Jean-Pierre Darras
Known for Acting · 74 credits
- Born
- 1927-11-26
- Died
- 1999-07-05
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean-Pierre Dumontet
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
TV Shows (15)
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Midi trente
1972
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self / Self - Host
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
At Theatre Tonight
1966
as Alexandre / Félix, professeur de piano
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Discorama
1959
as Self - Co-Host / Self - Host
Graf Luckner
1971
as Wallace
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
1973
as Molière
La Calanque
1987
as Francis Cambalette
the famous escapes
1972
as Saint-Marc
Lagardère
1967
as Peyrolles
Madame le Juge
1978
as le commissaire
Movies (59)
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
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
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
About 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 fr… With 74 credits spanning from 1959 to 2009, Jean-Pierre Darras has appeared in 59 films and 15 TV shows.
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- 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
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