Jean-Pierre Darras
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 26, 1927
- Died
- July 5, 1999
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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.
Filmography
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) 2009
as Self (archive footage)
Georges Dandin de Molière 1997
as Monsieur de Sottenville
Le Groom 1995
Actor
My Mother's Castle 1990
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
My Father's Glory 1990
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
Diary of a Madman 1987
as The director
L'Amour à la lettre 1986
as Quentin Granier
Asterix vs. Caesar 1985
as (voice)
Le Voleur de feuilles 1984
as Mr. Marguerite
Le Braconnier de Dieu 1983
as Frisou, Director
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire ! 1982
as Flavacourt
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme 1982
as Le maître de philosophie
For a Cop's Hide 1981
as Commissaire Chauffard
Signé Furax 1981
as Socrate
Le Chêne d'Allouville 1981
as Minister of Culture
La Puce et le privé 1981
as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
Société Amoureuse à Responsabilité Limitée 1981
as Gonzague de Saint-Truc
The Impostures of Scapin 1981
as Argante
Three Men to Kill 1980
as Chocard
L'Hôtel du libre échange 1979
as Mathieu
Out of It 1978
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Parisian Life 1977
as Le baron de Gondremark
Genre masculin 1977
as Adolphe
Don't Bite, We Love You 1976
as 'Papy'
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's 1976
as Le ministre
Love and Cool Water 1976
as Clément
Forget Me, Mandoline 1976
as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
Let's Make a Dirty Movie 1976
as Co-Producer
La Décharge 1976
as M. Brunet
Beyond Fear 1975
as Bourrier
Tell Me You Love Me 1974
as Lucien Dorgeval
Folie douce 1973
as Jérôme
A Pain in the Ass 1973
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
The Suburbs Are Everywhere 1973
as Ducros
At the Meeting with Joyous Death 1973
as Peron
La Main passe 1972
as Étienne Massenay
The Annuity 1972
as Emile Galipeau
The Old Maid 1972
as Sacha
Fric-Frac 1971
as Marcel
The Wedding Ring 1971
as M. Duvernet
Elise, or Real Life 1970
as Le commissaire
Et qu'ça saute ! 1970
as Jorge Blanco
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks 1970
as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
L'Amour des 4 colonels 1969
as L'homme
A Golden Widow 1969
as Rapha
The Fighting Cock 1969
as Paoli
Would-Be Gentleman 1968
as Le maître de ballet
Azaïs 1968
as Félix, professeur de piano
The Tattoo 1968
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
Les Aventures de Lagardère 1968
as Peyrolles
Ami-Ami 1967
as Alexandre
Four Queens for an Ace 1966
as Detective in Interrogation Room
Diamond Safari 1966
as Pascal Moratti
The Other Truth 1966
as The commissioner
A Young World 1966
as Le professeur d'art dramatique
Lucky Jo 1964
as Napo
Monsieur 1964
as José, Small-time Crook
A Man Named Rocca 1961
as Névada
Les Trois Sœurs 1960
as Koulyguine
Two Men in Manhattan 1959
Actor
Credits from TMDB.