Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
Born November 26, 1927 · Paris, France
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 Moli…
Known For · 40 titles
Apostrophes
Champs-Elysées
Le Grand Échiquier
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
At Theatre Tonight
Numéro un
Discorama
Midi trente
Samedi soir
Graf Luckner
La Calanque
the famous escapes
Asterix vs. Caesar
L'Hôtel du libre échange
Folie douce
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
La Main passe
The Tattoo
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
Lagardère
Three Men to Kill
My Mother's Castle
Signé Furax
Madame le Juge
My Father's Glory
The Annuity
Le Groom
Fric-Frac
For a Cop's Hide
Out of It
The Old Maid
The Impostures of Scapin
La Décharge
Lucky Jo
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
A Golden Widow
At the Meeting with Joyous Death
Diamond Safari
Et qu'ça saute !
Le Chêne d'Allouville