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