Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
Born: 1927-11-26 in 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
Apostrophes
Self
At Theatre Tonight
Alexandre
At Theatre Tonight
Félix, professeur de piano
Champs-Elysées
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
Midi trente
Self
Numéro un
Self
Numéro un
Self - Host
Discorama
Self - Co-Host
Discorama
Self - Host
Discorama
Self
Graf Luckner
Wallace
Asterix vs. Caesar
(voice)
Folie douce
Jérôme
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
Molière
The Tattoo
Lucien, facteur de Montignac
the famous escapes
Saint-Marc
Three Men to Kill
Chocard
For a Cop's Hide
Commissaire Chauffard
Signé Furax
Socrate
La Décharge
M. Brunet
A Pain in the Ass
Dr. Edgar Fuchs
The Annuity
Emile Galipeau
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Co-Producer
My Mother's Castle
Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
La Calanque
Francis Cambalette
My Father's Glory
Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
Four Queens for an Ace
Detective in Interrogation Room
Out of It
Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Madame le Juge
le commissaire
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
Le ministre
Le Groom
Fric-Frac
Marcel
Lagardère
Peyrolles
Diamond Safari
Pascal Moratti
Tell Me You Love Me
Lucien Dorgeval
A Man Named Rocca
Névada
Le Chêne d'Allouville
Minister of Culture