Person
Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 26, 1927
- Died
- Jul 5, 1999
- From
- Paris, France
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.
Images
Credits
Asterix vs. Caesar
My Father's Glory
My Mother's Castle
A Pain in the Ass
The Tattoo
The Annuity
Out of It
For a Cop's Hide
Three Men to Kill
Two Men in Manhattan
She Does Not Drink, Smoke or Flirt But... She Talks
The Old Maid
Monsieur
Lucky Jo
A Man Named Rocca
At the Meeting with Joyous Death
The Suburbs Are Everywhere
Signé Furax