Remembering Darry Cowl

Born André Pierre Darricau on August 27, 1925 in Vittel, France. He came to the attention of theater goers when he was cast in the 1956 play ''Assassins et voleurs''. He became a celebrity as Darry Cowl with his rôle in as Antoine Péralou in the 1957 film ''Le Triporteur''. He often appeared in cameo roles because he refused to read scripts before appearing in films and sometimes didn't even know the name of the film he was appearing in. He appeared in three Euro-westerns during his career: ''The Magnificent Brutes of the West'', (1964), ''Don't Touch the White Woman'' (1973) and ''The Daltons'' (2004). Cowl won a César Award as Best Actor in 2004 for his final film appearance in ''Pas sur la bouche''. Also a noted musician (piano), Cowl hoped to return to the theater in a 2005 presentation of ''Hold Up'' but ill-health prevented it. He died from lung cancer on February 14, 2006 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. Cowl had been married to actress Rolande Kalis [193?- ] since 1965. We remember Darry Cowl today on what would have been his 85th birthday.