Darry Cowl
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. Source: Article "Darry Cowl" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
142
Gender
Male
Birthday
1925-08-27 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Vittel, Vosges, France
Acting

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)

2004

Totally Nuts as Le directeur de la banque

2004

The Giraffe's Neck as Léo

2003

Lost Seamen as Falco

2003

Not on the Lips as Madame Foin

2002

If I Were a Rich Man as Monsieur Sylvain

2001

Les p'tits gars Ladouceur as Humphries

2000

Scénarios sur la drogue as Segment "La Purée"

1999

La Surprise as Georges Morin

1998

Vivement dimanche as Self

1998

Marceeel!!! as Dominique

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

1988

The Seasons of Pleasure as Daniel D.

1988

Palace as Standardiste du « groom service »

1987

Sacrée Soirée as Self

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

Champs-Elysées as Self

1982

On s'en fout… nous on s'aime as Julien's father

1982

For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now as Le gardien de l'immeuble de Caroline

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

Midi Première as Self

1975

Trop c'est trop as Lucifer

1974

Don't Touch the White Woman! as Maj. Archibald

1974

La Gueule de l’emploi as le patron de l'Arquebuse

1972

Le Grand Échiquier as Self

1972

Midi trente as Self

1972

She No Longer Talks, She Shoots as Commissioner Adrien Bondu

1971

Samedi soir as Self

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

The Men in the Family as Albert Pelletier

1968

Salut Berthe ! as Didier

1967

Docteur Glass as Harry

1967

The Great Gadget as Barratier

1966

Les Combinards as Léo

1966

Les malabars sont au parfum as Cassius 0001

1965

Under Your Hat as L'agent André

1965

Up to His Ears as Biscoton

1965

How to Keep the Red Lamp Burning as Avocat de Léonard Maburon (sketch "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

1965

The Real Bargain as Polytechnician

1964

Les Gorilles as Edouard

1964

Badmen of the West as Tom Jackson

1964

Dandelions by the Roots as Gratiopoulos, le milliardaire à la soirée

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

Les gros bras as Ludovic Gabasse, boss of the photo novel agency

1963

Sweet Skin as Paul, le directeur du Crazy-Horse

1963

Who Stole the Body? as Félix

1963

The Abominable Man of Customs as Campo Santos

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 fortiches as Riri and JoJo

1961

Panurge's Sheep as Charles Renard

1961

The Lions Are Loose as Richard, le polytechnicien, amateur de voitures

1961

A Martian in Paris as Pierre Dubois

1961

Les Livreurs as Édouard

1960

Robinson et le triporteur as Antoine Peyralout

1960

Easy Come Easy Go as Edouard

1960

Love and the Frenchwoman as Le professeur Dufieux (segment "L'Enfance")

1960

Mum's the Word as Martin

1959

The Dreadful as Fernand Mouchette

1959

The Magnificent Tramp as Arsène, un clochard

1959

You Have Nothing to Declare? as Désiré Labaule

1959

The Indestructible as Hippolyte

1958

School for Coquettes as Gégène

1958

The Little Professor as Jérôme

1958

Honey, Scare Me as Jérôme Lenoir

1958

Be Beautiful and Shut Up as l'inspecteur Jérôme, adjoint de Morel

1958

Hardboiled Egg Time as Louis Stainval, laveur de voitures, gagnant à la Loterie

1958

A Dog, A Mouse and a Sputnik as Hubert, government delegate

1957

White Smoke as Emile Gachit

1957

The Tricyclist as Antoine Peyralout

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

Three Make a Pair as Henri Valpreux, le réalisateur

1957

This Pretty World as Gaston

1957

Fric-frac en dentelles as Le détective amateur

1957

Five Million in Cash as Philémon de Montfilet

1956

Maid in Paris as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes

1956

Cinépanorama as Self

1956

Paris, Palace Hôtel as Hoyoyo

1956

Plucking the Daisy as Hubert Dumont

1956

La joyeuse prison as Maître Larigot

1956

Hello Smile! as Doctor

1956

Murderers and Thieves as Jules Henri Lardenois, le témoin égaré

1956

That Naughty Girl as Man with Suitcase

1956

Les Lumières du soir as (uncredited)

1956

Slightly Ahead as Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel Lutécia

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 Director

1963

People in Luck Music