
Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
78
Acting Credits
1
Directed
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, ambiti...
Known For
Filmography

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)

Georges Dandin de Molière
1997
as Monsieur de Sottenville

Le Groom
1995

My Father's Glory
1990
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)

My Mother's Castle
1990
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)

Diary of a Madman
1987
as The director

La Calanque
1987
as Francis Cambalette

L'Amour à la lettre
1986
as Quentin Granier

Asterix vs. Caesar
1985
as (voice)

Le Voleur de feuilles
1984
as Mr. Marguerite

Le Braconnier de Dieu
1983
as Frisou

Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !
1982
as Flavacourt

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
1982
as Le maître de philosophie

Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self

Le Chêne d'Allouville
1981
as Minister of Culture

For a Cop's Hide
1981
as Commissaire Chauffard

La Puce et le privé
1981
as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin

Signé Furax
1981
as Socrate

The Impostures of Scapin
1981
as Argante

Three Men to Kill
1980
as Chocard

L'Hôtel du libre échange
1979
as Mathieu

Out of It
1978
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce

Madame le Juge
1978
as le commissaire

Parisian Life
1977
as Le baron de Gondremark

Genre masculin
1977
as Adolphe

Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
as Co-Producer

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
1976
as Le ministre

La Décharge
1976
as M. Brunet

Don't Bite, We Love You
1976
as 'Papy'

Forget Me, Mandoline
1976
as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'

Love and Cool Water
1976
as Clément

Beyond Fear
1975
as Bourrier

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self

Numéro un
1975
as Self

Numéro un
1975
as Self - Host

Apostrophes
1975
as Self

Tell Me You Love Me
1974
as Lucien Dorgeval

A Pain in the Ass
1973
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs

At the Meeting with Joyous Death
1973
as Peron

The Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973
as Ducros

Folie douce
1973
as Jérôme

Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
1973
as Molière

The Old Maid
1972
as Sacha

The Annuity
1972
as Emile Galipeau

La Main passe
1972
as Étienne Massenay

Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self

the famous escapes
1972
as Saint-Marc

Midi trente
1972
as Self

Fric-Frac
1971
as Marcel

The Wedding Ring
1971
as M. Duvernet

Graf Luckner
1971
as Wallace
Samedi soir
1971
as Self

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
1970
as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'

Elise, or Real Life
1970
as Le commissaire

Et qu'ça saute !
1970
as Jorge Blanco

A Golden Widow
1969
as Rapha

The Fighting Cock
1969
as Paoli

L'Amour des 4 colonels
1969
as L'homme

The Tattoo
1968
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac

Les Aventures de Lagardère
1968
as Peyrolles

Azaïs
1968
as Félix, professeur de piano

Would-Be Gentleman
1968
as Le maître de ballet

Ami-Ami
1967
as Alexandre

Lagardère
1967
as Peyrolles

The Other Truth
1966
as The commissioner

Diamond Safari
1966
as Pascal Moratti

A Young World
1966
as Le professeur d'art dramatique

Four Queens for an Ace
1966
as Detective in Interrogation Room

At Theatre Tonight
1966
as Félix, professeur de piano

At Theatre Tonight
1966
as Alexandre

Monsieur
1964
as José, Small-time Crook

Lucky Jo
1964
as Napo

A Man Named Rocca
1961
as Névada

Les Trois Sœurs
1960
as Koulyguine

Two Men in Manhattan
1959

Discorama
1959
as Self - Host

Discorama
1959
as Self - Co-Host

Discorama
1959
as Self