Jean-Pierre Darras

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

Apostrophes

Champs-Elysées

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Numéro un

Numéro un

Le Grand Échiquier

Discorama

Discorama

All Movies (59)

• Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Georges Dandin de Molière1997 · as Monsieur de Sottenville
• Le Groom1995
• My Mother's Castle1990 · as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
• My Father's Glory1990 · as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
• Diary of a Madman1987 · as The director
• L'Amour à la lettre1986 · as Quentin Granier
• Asterix vs. Caesar1985 · as (voice)
• Le Voleur de feuilles1984 · as Mr. Marguerite
• Le Braconnier de Dieu1983 · as Frisou
• Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !1982 · as Flavacourt
• Le Bourgeois gentilhomme1982 · as Le maître de philosophie
• For a Cop's Hide1981 · as Commissaire Chauffard
• Signé Furax1981 · as Socrate
• Le Chêne d'Allouville1981 · as Minister of Culture
• La Puce et le privé1981 · as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
• The Impostures of Scapin1981 · as Argante
• Three Men to Kill1980 · as Chocard
• L'Hôtel du libre échange1979 · as Mathieu
• Out of It1978 · as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
• Parisian Life1977 · as Le baron de Gondremark
• Genre masculin1977 · as Adolphe
• Don't Bite, We Love You1976 · as 'Papy'
• Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's1976 · as Le ministre
• Love and Cool Water1976 · as Clément
• Forget Me, Mandoline1976 · as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
• Let's Make a Dirty Movie1976 · as Co-Producer
• La Décharge1976 · as M. Brunet
• Beyond Fear1975 · as Bourrier
• Tell Me You Love Me1974 · as Lucien Dorgeval
• Folie douce1973 · as Jérôme
• A Pain in the Ass1973 · as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
• The Suburbs Are Everywhere1973 · as Ducros
• At the Meeting with Joyous Death1973 · as Peron
• La Main passe1972 · as Étienne Massenay
• The Annuity1972 · as Emile Galipeau
• The Old Maid1972 · as Sacha
• Fric-Frac1971 · as Marcel
• The Wedding Ring1971 · as M. Duvernet
• Elise, or Real Life1970 · as Le commissaire
• Et qu'ça saute !1970 · as Jorge Blanco
• She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks1970 · as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
• L'Amour des 4 colonels1969 · as L'homme
• A Golden Widow1969 · as Rapha
• The Fighting Cock1969 · as Paoli
• Would-Be Gentleman1968 · as Le maître de ballet
• Azaïs1968 · as Félix, professeur de piano
• The Tattoo1968 · as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
• Les Aventures de Lagardère1968 · as Peyrolles
• Ami-Ami1967 · as Alexandre
• Four Queens for an Ace1966 · as Detective in Interrogation Room
• Diamond Safari1966 · as Pascal Moratti
• The Other Truth1966 · as The commissioner
• A Young World1966 · as Le professeur d'art dramatique
• Lucky Jo1964 · as Napo
• Monsieur1964 · as José, Small-time Crook
• A Man Named Rocca1961 · as Névada
• Les Trois Sœurs1960 · as Koulyguine
• Two Men in Manhattan1959

All TV Shows (19)

• La Calanque1987 · as Francis Cambalette
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Madame le Juge1978 · as le commissaire
• Numéro un1975 · as Self
• Numéro un1975 · as Self - Host
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Apostrophes1975 · as Self
• Molière pour rire et pour pleurer1973 · as Molière
• the famous escapes1972 · as Saint-Marc
• Midi trente1972 · as Self
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self
• Graf Luckner1971 · as Wallace
• Samedi soir1971 · as Self
• Lagardère1967 · as Peyrolles
• At Theatre Tonight1966 · as Alexandre
• At Theatre Tonight1966 · as Félix, professeur de piano
• Discorama1959 · as Self - Co-Host
• Discorama1959 · as Self - Host
• Discorama1959 · as Self