Darry Cowl
Acting · Sound
Born August 27, 1925, Vittel, Vosges, France
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.
Filmography
- 2007Private Life — Mr. Mellifond
- 2007The Man Who Wanted a Child — Jules
- 2004The Giraffe's Neck — Léo
- 2004Totally Nuts — Le directeur de la banque
- 2003Lost Seamen — Falco
- 2003Not on the Lips — Madame Foin
- 2002If I Were a Rich Man — Monsieur Sylvain
- 2002Le nouveau Jean-Claude — Jeff
- 2001Les p'tits gars Ladouceur — Humphries
- 2000Scénarios sur la drogue — Segment "La Purée"
- 1999Augustin, King of Kung-Fu — René
- 1999La Surprise — Georges Morin
- 1998Marceeel!!! — Dominique
- 1997Droit dans le mur — le patient
- 1996Ma femme me quitte — Stéphane Lasser
- 1995Les Miserables — Bookseller
- 1992Ville à vendre — Emilio Bingo, l'empailleur
- 1989Deux hommes dans une valise — Colin
- Palace — Standardiste du « groom service »
- 1988The Seasons of Pleasure — Daniel D.
- 1988Une nuit à l'Assemblée Nationale — Kayser
- 1986Follow My Gaze — Le cafetier
- 1986Les Dégourdis de la onzième — Général Burnous
- 1985Liberté, égalité, choucroute — Rouget de l'Isle
- 1985The Telephone Always Rings Twice — L'agent de police
- 1983It Could Be Worse — Jack Renard, the Mayor
- 1983It's Called Catastrophe — Le Juge d'Instruction
- 1983Microbidon — Mathias
- 1983My Pastor Among the Thais — Tête-de-Fer, le pirate
- 1982For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now — Le gardien de l'immeuble de Caroline
- 1982On s'en fout… nous on s'aime — Julien's father
- 1982Qu'est-ce qui fait craquer les filles... — Journalist
- 1982Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ — Faucuius
- 1981Le bahut va craquer — le prof de maths
- 1981Les surdoués de la première compagnie — Colonel Boussardon
- 1980Les Borsalini — Pépé
- 1980Voulez-vous un bébé Nobel ? — Professeur Joseph Menzano
- 1978Général... nous voilà...! — Père Blanc
- 1977A Sea Urchin in the Pocket — Howard Bachs
- 1977Stop Fooling Around... Soldier! — Colonel Lessard
- 1976Le Jour de gloire — Le curé
- 1975Trop c'est trop — Lucifer
- 1974C'est jeune et ça sait tout ! — Le livreur
- 1974Don't Touch the White Woman! — Maj. Archibald
- 1974La Gueule de l’emploi — le patron de l'Arquebuse
- 1974There's a Bone in the Mill — Gaston
- 1973L'Heptaméron (Joyeux compères) — Apothecary
- 1973Le Concierge — Original Music Composer
- 1972She No Longer Talks, She Shoots — Commissioner Adrien Bondu
- 1971Cash-Cash — William Wilson
- 1970Ces messieurs de la gâchette — Albert Pelletier
- 1969Le bourgeois gentil mec — Perrugo
- 1969Poussez pas grand-père dans les cactus — Le Docteur Braque
- 1968Salut Berthe ! — Didier
- 1968The Men in the Family — Albert Pelletier
- 1967Docteur Glass — Harry
- 1967The Great Gadget — Barratier, Compositors
- 1966Les Combinards — Léo
- 1966Les malabars sont au parfum — Cassius 0001
- 1966Your Money or Your Life — Marquy
- 1965Déclic et des claques — Un invité
- 1965How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning — Avocat de Léonard Maburon (sketch "Le Procès")
- 1965Les baratineurs — César Brandini
- 1965The Double Bed — Le frère de la fiancée (3 : « La Répétition »), Writer
- 1965The Real Bargain — Polytechnician
- 1965Under Your Hat — L'agent André
- 1965Up to His Ears — Biscoton
