Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
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
Acting74
movieComiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieGeorges Dandin de Molière
1997
Monsieur de Sottenville
movieMy Mother's Castle
1990
Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
movieMy Father's Glory
1990
Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
movieDiary of a Madman
1987
The director
tvLa Calanque
1987
Francis Cambalette
movieL'Amour à la lettre
1986
Quentin Granier
movieAsterix vs. Caesar
1985
(voice)
movieLe Voleur de feuilles
1984
Mr. Marguerite
movieLe Bourgeois gentilhomme
1982
Le maître de philosophie
movieFor a Cop's Hide
1981
Commissaire Chauffard
movieSigné Furax
1981
Socrate
movieLe Chêne d'Allouville
1981
Minister of Culture
movieLa Puce et le privé
1981
Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
movieThree Men to Kill
1980
Chocard
movieOut of It
1978
Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
tvMadame le Juge
1978
le commissaire
movieParisian Life
1977
Le baron de Gondremark
movieGenre masculin
1977
Adolphe
movieLe Chasseur de chez Maxim's
1976
Le ministre
movieLove and Cool Water
1976
Clément
movieForget Me, Mandoline
1976
Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
movieLet's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
Co-Producer
movieLa Décharge
1976
M. Brunet
movieBeyond Fear
1975
Bourrier
tvNuméro un
1975
Self / Self - Host
movieTell Me You Love Me
1974
Lucien Dorgeval
movieFolie douce
1973
Jérôme
movieA Pain in the Ass
1973
Dr. Edgar Fuchs
movieLa Main passe
1972
Étienne Massenay
tvthe famous escapes
1972
Saint-Marc
movieThe Annuity
1972
Emile Galipeau
movieFric-Frac
1971
Marcel
tvGraf Luckner
1971
Wallace
movieThe Wedding Ring
1971
M. Duvernet
movieElise, or Real Life
1970
Le commissaire
movieEt qu'ça saute !
1970
Jorge Blanco
movieShe Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
1970
Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
movieWould-Be Gentleman
1968
Le maître de ballet
movieAzaïs
1968
Félix, professeur de piano
movieThe Tattoo
1968
Lucien, facteur de Montignac
movieLes Aventures de Lagardère
1968
Peyrolles
tvLagardère
1967
Peyrolles
movieAmi-Ami
1967
Alexandre
movieFour Queens for an Ace
1966
Detective in Interrogation Room
tvAt Theatre Tonight
1966
Alexandre / Félix, professeur de piano
movieDiamond Safari
1966
Pascal Moratti
movieThe Other Truth
1966
The commissioner
movieA Young World
1966
Le professeur d'art dramatique
movieMonsieur
1964
José, Small-time Crook
movieLes Trois Sœurs
1960
Koulyguine
tvDiscorama
1959
Self - Co-Host / Self - Host / Self
Directing1
movieLe Braconnier de Dieu
1983
Director