Jean-Pierre Darras
Jean-Pierre Darras (born November 26, 1927 in Paris ; born Jean-Pierre Dumontet , † July 5, 1999 there ) was a French actor .
Live and act
The son of Provencal parents took acting lessons at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier shortly after the end of the war. He made his final exam in the play Marius by Marcel Pagnol .
He then joined the Center dramatique de l'Ouest in Rennes in 1949 . In 1951 he moved to the Grenier - Hussenot troupe and then to the Paris Théâtre National Populaire . He played in many classics after William Shakespeare , Victor Hugo , Pierre Corneille and especially Molière . Until 1959, he often played the title character of The Imaginary Sick at TNP .
From 1958 to 1963 he formed a comedian duo with Philippe Noiret on the Parisian cabaret scene. It was around this time that his film career began, where Darras became a busy supporting actor. In 1982 he delivered his only directorial work with the monk comedy Le braconnier de Dieu .
In Yves Roberts films My Mother's Castle and My Father's Fame, he intoned the voiceover of Marcel Pagnol. Since 1991 he has chaired the Festival Les Estivales de Carpentras.
Filmography
- 1961: They called him Rocca (Un nommé La Rocca)
- 1964: Monsieur
- 1966: A young world (Un monde nouveau)
- 1966: The unfaithful lover (La seconde vérité)
- 1966: For a handful of diamonds (Safari diamants)
- 1966: The secret of the white masks (Les Compagnons de Jéhu)
- 1967: Count Yoster does the honors ( episode: Between the Fronts )
- 1968: Baldwin, the night ghost (Le tatoué)
- 1968: Caroline Chérie (Beautiful as Sin) (Caroline Chérie)
- 1971: An Animal Connection (L'alliance)
- 1972: The late girl (La vieille fille)
- 1973: Through Paris with noises (Elle court, elle court la banlieue)
- 1973: Rendezvous for a happy death (Au rendez-vous de la mort joyeuse)
- 1973: The felt louse (L'emmerdeur)
- 1975: Beyond Fear (Au-delà de la peur)
- 1976: ham with egg (Attention les yeux!)
- 1976: Don't bite, you are loved (Mords pas, on t'aime)
- 1978: The gentle one with the quick legs (La carapate)
- 1980: killers don't introduce themselves (3 hommes à abattre)
- 1981: Save your skin, killer (Pour la peau d'un flic)
- 1990: My mother's castle (Le château de ma mère) (speaking role)
- 1990: My father's glory (La gloire de mon père) (speaking role)
Web links
- Jean-Pierre Darras in Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Darras, Jean-Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dumontet, Jean-Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 5, 1999 |
| Place of death | Paris |