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