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
La Décharge (1976)
as M. Brunet
The Annuity (1972)
as Emile Galipeau
The Tattoo (1968)
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
Asterix vs. Caesar (1985)
as (voice)
Three Men to Kill (1980)
as Chocard
My Mother's Castle (1990)
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
Signé Furax (1981)
as Socrate
Diamond Safari (1966)
as Pascal Moratti
Lucky Jo (1964)
as Napo
A Golden Widow (1969)
as Rapha
Le Groom (1995)
Actor
The Old Maid (1972)
as Sacha
My Father's Glory (1990)
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
Folie douce (1973)
as Jérôme
For a Cop's Hide (1981)
as Commissaire Chauffard
Le Chêne d'Allouville (1981)
as Minister of Culture
Forget Me, Mandoline (1976)
as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
The Impostures of Scapin (1981)
as Argante
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme (1982)
as Le maître de philosophie
Fric-Frac (1971)
as Marcel
A Pain in the Ass (1973)
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
L'Hôtel du libre échange (1979)
as Mathieu
Out of It (1978)
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Société Amoureuse à Responsabilité Limitée (1981)
as Gonzague de Saint-Truc
Georges Dandin de Molière (1997)
as Monsieur de Sottenville
Les Aventures de Lagardère (1968)
as Peyrolles
Le Voleur de feuilles (1984)
as Mr. Marguerite
Parisian Life (1977)
as Le baron de Gondremark
The Suburbs Are Everywhere (1973)
as Ducros
Two Men in Manhattan (1959)
Actor
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks (1970)
as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
Monsieur (1964)
as José, Small-time Crook
Et qu'ça saute ! (1970)
as Jorge Blanco
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's (1976)
as Le ministre
La Main passe (1972)
as Étienne Massenay
Love and Cool Water (1976)
as Clément
L'Amour des 4 colonels (1969)
as L'homme
At the Meeting with Joyous Death (1973)
as Peron
Les Trois Sœurs (1960)
as Koulyguine
Let's Make a Dirty Movie (1976)
as Co-Producer
Tell Me You Love Me (1974)
as Lucien Dorgeval
Don't Bite, We Love You (1976)
as 'Papy'
Beyond Fear (1975)
as Bourrier
A Man Named Rocca (1961)
as Névada
A Young World (1966)
as Le professeur d'art dramatique
Elise, or Real Life (1970)
as Le commissaire
Diary of a Madman (1987)
as The director
Genre masculin (1977)
as Adolphe
Four Queens for an Ace (1966)
as Detective in Interrogation Room
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! (1982)
as Flavacourt
The Fighting Cock (1969)
as Paoli
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Le Braconnier de Dieu (1983)
as Frisou
Ami-Ami (1967)
as Alexandre
Azaïs (1968)
as Félix, professeur de piano
La Puce et le privé (1981)
as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
L'Amour à la lettre (1986)
as Quentin Granier
The Wedding Ring (1971)
as M. Duvernet
The Other Truth (1966)
as The commissioner
Would-Be Gentleman (1968)
as Le maître de ballet