Acting · Paris, France · Born November 26, 1927
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.
MovieComiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGeorges Dandin de Molière
1997
as Monsieur de Sottenville
MovieLe Groom
1995
MovieMy Mother's Castle
1990
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
MovieMy Father's Glory
1990
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
MovieDiary of a Madman
1987
as The director
TVLa Calanque
1987
as Francis Cambalette
MovieL'Amour à la lettre
1986
as Quentin Granier
MovieAsterix vs. Caesar
1985
as (voice)
MovieLe Voleur de feuilles
1984
as Mr. Marguerite
MovieLe Braconnier de Dieu
1983
as Frisou
MovieTe marre pas... c'est pour rire !
1982
as Flavacourt
MovieLe Bourgeois gentilhomme
1982
as Le maître de philosophie
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieFor a Cop's Hide
1981
as Commissaire Chauffard
MovieSigné Furax
1981
as Socrate
MovieLe Chêne d'Allouville
1981
as Minister of Culture
MovieLa Puce et le privé
1981
as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
MovieThe Impostures of Scapin
1981
as Argante
MovieThree Men to Kill
1980
as Chocard
MovieL'Hôtel du libre échange
1979
as Mathieu
MovieOut of It
1978
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
TVMadame le Juge
1978
as le commissaire
MovieParisian Life
1977
as Le baron de Gondremark
MovieGenre masculin
1977
as Adolphe
MovieDon't Bite, We Love You
1976
as 'Papy'
MovieLe Chasseur de chez Maxim's
1976
as Le ministre
MovieLove and Cool Water
1976
as Clément
MovieForget Me, Mandoline
1976
as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
MovieLet's Make a Dirty Movie
1976
as Co-Producer
MovieLa Décharge
1976
as M. Brunet
MovieBeyond Fear
1975
as Bourrier
TVNuméro un
1975
as Self
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
TVApostrophes
1975
as Self
MovieTell Me You Love Me
1974
as Lucien Dorgeval
TVMolière pour rire et pour pleurer
1973
as Molière
MovieFolie douce
1973
as Jérôme
MovieA Pain in the Ass
1973
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
MovieThe Suburbs Are Everywhere
1973
as Ducros
MovieAt the Meeting with Joyous Death
1973
as Peron
MovieLa Main passe
1972
as Étienne Massenay
TVthe famous escapes
1972
as Saint-Marc
TVMidi trente
1972
as Self
MovieThe Annuity
1972
as Emile Galipeau
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
MovieThe Old Maid
1972
as Sacha
MovieFric-Frac
1971
as Marcel
TVGraf Luckner
1971
as Wallace
MovieThe Wedding Ring
1971
as M. Duvernet
Samedi soir
1971
as Self
MovieElise, or Real Life
1970
as Le commissaire
MovieEt qu'ça saute !
1970
as Jorge Blanco
MovieShe Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
1970
as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
MovieL'Amour des 4 colonels
1969
as L'homme
MovieA Golden Widow
1969
as Rapha
MovieThe Fighting Cock
1969
as Paoli
MovieWould-Be Gentleman
1968
as Le maître de ballet
MovieAzaïs
1968
as Félix, professeur de piano
MovieThe Tattoo
1968
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
MovieLes Aventures de Lagardère
1968
as Peyrolles
TVLagardère
1967
as Peyrolles
MovieAmi-Ami
1967
as Alexandre
MovieFour Queens for an Ace
1966
as Detective in Interrogation Room
TVAt Theatre Tonight
1966
as Félix, professeur de piano
MovieDiamond Safari
1966
as Pascal Moratti
MovieThe Other Truth
1966
as The commissioner
MovieA Young World
1966
as Le professeur d'art dramatique
MovieLucky Jo
1964
as Napo
MovieMonsieur
1964
as José, Small-time Crook
MovieA Man Named Rocca
1961
as Névada
MovieLes Trois Sœurs
1960
as Koulyguine
MovieTwo Men in Manhattan
1959
TVDiscorama
1959
as Self - Host