- 1964Badmen of the West — Tom Jackson
- 1964Dandelions by the Roots — Gratiopoulos
- 1964Jaloux comme un tigre — Henri, Writer, Director
- 1964Les Gorilles — Edouard
- 1963Good King Dagobert — Le maître- bourreau Richardic
- 1963Les Gros Bras — Ludovic Gabasse, boss of the photo novel agency
- 1963People in Luck — Simon Taquet (« Une nuit avec la vedette »), Music
- 1963Strip-Tease — Paul, le directeur du Crazy-Horse
- 1963The Abominable Man of Customs — Campo Santos
- 1963Who Stole the Body? — Félix
- 1962Hitch-Hike — le journaliste sportif au parapluie
- 1962Tales of Paris — Hubert Parker (segment "Ella")
- 1962Tartarin de Tarascon — Man broken down in the desert
- 1961A Martian in Paris — Pierre Dubois
- 1961Les Livreurs — Édouard
- 1961Les fortiches — Riri and JoJo
- 1961Panurge's Sheep — Charles Renard
- 1961Paris Loves — Gimenez
- 1961The Lions Are Loose — Richard, le polytechnicien, amateur de voitures
- 1960Easy Come Easy Go — Edouard
- 1960Love and the Frenchwoman — Le professeur Dufieux (segment "L'Enfance")
- 1960Mum's the Word — Martin
- 1960Robinson et le triporteur — Antoine Peyralout
- 1959The Dreadful — Fernand Mouchette
- 1959The Indestructible — Hippolyte
- 1959The Magnificent Tramp — Arsène, un clochard
- 1959You Have Nothing to Declare? — Désiré Labaule
- 1958A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik — Hubert, government delegate
- 1958Be Beautiful and Shut Up — l'inspecteur Jérôme, adjoint de Morel
- 1958Hardboiled Egg Time — Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie
- 1958Honey, Scare Me — Jérôme Lenoir
- 1958School for Coquettes — Gégène
- 1958The Little Professor — Jérôme
- 1957A Friend of the Family — Pierre Bernicaud
- 1957Five Million in Cash — Philémon de Montfilet
- 1957Fric-frac en dentelles — Le détective amateur
- 1957Les Lavandières du Portugal — Paul
- 1957Love Descends from the Sky — Dédé
- 1957Love in Jamaica — Pater Noster
- 1957On Foot, on Horse, and on Wheels — Hubert
- 1957The Innocent with Forty Children — Le marchand d'échelles
- 1957The Tricyclist — Antoine Peyralout
- 1957This Pretty World — Gaston
- 1957Three Make a Pair — Henri Valpreux, le réalisateur
- 1957Totò, Vittorio and the Doctor — Egisto
- 1957White Smoke — Emile Gachit
- 1956Hello Smile! — Doctor
- 1956La joyeuse prison — Maître Larigot
- 1956Les Duraton — M. Mathieu, le surveillant général du collège
- 1956Les Lumières du soir — (uncredited)
- 1956Maid in Paris — Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes
- 1956Murderers and Thieves — Jules Henri Lardenois, le témoin égaré
- 1956Paris, Palace Hôtel — Hoyoyo
- 1956Plucking the Daisy — Hubert Dumont
- 1956Slightly Ahead — Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia
- 1956That Naughty Girl — Man with Suitcase
- 1956These Sacred Holidays — Neighbor
- 1955Four Days in Paris — Félicien Dieudonné
Appearances as themselves (11)
- 2020Qu'est-ce qui fait courir Darry Cowl ? — Self
- 2009Comiques de toujours (Vol. 1 à 4) — Self (archive footage)
- Vivement dimanche — Self
- Sacrée soirée — Self
- Champs-Elysées — Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self
- Midi Première — Self
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self
- Midi trente — Self
- Samedi soir — Self
- Cinépanorama — Self