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 Appearances)

Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)

2009

Georges Dandin de Molière

1997

Le Groom

1995

My Mother's Castle

1990

My Father's Glory

1990

Diary of a Madman

1987

La Calanque

1987

L'Amour à la lettre

1986

Asterix vs. Caesar

1985

Le Voleur de feuilles

1984

Le Braconnier de Dieu

1983

Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !

1982

Le Bourgeois gentilhomme

1982

Champs-Elysées

1982

For a Cop's Hide

1981

Signé Furax

1981

Le Chêne d'Allouville

1981

La Puce et le privé

1981

The Impostures of Scapin

1981

Three Men to Kill

1980

L'Hôtel du libre échange

1979

Out of It

1978

Madame le Juge

1978

Parisian Life

1977

Genre masculin

1977

Don't Bite, We Love You

1976

Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's

1976

Love and Cool Water

1976

Forget Me, Mandoline

1976

Let's Make a Dirty Movie

1976

La Décharge

1976

Beyond Fear

1975

Numéro un

1975

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Apostrophes

1975

Tell Me You Love Me

1974

Molière pour rire et pour pleurer

1973

Folie douce

1973

A Pain in the Ass

1973

The Suburbs Are Everywhere

1973

At the Meeting with Joyous Death

1973

La Main passe

1972

Midi trente

1972

the famous escapes

1972

The Annuity

1972

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

The Old Maid

1972

Fric-Frac

1971

Graf Luckner

1971

The Wedding Ring

1971

Samedi soir

1971

Elise, or Real Life

1970

Et qu'ça saute !

1970

She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks

1970

L'Amour des 4 colonels

1969

A Golden Widow

1969

The Fighting Cock

1969

Would-Be Gentleman

1968

Azaïs

1968

The Tattoo

1968

Les Aventures de Lagardère

1968

Lagardère

1967

Ami-Ami

1967

Four Queens for an Ace

1966

At Theatre Tonight

1966

Diamond Safari

1966

The Other Truth

1966

A Young World

1966

Lucky Jo

1964

Monsieur

1964

A Man Named Rocca

1961

Les Trois Sœurs

1960

Two Men in Manhattan

1959 Debut

Discorama

1959
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