Jean-Pierre Darras
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 (74 titles)
6.0MovieComiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
Self (archive footage) · 2009
10.0MovieGeorges Dandin de Molière
Monsieur de Sottenville · 1997
MovieLe Groom
1995
7.2MovieMy Mother's Castle
Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice) · 1990
7.3MovieMy Father's Glory
Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice) · 1990
7.0MovieDiary of a Madman
The director · 1987
ShowLa Calanque
Francis Cambalette · 1987
2.0MovieL'Amour à la lettre
Quentin Granier · 1986
6.5MovieAsterix vs. Caesar
(voice) · 1985
7.0MovieLe Voleur de feuilles
Mr. Marguerite · 1984
5.0MovieLe Braconnier de Dieu
Frisou · 1983
4.8MovieTe marre pas... c'est pour rire !
Flavacourt · 1982
7.7MovieLe Bourgeois gentilhomme
Le maître de philosophie · 1982
6.8ShowChamps-Elysées
Self · 1982
5.8MovieFor a Cop's Hide
Commissaire Chauffard · 1981
5.0MovieSigné Furax
Socrate · 1981
5.8MovieLe Chêne d'Allouville
Minister of Culture · 1981
5.0MovieLa Puce et le privé
Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin · 1981
6.8MovieThe Impostures of Scapin
Argante · 1981
6.1MovieThree Men to Kill
Chocard · 1980
5.8MovieL'Hôtel du libre échange
Mathieu · 1979
6.5MovieOut of It
Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce · 1978
8.8ShowMadame le Juge
le commissaire · 1978
6.0MovieParisian Life
Le baron de Gondremark · 1977
8.0MovieGenre masculin
Adolphe · 1977
4.2MovieDon't Bite, We Love You
'Papy' · 1976
5.5MovieLe Chasseur de chez Maxim's
Le ministre · 1976
5.5MovieLove and Cool Water
Clément · 1976
5.0MovieForget Me, Mandoline
Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.' · 1976
3.9MovieLet's Make a Dirty Movie
Co-Producer · 1976