Roland Topor
Writer, Actor
January 7, 1938 — April 16, 1997 (59 years)
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.
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
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1976 | The Tenant · as Novel |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | |
| 1973 | Fantastic Planet · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1972 | |
| 1966 | Les escargots · as Screenplay |
| 1965 |
| 1996 | Three Lives and Only One Death · as Bum #2 |
| 1986 | The King's Cake · as Un Photographe |
| 1985 | The Satin Spider · as Le Médecin |
| 1984 | Swann in Love · as Biche |
| 1981 | Celles qu'on n'a pas eues... · as The Murderous Fencer |
| 1979 | Nosferatu the Vampyre · as RenfieldOn Plex |
| 1979 | Ratataplan · as The Boss |
| 1975 | The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard · as Le Pochard |
| 1975 | The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan · as Inspector Labelote |
| 1974 | |
| 1972 | Threshold of the Void · as Homme Dans Le Métro |
| 1966 | Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? · as Un Émissaire Du Prince |
| 2015 | Les vendredis d'Apostrophes · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Laloux sauvage · as Self |
| 1987 | NPA · as Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes · as Self |
| 1972 | Midi Trente · as Self |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom · as Self |
| 1964 | Late Night Line-Up · as Self |
| 1964 | Filmmakers of our time · as Self |
| 2011 | The Orphan Girl Without an Arm · as Original Story |
| 1992 | The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World · as Story |
| 1989 | Marquis · as Art Direction |
| 1982 | Téléchat · as Characters |
| 1965 | Dim Dam Dom · as Story: Le Lapin De Noël |