Jean-Pierre Darras
Jean -Pierre Darras (* November 26, 1927 in Paris, born Jean -Pierre Dumontet; † July 5, 1999 ) was a French actor.
Life and work
The son provenzialischer parents took shortly after the war drama classes at the Théâtre du Vieux- Colombier. He made his final examination in the play Marius by Marcel Pagnol.
Then he joined in 1949 the Drama Centre de l' Ouest in Rennes. In 1951, he joined the troupe Grenier - Hussenot and then at the Théâtre National Populaire. He played in many classics by William Shakespeare, Victor Hugo, Pierre Corneille and Molière especially. By 1959, he played the title character in TNP often of The Imaginary Invalid.
With Philippe Noiret he made from 1958 to 1963, a comedy duo on the Paris cabaret scene. At this time, he began his career in film, Darras a busy supporting cast was. In 1982 he returned with the monk comedy Le braconnier de Dieu his only directorial effort.
In Yves Roberts movies My Mother's Castle and My Father's Glory he intoned the voiceover Marcel Pagnol. Since 1991, he stood before the Festival Les Estivales de Carpentras.