Man Named Rocca as Névada
- 1972 The Annuity as Emile Galipeau
- 1970 She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
- 1976 Let's Make a Dirty Movie as Co-Producer
- 1973 At the Meeting with Joyous Death as Peron
- 1981 Le Chêne d'Allouville as Minister of Culture
- 1987 Diary of a Madman as The director
- 1981 For a Cop's Hide as Commissaire Chauffard
- 1981 La Puce et le privé as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
- 1973 The Suburbs Are Everywhere as Ducros
- 1979 L'Hôtel du libre échange as Mathieu
- 1976 Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's as Le ministre
- 1997 Georges Dandin de Molière as Monsieur de Sottenville
- 1964 Lucky Jo as Napo
- 1995 Le Groom
- 1985 Asterix vs. Caesar as (voice)
- 1975 Beyond Fear as Bourrier
- 1971 Fric-Frac as Marcel
- 1976 La Décharge as M. Brunet
- 1983 Le Braconnier de Dieu as Frisou
- 1966 The Other Truth as The commissioner
- 1977 Parisian Life as Le baron de Gondremark
- 1968 Les Aventures de Lagardère as Peyrolles
- 1976 Don't Bite, We Love You as 'Papy'
- 1984 Le Voleur de feuilles as Mr. Marguerite
- 1969 A Golden Widow as Rapha
- 1976 Forget Me, Mandoline as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
- 1960 Les Trois Sœurs as Koulyguine
- 1974 Tell Me You Love Me as Lucien Dorgeval
- 1966 Diamond Safari as Pascal Moratti
- 1982 Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! as Flavacourt
- 1981 Signé Furax as Socrate
- 1970 Elise, or Real Life as Le commissaire
- 1978 Out of It as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
- 1969 The Fighting Cock as Paoli
- 1976 Love and Cool Water as Clément
- 1980 Three Men to Kill as Chocard
- 1977 Genre masculin as Adolphe
- 1990 My Father's Glory as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
- 1967 Ami-Ami as Alexandre
- 1972 La Main passe as Étienne Massenay
- 1969 L'Amour des 4 colonels as L'homme
- 1968 Azaïs as Félix, professeur de piano
- 1973 Folie douce as Jérôme
- 1959 Two Men in Manhattan
- 1981 The Impostures of Scapin as Argante
- 1966 A Young World as Le professeur d'art dramatique
- 1966 Four Queens for an Ace as Detective in Interrogation Room
- 1970 Et qu'ça saute ! as Jorge Blanco
- 1968 Would-Be Gentleman as Le maître de ballet
- 2009 Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 My Mother's Castle as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
- 1982 Le Bourgeois gentilhomme as Le maître de philosophie
- 1986 L'Amour à la lettre as Quentin Granier
- 1971 The Wedding Ring as M. Duvernet
- 1981 Société Amoureuse à Responsabilité Limitée as Gonzague de Saint-Truc
- 1972 Le Grand Échiquier ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1966 At Theatre Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Alexandre
- 1966 At Theatre Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Félix, professeur de piano
- 1971 Graf Luckner ( 1 episode ) as Wallace
- 1972 the famous escapes ( 1 episode ) as Saint-Marc
- 1978 Madame le Juge ( 6 episodes ) as le commissaire
- 1971 Samedi soir ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 Discorama ( 16 episodes ) as Self - Co-Host
- 1959 Discorama ( 10 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1975 Numéro un ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Numéro un ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 1972 Midi trente ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1982 Champs-Elysées ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1975 Apostrophes ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1987 La Calanque ( 42 episodes ) as Francis Cambalette
- 1959 Discorama ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1967 Lagardère ( 6 episodes ) as Peyrolles
- 1973 Molière pour rire et pour pleurer ( 6 episodes ) as Molière
