Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
1927-11-26 · Paris, France
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
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009 · Movie
Georges Dandin de Molière
1997 · Movie
Le Groom
1995 · Movie
My Mother's Castle
1990 · Movie
My Father's Glory
1990 · Movie
Diary of a Madman
1987 · Movie
La Calanque
1987 · Series
L'Amour à la lettre
1986 · Movie
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985 · Movie
Le Voleur de feuilles
1984 · Movie
Le Braconnier de Dieu
1983 · Movie
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !
1982 · Movie
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
1982 · Movie
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
For a Cop's Hide
1981 · Movie
Signé Furax
1981 · Movie
Le Chêne d'Allouville
1981 · Movie
La Puce et le privé
1981 · Movie
Société Amoureuse à Responsabilité Limitée
1981 · Movie
The Impostures of Scapin
1981 · Movie
Three Men to Kill
1980 · Movie
L'Hôtel du libre échange
1979 · Movie
Out of It
1978 · Movie
Madame le Juge
1978 · Series
Parisian Life
1977 · Movie
Genre masculin
1977 · Movie
Don't Bite, We Love You
1976 · Movie
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
1976 · Movie
Love and Cool Water
1976 · Movie
Forget Me, Mandoline
1976 · Movie
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976 · Movie
La Décharge
1976 · Movie
Beyond Fear
1975 · Movie
Numéro un
1975 · Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Series
Apostrophes
1975 · Series
Tell Me You Love Me
1974 · Movie
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
1973 · Series
Folie douce
1973 · Movie
A Pain in the Ass
1973 · Movie
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973 · Movie
At the Meeting with Joyous Death
1973 · Movie
La Main passe
1972 · Movie
Midi trente
1972 · Series
the famous escapes
1972 · Series
The Annuity
1972 · Movie
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Series
The Old Maid
1972 · Movie
Fric-Frac
1971 · Movie
Graf Luckner
1971 · Series
The Wedding Ring
1971 · Movie
Samedi soir
1971 · Series
Elise, or Real Life
1970 · Movie
Et qu'ça saute !
1970 · Movie
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
1970 · Movie
L'Amour des 4 colonels
1969 · Movie
A Golden Widow
1969 · Movie
The Fighting Cock
1969 · Movie
Would-Be Gentleman
1968 · Movie
Azaïs
1968 · Movie
The Tattoo
1968 · Movie
Les Aventures de Lagardère
1968 · Movie
Lagardère
1967 · Series
Ami-Ami
1967 · Movie
Four Queens for an Ace
1966 · Movie
At Theatre Tonight
1966 · Series
Diamond Safari
1966 · Movie
The Other Truth
1966 · Movie
A Young World
1966 · Movie
Lucky Jo
1964 · Movie
Monsieur
1964 · Movie
A Man Named Rocca
1961 · Movie
Les Trois Sœurs
1960 · Movie
Two Men in Manhattan
1959 · Movie
Discorama
1959 · Series