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