Jean-Pierre Darras
Actor
- Born
- November 26, 1927 · Paris, France
- Died
- July 5, 1999 (age 71)
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.
Known for
Asterix vs. Caesar
March 6, 1985
My Father's Glory
August 29, 1990
My Mother's Castle
October 26, 1990
A Pain in the Ass
September 20, 1973
The Tattoo
August 17, 1968
The Annuity
January 19, 1972
Out of It
October 10, 1978
For a Cop's Hide
September 9, 1981
Three Men to Kill
October 31, 1980
Two Men in Manhattan
October 16, 1959
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
April 17, 1970
The Old Maid
January 5, 1972
Acting60
- 2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) as Self (archive footage)
- 1997Georges Dandin de Molière as Monsieur de Sottenville
- 1995Le Groom
- 1990My Mother's Castle as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
- 1990My Father's Glory as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
- 1987Diary of a Madman as The director
- 1986L'Amour à la lettre as Quentin Granier
- 1985Asterix vs. Caesar as (voice)
- 1984Le Voleur de feuilles as Mr. Marguerite
- 1983Le Braconnier de Dieu