Darry Cowl
Acting
Biography
Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in Pas sur la bouche (Not on the lips), which was his last appearance. He was born in Vittel and came to prominence when he was cast by Sacha Guitry in Assassins et voleurs (1956) (Assassins and Robbers). Following this he turned to acting in cinema roles and soon gained celebrity status with his role as Antoine Péralou in Le Triporteur (1957) (The Tricycle). A game addict, he often acted only for money in films that did not stretch his acting ability. He explained this by noting he did not read the script (or, on occasion, know the title) of the work in which he was to act. He played Major Archibald in the 1974 film Don't Touch the White Woman!. He had hoped to return to theatre acting in Hold Up in September 2005 but ill-health prevented this. At age 80, he died in Neuilly-sur-Seine from complications of lung cancer. Source: Article "Darry Cowl" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Born: August 27, 1925
Place of Birth: Vittel, Vosges, France
Known For
Midi Première
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Le Grand Échiquier
Cinépanorama
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
The solitary and largely self-contained Augustin (Jean-Chretien Sibertin Blanc), on obscure young actor of bit-parts and advertisements, has but one ambition - to play the lead role in a Kung Fu epic. But hours of Kung Fu practice alone in his room are not enough. Augustin knows he must pack up and start a new life in China... or at least that part of China within bicycling distance: Chinatown in south-east Paris. There he meets Ling (Maggie Cheung), a young Chinese woman who practices ocupuncture, and little by little, Ling's needles awaken emotions in Augustin that his virginal body had never dreamed of. Where will this lead him? To Kung Fu stardom, maybe not, but to another destiny, a quirky but logical continuation of the same dream.
Up to His Ears
A millionaire realizes he really wants to live after he has hired an assassin to kill him.
The Magnificent Tramp
Bum Archimède wants to spend the winter in prison, but to get there proves not to be that easy.
Les Miserables
In WWII France, poor and illiterate Henri Fortin is introduced to Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Misérables and begins to see parallels between the book and his own life.
Good King Dagobert
Mr. Pelletan's rascal son Bébert son got another F for playing in class. His punishment is an essay on the Merovingian king Dagobert. All they know is he had eight wives and reunited Francia. The ignorant knave's irreverent imagination turns that into a harem and a ludicrous war without armies, loaded with anachronisms, in a race against rival king Charibert for the crown of Reims. The king's right hand, archbishop Eloi, the later patrons saint of carpentry, is portrayed as an inventor.
Palace
The action takes place - as the title suggests - in a Palace, a really nice hotel. Funny scenes happen in different places: the kitchen, the reception, the elevator, the rooms, ...
Who Stole the Body?
Edouard and Félix work in a real estate agency. One day, they are threatened with dismissal if they don't manage to sell a very isolated house to an elderly, silver and somewhat unusual Englishwoman. In the house, they discover a corpse. The visit is spent dragging the corpse from room to room, cupboard to chest, so as not to frighten the otherwise impressed buyer. But the corpse disappears. He has to be found before the deed can be signed. The two salesmen become detectives, tracking down the dead man's many female acquaintances. All the seducer's conquests are sifted through, to find the one who left her jewels at the scene of the crime.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Mr. Mellifond
as Jules
as Léo
as Le directeur de la banque
as Madame Foin
as Falco
as Monsieur Sylvain
as Jeff
as Segment "La Purée"
as René
as Georges Morin
as Self
as Dominique
as le patient
as Stéphane Lasser
as Bookseller
as Emilio Bingo, l'empailleur
as Colin
as Standardiste du « groom service »
as Kayser
as Daniel D.
as Self
as Le cafetier
as Général Burnous
as Rouget de l'Isle
as L'agent de police
as Tête-de-Fer, le pirate
as Le Juge d'Instruction
as Mathias
as Jack Renard, the Mayor
as Faucuius
as Journalist
as Julien's father
as Le gardien de l'immeuble de Caroline
as Self
as le prof de maths
as Colonel Boussardon
as Professeur Joseph Menzano
as Pépé
as Père Blanc
as Howard Bachs
as Colonel Lessard
as Le curé
as Lucifer
as Self
as Self
as Le livreur
as Gaston
as le patron de l'Arquebuse
as Maj. Archibald
as Apothecary
as Commissioner Adrien Bondu
as Self
as William Wilson
as Albert Pelletier
as Le Docteur Braque
as Perrugo
as Didier
as Albert Pelletier
as Harry
as Barratier
as Marquy
as Léo
as Cassius 0001
as Biscoton
as Avocat de Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")
as L'agent André
as Le frère de la fiancée (3 : « La Répétition »)
as Polytechnician
as Un invité
as César Brandini
as Edouard
as Henri
as Gratiopoulos, le milliardaire à la soirée
as Tom Jackson
as Ludovic Gabasse, boss of the photo novel agency
as Le maître- bourreau Richardic
as Paul, le directeur du Crazy-Horse
as Simon Taquet (« Une nuit avec la vedette »)
as Campo Santos
as Félix
as Man broken down in the desert
as le journaliste sportif au parapluie
as Hubert Parker (segment "Ella")
as Richard, le polytechnicien, amateur de voitures
as Édouard
as Charles Renard
as Pierre Dubois
as Gimenez
as Riri and JoJo
as Le professeur Dufieux (segment "L'Enfance")
as Edouard
as Martin
as Antoine Peyralout
as Fernand Mouchette
as Désiré Labaule
as Hippolyte
as Arsène, un clochard
as Jérôme
as Hubert, government delegate
as Gégène
as l'inspecteur Jérôme, adjoint de Morel
as Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie
as Jérôme Lenoir
as Egisto
as Le marchand d'échelles
as Antoine Peyralout
as Emile Gachit
as Gaston
as Hubert
as Paul
as Le détective amateur
as Pierre Bernicaud
as Philémon de Montfilet
as Henri Valpreux, le réalisateur
as Pater Noster
as Dédé
as (uncredited)
as Jules Henri Lardenois, le témoin égaré
as Hoyoyo
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
as Hubert Dumont
as Maître Larigot
as Neighbor
as Man with Suitcase
as M. Mathieu, le surveillant général du collège
as Doctor
as Self
as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes
as Félicien Dieudonné