Jean-Pierre Darras
Jean-Pierre Darras (1927–1999) was a French actor, described by one film historian as "one of those very fine and versatile European stage actors who remain completely unknown in America." On the London stage he appeared in 1956 productions of Moliere's Don Juan and Victor Hugo's Marie Tudor.
Jean-Pierre Darras

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- Name
- Jean-Pierre Darras
- Born
- 1927
- Died
- 1999
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- Jean-Pierre Emmanuel Georges Victor Ange Dumontet.
- Nationality
- France.
- Education
- Collège Stanislas de Paris.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Jean-Pierre Darras (1927–1999) was a French actor, described by one film historian as "one of those very fine and versatile European stage actors who remain completely unknown in America." On the London stage he appeared in 1956 productions of Moliere's Don Juan and Victor Hugo's Marie Tudor.
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• Name — Jean-Pierre Darras • Born — 1927 • Died — 1999 • Occupation — Actor
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1959 — Two Men in Manhattan — L'ivrogne au snack — Uncredited • 1961 — A Man Named Rocca — Névada • 1964 — Monsieur — José • 1964 — Lucky Jo — Napo • 1966 — Un monde nouveau • 1966 — The Second Twin — Le commissaire • 1966 — Diamond Safari — Pascal Moratti • 1966 — Four Queens for an Ace — Detective in Interrogation Room • 1967 — Lagardère — Peyrolles — TV series • 1968 — Darling Caroline — Van Kript II • 1968 — Le tatoué — Lucien • 1969 — A Golden Widow — Rapha - le chef du syndicat du crime • 1970 — Elle boit pas, elle fume pas, elle drague pas, mais... elle cause! — Georges, Monsieur le Comte • 1970 — Elise, or Real Life — Le commissaire • 1970 — Et qu'ça saute! — Jorge Blanco • 1970 — L'alliance — M. Duvernet • 1971 — La ville-bidon — M. Brunet • 1971 — La coqueluche — Perotti • 1972 — The Old Maid — Sacha • 1972 — Le Viager — Emile Galipeau • 1973 — Au rendez-vous de la mort joyeuse — Peron • 1973 — Elle court, elle court la banlieue — Le chef du personnel (Paris) • 1973 — L'emmerdeur — Fuchs • 1973 — Molière pour Rire et pour Pleurer — Molière — TV miniseries • 1974 — Dis-moi que tu m'aimes — Lucien Dorgeval • 1975 — Au-delà de la peur — Bourrier • 1976 — Attention les yeux! — Co-Producer • 1976 — Oublie-moi, Mandoline — Gérard Gouttières, dit G.G. • 1976 — D'amour et d'eau fraîche — Clément • 1976 — Mords pas, on t'aime! — Papy • 1976 — The Porter from Maxim's — Le ministre • 1977 — Parisian Life — Le baron • 1977 — Genre masculin — Adolphe • 1977 — Madame Ex • 1978 — La Carapate — Jacques Panivaux • 1980 — Three Men to Kill — Chocard • 1980-1986 — Julien Fontanes, magistrat — Me Carré — 2 episodes • 1981 — Les fourberies de Scapin — Argante • 1981 — La puce et le privé — Le colonel Jean-Hilaire Marcellin • 1981 — Le chêne d'Allouville — Le ministre de la culture • 1981 — Signé Furax — Socrate • 1981 — For a Cop's Hide — Commissioner Chauffard • 1982 — Le bourgeois gentilhomme — Philosophy Master • 1982 — Te marre pas... c'est pour rire! — Flavacourt • 1982 — Jamais avant le mariage — Le préfet • 1983 — Le Braconnier de Dieu — Frisou — Director / Wrtiter • 1983 — Adieu foulards — Achille Bernard • 1983 — Le Voleur de feuilles — M. Marguerite • 1985 — Asterix Versus Caesar — Abraracourcix — Voice • 1986 — L'enfant de colère • 1987 — Le journal d'un fou — Le directeur • 1989 — Babar: The Movie — Cornelius — | French version, Voice • 1990 — My Father's Glory — Marcel / Narrator — Voice • 1990 — My Mother's Castle — Récitant / Narrator — Voice
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Identity and overview
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Origins and background
Origins and background
The following is established of origins and background. Born in 1927 at Paris. It is also recorded that jean-Pierre Darras died in 1999 at Créteil. Institutional cataloguing adds that jean-Pierre Darras is recorded at birth as Jean-Pierre Emmanuel Georges Victor Ange Dumontet.
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The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows. Recorded as having received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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- 1.Relevé des fichiers de l'Insee
- 2.Mélanie Ferhallad, « Mon rôle, c'est d'être la fée instigatrice du festival » (entretien avec Corinne Darras), La Provence, 10 mai 2009.
- 3.Pierre Aimar, « Les Estivales 2010 n'auront pas lieu », arts-spectacles.com, 23 avril 2010.
- 4.L'Humanité du 22 janvier 1993.
- 5.Journal télévisé de 20h de France 2, 21 janvier 1993.
- 6.Sophie Moreau. Carpentras/Suzette : Corinne Darras est décédée. Le Dauphiné Libéré. 19 février 2020. 20.
- 7.Les répétitions sont interrompues par son décès.
- 8.Rien de nouveau sous le soleil. Encyclopedisque.fr.
- 9.C'est ma tournée. Encyclopedisque.fr.
- 10.Consuela. Encyclopedisque.fr.
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