Darry Cowl
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-08-27
Day of Death
2006-02-14 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Vittel, Vosges, France
Darry Cowl
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2020)
(2009)
Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4)
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
Private Life
as Mr. Mellifond
(2007)
Comiques de toujours, coffret Vol. 1 & 2
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
The Man Who Wanted a Child
as Jules
(2004)
The Giraffe's Neck
as Léo
(2004)
Totally Nuts
as Le directeur de la banque
(2003)
Not on the Lips
as Madame Foin
(2003)
Lost Seamen
as Falco
(2002)
If I Were a Rich Man
as Monsieur Sylvain
(2002)
Le nouveau Jean-Claude
as Jeff
(2001)
Les p'tits gars Ladouceur
as Humphries
(2000)
Scénarios sur la drogue
as Segment "La Purée"
(1999)
Augustin, King of Kung-Fu
as René
(1999)
La Surprise
as Georges Morin
(1998)
(1997)
Droit dans le mur
as le patient
(1996)
Ma femme me quitte
as Stéphane Lasser
(1995)
Les Miserables
as Le bouquiniste / Bookseller
(1992)
Ville à vendre
as Emilio Bingo, l'empailleur
(1989)
Deux hommes dans une valise
as Colin
(1988)
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
as Kayser
(1988)
The Seasons of Pleasure
as Daniel D.
(1986)
Follow My Gaze
as Le cafetier
(1986)
Les Dégourdis de la onzième
as Général Burnous
(1985)
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
as Rouget de l'Isle
(1985)
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
as L'agent de police
(1983)
Microbidon
as Mathias
(1983)
My Pastor Among the Thais
as Tête-de-Fer, le pirate
(1983)
It's Called Catastrophe
as Le Juge d'Instruction
(1983)
It Could Be Worse
as Jack Renard, the Mayor
(1982)
Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles...
as Journalist
(1982)
On s'en fout… nous on s'aime
as Julien's father
(1982)
Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ
as Faucuius
(1982)
For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now
as Le gardien de l'immeuble de Caroline
(1981)
Le bahut va craquer
as le prof de maths
(1981)
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
as Colonel Boussardon
(1980)
Les Borsalini
as Pépé
(1980)
Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ?
as Professeur Joseph Menzano
(1978)
Général... nous voilà !
as Père Blanc
(1977)
A Sea Urchin in the Pocket
as Howard Bachs
(1977)
Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!
as Colonel Lessard
(1976)
Le Jour de gloire
as Le curé
(1975)
Trop c'est trop
as Lucifer
(1974)
There's a Bone in the Mill
as Gaston
(1974)
Don't Touch the White Woman!
as Maj. Archibald
(1974)
C'est jeune et ça sait tout !
as Le livreur
(1974)
La Gueule de l’emploi
as le patron de l'Arquebuse
(1973)
L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères)
as Apothecary
(1972)
She No Longer Talks, She Shoots
as Commissioner Adrien Bondu
(1971)
Cash-Cash
as William Wilson
(1970)
Ces messieurs de la gâchette
as Albert Pelletier
(1969)
Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus
as Le Docteur Braque
(1969)
Le bourgeois gentil mec
as Perrugo
(1968)
Salut Berthe !
as Didier
(1968)
The Men in the Family
as Albert Pelletier
(1967)
The Great Gadget
as Barratier
(1967)
Docteur Glass
as Harry
(1966)
Les Combinards
as Léo
(1966)
Les malabars sont au parfum
as Cassius 0001
(1966)
Your Money or Your Life
as Marquy
(1965)
Up to His Ears
as Biscoton
(1965)
The Real Bargain
as Polytechnician
(1965)
Under Your Hat
as L'agent André
(1965)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Léonard Maburon's defense lawyer (segment "Le Procès")
(1965)
The Double Bed
as Le frère de la fiancée (segment 3 "La répétition")
(1965)
Les baratineurs
as César Brandini
(1965)
Déclic et des claques
as Un invité
(1964)
Badmen of the West
as Tom Jackson
(1964)
Dandelions by the Roots
as Gratiopoulos
(1964)
Les Gorilles
as Edouard
(1964)
Jaloux comme un tigre
as Henri
(1963)
People in Luck
as Simon Taquet (« Une nuit avec la vedette »)
(1963)
Good King Dagobert
as Le maître- bourreau Richardic
(1963)
The Abominable Man of Customs
as Campo Santos
(1963)
Sweet Skin
as Paul, le directeur du Crazy-Horse
(1963)
Who Stole the Body?
