Jean-Pierre Darras
58 movies · 7 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 26, 1927
- Died
- Jul 5, 1999 (age 71)
- 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.
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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.
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Jean-Pierre Darras: movies and TV shows
Acting (65)
- 1997 Georges Dandin de Molière
as Monsieur de Sottenville
- 1995
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1974 Tell Me You Love Me
as Lucien Dorgeval
- 1973
- 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
- 1972 The Annuity
as Emile Galipeau
- 1972 The Old Maid
as Sacha
- 1971 Fric-Frac
as Marcel
- 1971
- 1971 The Wedding Ring
as M. Duvernet
- 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
- 1967 Ami-Ami
as Alexandre
- 1966 Four Queens for an Ace
as Detective in Interrogation Room
- 1966
- 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
Behind the camera (1)
- 1983 Le Braconnier de Dieu
Director
Talk shows and appearances (9)
- 2009
- 1982 Champs-Elysées
4 episodes
- 1975 Numéro un
4 episodes
- 1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1 episode
- 1975 Apostrophes
1 episode
- 1972 Midi trente
1 episode
- 1972 Le Grand Échiquier
2 episodes
- 1971 Samedi soir
1 episode
- 1959 Discorama
29 episodes