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)
The Man Who Wanted a Child
as Jules
(2007)
Comiques de toujours, coffret Vol. 1 & 2
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
The Seasons of Pleasure
as Daniel D.
(1988)
Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale
as Kayser
(1986)
Follow My Gaze
as Le cafetier
(1986)
Les Dégourdis de la onzième
as Général Burnous
(1985)
The Telephone Always Rings Twice
as L'agent de police
(1985)
Liberté, égalité, choucroute
as Rouget de l'Isle
(1983)
It's Called Catastrophe
as Le Juge d'Instruction
(1983)
My Pastor Among the Thais
as Tête-de-Fer, le pirate
(1983)
Microbidon
as Mathias
(1983)
It Could Be Worse
as Jack Renard, the Mayor
(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
(1982)
Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles...
as Journalist
(1982)
On s'en fout… nous on s'aime
as Julien's father
(1981)
Les surdoués de la première compagnie
as Colonel Boussardon
(1981)
Le bahut va craquer
as le prof de maths
(1980)
Les Borsalini
as Pépé
(1980)
Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ?
as Professeur Joseph Menzano
(1978)
Général... nous voilà !
as Père Blanc
(1977)
Stop Fooling Around... Soldier!
as Colonel Lessard
(1977)
A Sea Urchin in the Pocket
as Howard Bachs
(1976)
Le Jour de gloire
as Le curé
(1975)
Trop c'est trop
as Lucifer
(1974)
Don't Touch the White Woman!
as Maj. Archibald
(1974)
There's a Bone in the Mill
as Gaston
(1974)
La Gueule de l’emploi
as le patron de l'Arquebuse
(1974)
C'est jeune et ça sait tout !
as Le livreur
(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)
Le bourgeois gentil mec
as Perrugo
(1969)
Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus
as Le Docteur Braque
(1968)
Salut Berthe !
as Didier
(1967)
The Men in the Family
as Albert Pelletier
(1967)
The Great Gadget
as Barratier
(1967)
Docteur Glass
as Harry
(1966)
Your Money or Your Life
as Marquy
(1966)
Les malabars sont au parfum
as Cassius 0001
(1966)
Les Combinards
as Léo
(1965)
Up to His Ears
as Biscoton
(1965)
How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning
as Léonard Maburon's defense lawyer (segment "Le Procès")
(1965)
Les baratineurs
as César Brandini
(1965)
Under Your Hat
as L'agent André
(1965)
Déclic et des claques
as Un invité
(1965)
The Double Bed
as Le frère de la fiancée (segment 3 "La répétition")
(1965)
The Real Bargain
as Polytechnician
(1964)
Dandelions by the Roots
as Gratiopoulos
(1964)
Badmen of the West
as Tom Jackson
(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)
Sweet Skin
as Paul, le directeur du Crazy-Horse
(1963)
Good King Dagobert
as Le maître- bourreau Richardic
(1963)
The Abominable Man of Customs
as Campo Santos
(1963)
Les gros bras
as Ludovic Gabasse, boss of the photo novel agency
(1963)
Who Stole the Body?
as Félix
(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)
The Lions Are Loose
as Richard, le polytechnicien, amateur de voitures
(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)
Les fortiches
as Riri and JoJo
(1960)
Love and the Frenchwoman
as Le professeur Dufieux (segment "L'Enfance")
(1960)
Mum's the Word
as Martin
(1960)
Robinson et le triporteur
as Antoine Peyralout
(1960)
Easy Come Easy Go
as Edouard
(1959)
The Magnificent Tramp
as Arsène, un clochard
(1959)
You Have Nothing to Declare?
as Désiré Labaule
(1959)
The Indestructible
as Hippolyte
(1959)
The Dreadful
as Fernand Mouchette
(1958)
Hardboiled Egg Time
as Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie
(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
(1958)
Honey, Scare Me
as Jérôme Lenoir
(1958)
School for Coquettes
as Gégène
(1958)
The Little Professor
as Jérôme
(1957)
Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor
as Egisto
(1957)
The Tricyclist
as Antoine Peyralout
(1957)
On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels
as Hubert
(1957)
White Smoke
as Emile Gachit
(1957)
Three Make a Pair
as Henri Valpreux, le réalisateur
(1957)
Fric-frac en dentelles
as Le détective amateur
(1957)
Les Lavandières du Portugal
as Paul
(1957)
Love Descends from the Sky
as Dédé
(1957)
Love in Jamaica
as Pater Noster
(1957)
The Innocent with Forty Children
as Le marchand d'échelles
(1957)
A Friend of the Family
as Pierre Bernicaud
(1957)
Five Million in Cash
as Philémon de Montfilet
(1957)
This Pretty World
as Gaston
(1956)
That Naughty Girl
as Man with Suitcase
(1956)
Plucking the Daisy
as Hubert Dumont
(1956)
Murderers and Thieves
as Jules Henri Lardenois, le témoin égaré
(1956)
Hello Smile!
as Doctor
(1956)
La joyeuse prison
as Maître Larigot
(1956)
Les Duraton
as M. Mathieu, le surveillant général du collège
(1956)
Maid in Paris
as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes
(1956)
Paris, Palace Hôtel
as Hoyoyo
(1956)
Slightly Ahead
as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
(1956)
These Sacred Holidays
as Neighbor
(1956)
Les Lumières du soir
as (uncredited)
(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