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Director
Jean-Pierre Darras
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 70173
IMDb ID: nm0201588
Known for: Acting
Born: November 26, 1927
Died: July 5, 1999
Age: 71
Place of birth: Paris, France
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2009
Years active: 51
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q1685190
Also known as
Jean-Pierre Dumontet
Frequent jobs
Director (1)
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 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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jean-Pierre Darras.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jean-Pierre Darras.
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
My Father's Glory
1990 • Movie
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
My Mother's Castle
1990 • Movie
as Dr. Edgar Fuchs
A Pain in the Ass
1973 • Movie
as Emile Galipeau
The Annuity
1972 • Movie
as (voice)
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985 • Movie
as Jacques Panivaux, Owner of the Rolls-Royce
Out of It
1978 • Movie
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
The Tattoo
1968 • Movie
as Chocard
Three Men to Kill
1980 • Movie
as Commissaire Chauffard
For a Cop's Hide
1981 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jean-Pierre Darras.
as (voice)
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985 • Movie
as Lucien, facteur de Montignac
The Tattoo
1968 • Movie
as Emile Galipeau
The Annuity
1972 • Movie
as Jérôme
Folie douce
1973 • Movie
as Argante
The Impostures of Scapin
1981 • Movie
as Étienne Massenay
La Main passe
1972 • Movie
as Mathieu
L'Hôtel du libre échange
1979 • Movie
as Co-Producer
Let's Make a Dirty Movie
1976 • Movie
as Socrate
Signé Furax
1981 • Movie
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
My Mother's Castle
1990 • Movie
Le Groom
1995 • Movie
as M. Brunet
La Décharge
1976 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jean-Pierre Darras.
as Self • 1 eps
Apostrophes
1975 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Champs-Elysées
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Midi trente
1972 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Numéro un
1975 • Series
as Félix, professeur de piano • 1 eps
At Theatre Tonight
1966 • Series
as Self - Co-Host • 16 eps
Discorama
1959 • Series
as Molière • 6 eps
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
1973 • Series
as Wallace • 1 eps
Graf Luckner
1971 • Series
as Saint-Marc • 1 eps
the famous escapes
1972 • Series
as Francis Cambalette • 42 eps
La Calanque
1987 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jean-Pierre Darras.
as Self (archive footage)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
2009 • Movie
as Monsieur de Sottenville
Georges Dandin de Molière
1997 • Movie
Le Groom
1995 • Movie
as Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
My Mother's Castle
1990 • Movie
as Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
My Father's Glory
1990 • Movie
as The director
Diary of a Madman
1987 • Movie
as Quentin Granier
L'Amour à la lettre
1986 • Movie
as (voice)
Asterix vs. Caesar
1985 • Movie
as Mr. Marguerite
Le Voleur de feuilles
1984 • Movie
as Frisou
Le Braconnier de Dieu
1983 • Movie
as Flavacourt
Te marre pas... c'est pour rire !
1982 • Movie
as Le maître de philosophie
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
1982 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jean-Pierre Darras.
as Francis Cambalette • 42 eps
La Calanque
1987 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Champs-Elysées
1982 • Series
as le commissaire • 6 eps
Madame le Juge
1978 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Numéro un
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Apostrophes
1975 • Series
as Molière • 6 eps
Molière pour rire et pour pleurer
1973 • Series
as Saint-Marc • 1 eps
the famous escapes
1972 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Midi trente
1972 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 • Series
as Wallace • 1 eps
Graf Luckner
1971 • Series
as Peyrolles • 6 eps
Lagardère
1967 • Series