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