Acting
Jean-Pierre Darras
FR cinema · 60 credits
Born
26 November 1927
Died
5 July 1999 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Paris, France
Also known as Jean-Pierre Dumontet
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.
Known for
Filmography
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
Georges Dandin de Molière
as Monsieur de Sottenville
My Father's Glory
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
My Mother's Castle
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
Diary of a Madman
as The director
L'Amour à la lettre
as Quentin Granier
Asterix vs. Caesar
as (voice)
Le Voleur de feuilles
as Mr. Marguerite
Le Braconnier de Dieu
as Frisou, Director
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !
as Flavacourt
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
as Le maître de philosophie
Le Chêne d'Allouville
as Minister of Culture
For a Cop's Hide
as Commissaire Chauffard
La Puce et le privé
as Colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin
Signé Furax
as Socrate
The Impostures of Scapin
as Argante
Société Amoureuse à Responsabilité Limitée
as Gonzague de Saint-Truc
Three Men to Kill
as Chocard
L'Hôtel du libre échange
as Mathieu
Out of It
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Parisian Life
as Le baron de Gondremark
Genre masculin
as Adolphe
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
as Co-Producer
Le Chasseur de chez Maxim's
as Le ministre
La Décharge
as M. Brunet
Don't Bite, We Love You
as 'Papy'
Forget Me, Mandoline
as Gérard Gouttières, aka 'G.G.'
Love and Cool Water
as Clément
Beyond Fear
as Bourrier
Tell Me You Love Me
as Lucien Dorgeval
A Pain in the Ass
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
Folie douce
as Jérôme
The Old Maid
as Sacha
The Annuity
as Emile Galipeau
La Main passe
as Étienne Massenay
Fric-Frac
as Marcel
The Wedding Ring
as M. Duvernet
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
as Georges, 'Monsieur le Comte'
Elise, or Real Life
as Le commissaire
Et qu'ça saute !
as Jorge Blanco
A Golden Widow
as Rapha
The Fighting Cock
as Paoli
L'Amour des 4 colonels
as L'homme
The Tattoo
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
Les Aventures de Lagardère
as Peyrolles
Azaïs
as Félix, professeur de piano
Would-Be Gentleman
as Le maître de ballet
Ami-Ami
as Alexandre
The Other Truth
as The commissioner
Diamond Safari
as Pascal Moratti
A Young World
as Le professeur d'art dramatique
Four Queens for an Ace
as Detective in Interrogation Room
Monsieur
as José, Small-time Crook
Lucky Jo
as Napo
A Man Named Rocca
as Névada
Les Trois Sœurs
as Koulyguine
