Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
- Born:
- 1927-11-26
- Died:
- 1999-07-05
- Place of birth:
- Paris, France
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
Filmography
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Georges Dandin de Molière
Le Groom
My Mother's Castle
My Father's Glory
Diary of a Madman
La Calanque
L'Amour à la lettre
Asterix vs. Caesar
Le Voleur de feuilles
Le Braconnier de Dieu
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Champs-Elysées
For a Cop's Hide
Signé Furax
Le Chêne d'Allouville
La Puce et le privé
Société Amoureuse à Responsabilité Limitée
The Impostures of Scapin
Three Men to Kill
L'Hôtel du libre échange
Out of It
Madame le Juge
Parisian Life
Genre masculin
Don't Bite, We Love You
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
Love and Cool Water
Forget Me, Mandoline
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
La Décharge
Beyond Fear
Numéro un
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Apostrophes
Tell Me You Love Me
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
Folie douce
A Pain in the Ass
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
At the Meeting with Joyous Death
La Main passe
the famous escapes
Midi trente
The Annuity
Le Grand Échiquier
The Old Maid
Fric-Frac
Graf Luckner
The Wedding Ring
Samedi soir
Elise, or Real Life
Et qu'ça saute !
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
L'Amour des 4 colonels
A Golden Widow
The Fighting Cock
Would-Be Gentleman
Azaïs
The Tattoo
Les Aventures de Lagardère
Lagardère
Ami-Ami
Four Queens for an Ace
At Theatre Tonight
Diamond Safari
The Other Truth
A Young World
Lucky Jo
Monsieur
A Man Named Rocca
Les Trois Sœurs
Two Men in Manhattan
Discorama