as Félix
(1963)
Les gros bras
as Ludovic Gabasse, boss of the photo novel agency
(1962)
Tales of Paris
as Hubert Parker (segment "Ella")
(1962)
Hitch-Hike
as le journaliste sportif au parapluie
(1962)
Tartarin de Tarascon
as Man broken down in the desert
(1961)
Paris Loves
as Gimenez
(1961)
Les Livreurs
as Édouard
(1961)
A Martian in Paris
as Pierre Dubois
(1961)
Panurge's Sheep
as Charles Renard
(1961)
The Lions Are Loose
as Richard, le polytechnicien, amateur de voitures
(1961)
Les fortiches
as Riri and JoJo
(1960)
Robinson et le triporteur
as Antoine Peyralout
(1960)
Mum's the Word
as Martin
(1960)
Easy Come Easy Go
as Edouard
(1960)
Love and the Frenchwoman
as Le professeur Dufieux (segment "L'Enfance")
(1959)
The Magnificent Tramp
as Arsène, un clochard
(1959)
You Have Nothing to Declare?
as Désiré Labaule
(1959)
The Dreadful
as Fernand Mouchette
(1959)
The Indestructible
as Hippolyte
(1958)
Hardboiled Egg Time
as Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie
(1958)
School for Coquettes
as Gégène
(1958)
Honey, Scare Me
as Jérôme Lenoir
(1958)
The Little Professor
as Jérôme
(1958)
Be Beautiful and Shut Up
as l'inspecteur Jérôme, adjoint de Morel
(1958)
A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik
as Hubert, government delegate
(1957)
The Innocent with Forty Children
as Le marchand d'échelles
(1957)
Love Descends from the Sky
as Dédé
(1957)
Love in Jamaica
as Pater Noster
(1957)
Les Lavandières du Portugal
as Paul
(1957)
The Tricyclist
as Antoine Peyralout
(1957)
Fric-frac en dentelles
as Le détective amateur
(1957)
This Pretty World
as Gaston
(1957)
Three Make a Pair
as Henri Valpreux, le réalisateur
(1957)
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
as Egisto
(1957)
A Friend of the Family
as Pierre Bernicaud
(1957)
White Smoke
as Emile Gachit
(1957)
On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels
as Hubert
(1957)
Five Million in Cash
as Philémon de Montfilet
(1956)
La joyeuse prison
as Maître Larigot
(1956)
Maid in Paris
as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes
(1956)
Paris, Palace Hôtel
as Hoyoyo
(1956)
Hello Smile!
as Doctor
(1956)
Les Lumières du soir
as (uncredited)
(1956)
Murderers and Thieves
as Jules Henri Lardenois, le témoin égaré
(1956)
Slightly Ahead
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
(1956)
That Naughty Girl
as Man with Suitcase
(1956)
Plucking the Daisy
as Hubert Dumont
(1956)
These Sacred Holidays
as Neighbor
(1956)
Les Duraton
as M. Mathieu, le surveillant général du collège
(1955)
Four Days in Paris
as Félicien Dieudonné
Crew
(1973)
Le Concierge
Original Music Composer
(1967)
The Great Gadget
Compositors
(1965)
The Double Bed
Writer
(1964)
Jaloux comme un tigre
Writer, Director
(1963)
People in Luck
Music