Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
January 7, 1938
Place of Birth:
Paris, France
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Roland Topor
Biography
Roland Topor was a French illustrator, cartoonist, comics artist, painter, novelist, playwright, film and TV writer, filmmaker and actor, known for the surreal nature of his work. He gained notoriety as one of the home cartoonists of the subversive French magazine Hara-Kiri, renamed later Charlie-Hebdo.
Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Les vendredis d'Apostrophes | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Fantastic Laloux | Self |
| 2004 | Topor and Me | Self (Voice) |
| 1997 | Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort | |
| 1996 | Three Lives and Only One Death | Bum #2 |
| 1993 | Topor, Père et Fils | |
| 1986 | The Satin Spider | Le médecin |
| 1984 | Swann in Love | Biche |
| 1981 | The Ones That Got Away | The murderous fencer |
| 1979 | Nosferatu the Vampyre | Renfield |
| 1979 | Ratataplan | Il boss |
| 1979 | Destins parallèles | |
| 1979 | The Making of 'Nosferatu' | Self |
| 1975 | The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard | Le pochard |
| 1975 | The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan | Inspector Labelote |
| 1974 | Italiques: Roland Topor | Self |
| 1974 | Threshold of the Void | Homme dans le métro |
| 1974 | Sweet Movie | |
| 1972 | Cartoon circus | Self |
| 1966 | Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? | Un émissaire du prince |
| 1965 | He! Viva Dada | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Nulle part ailleurs | Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes | Self |
| 1972 | Midi trente | Self |