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Roman Polanski
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn August 18, 1933 (92 years)
Roman Polański (born 18 August 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Born in Paris to Polish parents, Polański relocated with his family to Poland in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued his education in Poland and became a critically acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films. Polański's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has since received five more Oscar nominations, and in 2002 received the Academy Award for Best Director for his film, The Pianist. He has also been the recipient of two Baftas, four Césars, a Golden Globe and the Palme d'Or. He left Poland in 1961 to live in France for several years, then moved to the United Kingdom where he collaborated with Gérard Brach on three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States, immediately cementing his burgeoning directing status with the 1968 groundbreaking Academy Award winning horror film Rosemary's Baby.
In 1969, Polański's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered while staying at the Polańskis' Benedict Canyon home above Los Angeles by members of the Manson Family. Following Tate's death, Polański returned to Europe and spent much of his time in Paris and Gstaad, but did not make another film until he filmed Macbeth (1971) in England. The following year he went to Italy to make What? (1973) and subsequently spent the next five years living near Rome. However, he traveled to Hollywood to direct Chinatown (1974) for Paramount Pictures, with Robert Evans serving as producer. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and was a critical and box-office success; the script by Robert Towne won for Best Original Screenplay. Polański's next film, The Tenant (1976), was shot in France, and completed the "Apartment Trilogy", following Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby.
In 1977, after a photo shoot in Los Angeles, Polański was arrested for the sexual abuse of a 13 year old girl. He was charged with rape but pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. To avoid sentencing, Polański fled to his home in London, and then moved on to France the following day. He has had a U.S. arrest warrant outstanding since then, and an international arrest warrant since 2005.
Polański continued to make films such as The Pianist (2002), a World War II-set adaptation of Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman's autobiography of the same name, which echoed some of Polański's earlier life experiences. Like Szpilman, Polański escaped the ghetto and the concentration camps while family members were killed. The film won three Academy Awards including Best Director, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, and seven French César Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. He then released the successful films Oliver Twist (2005), To Each His Own Cinema (2007), and The Ghost Writer (2010), completed while under house arrest.
In September 2009, Polański was arrested by Swiss police, at the request of U.S. authorities, when he traveled to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. In October 2009, the U.S. requested his extradition; however, on July 12, 2010, the Swiss rejected that request and instead declared him a "free man" after releasing him from custody.
In 1969, Polański's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered while staying at the Polańskis' Benedict Canyon home above Los Angeles by members of the Manson Family. Following Tate's death, Polański returned to Europe and spent much of his time in Paris and Gstaad, but did not make another film until he filmed Macbeth (1971) in England. The following year he went to Italy to make What? (1973) and subsequently spent the next five years living near Rome. However, he traveled to Hollywood to direct Chinatown (1974) for Paramount Pictures, with Robert Evans serving as producer. The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, and was a critical and box-office success; the script by Robert Towne won for Best Original Screenplay. Polański's next film, The Tenant (1976), was shot in France, and completed the "Apartment Trilogy", following Repulsion and Rosemary's Baby.
In 1977, after a photo shoot in Los Angeles, Polański was arrested for the sexual abuse of a 13 year old girl. He was charged with rape but pleaded guilty to unlawful sex with a minor. To avoid sentencing, Polański fled to his home in London, and then moved on to France the following day. He has had a U.S. arrest warrant outstanding since then, and an international arrest warrant since 2005.
Polański continued to make films such as The Pianist (2002), a World War II-set adaptation of Jewish-Polish musician Władysław Szpilman's autobiography of the same name, which echoed some of Polański's earlier life experiences. Like Szpilman, Polański escaped the ghetto and the concentration camps while family members were killed. The film won three Academy Awards including Best Director, the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, and seven French César Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. He then released the successful films Oliver Twist (2005), To Each His Own Cinema (2007), and The Ghost Writer (2010), completed while under house arrest.
In September 2009, Polański was arrested by Swiss police, at the request of U.S. authorities, when he traveled to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival. In October 2009, the U.S. requested his extradition; however, on July 12, 2010, the Swiss rejected that request and instead declared him a "free man" after releasing him from custody.
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Roman Polanski Filmography
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| 2017 | Based on a True Story · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | Venus in Fur · as Screenplay |
| 2012 | A Therapy · as Screenplay |
| 2011 | Carnage · as Screenplay |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer · as Screenplay |
| 1999 | The Ninth Gate · as Screenplay |
| 1992 | Bitter Moon · as Screenplay |
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| 1986 | Pirates · as Screenplay |
| 1979 | Tess · as Screenplay |
| 1976 | The Tenant · as Screenplay |
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| 1971 | Macbeth · as Screenplay |
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| 1968 | Rosemary's Baby · as Screenplay |
| 1967 | The Fearless Vampire Killers · as Screenplay |
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| 1965 | Repulsion · as Screenplay |
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| 1964 | A Taste for Women · as Screenplay |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) (TV Series) |
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| 1962 | Knife in the Water · as Screenplay |
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| 1959 | When Angels Fall · as Screenplay |
| 1959 | The Lamp · as Screenplay |
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| 1957 | Teeth Smile · as Screenplay |
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| 1966 | G.G. Passion · as Co-Producer |
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| 2019 | An Officer and a Spy · as Concertgoer (uncredited) |
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| 2011 | Carnage · as Neighbor |
| 2008 | Quiet Chaos · as Steiner |
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 · as Det. Revi |
| 2002 | The Revenge · as Józef Papkin |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) |
| 1994 | A Pure Formality · as Inspector |
| 1992 | Back in the U.S.S.R. · as Kurilov |
| 1988 | Frantic · as Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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| 1976 | The Tenant · as Trelkovsky |
| 1974 | Blood for Dracula · as Gambler |
| 1974 | Chinatown · as Man With Knife |
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| 1969 | The Magic Christian · as Solitary Drinker |
| 1967 | The Fearless Vampire Killers · as Alfred |
| 1965 | Repulsion · as Spoon Player |
| 1962 | Knife in the Water · as Young Man (voice) |
| 1961 | The Fat and the Lean · as The Lean |
| 1961 | Samson · as Partner Of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited) |
| 1961 | Ostroznie, Yeti! · as Driver |
| 1960 | Innocent Sorcerers · as Dudzio |
| 1960 | Goodbye, See You Tomorrow · as Romek |
| 1960 | Bad Luck · as Tutor (uncredited) |
| 1959 | When Angels Fall · as Vieille Femme |
| 1959 | Speed · as Musician (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Lamp · as A Passer-By (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Two Men and a Wardrobe · as Bad Boy |
| 1957 | Koniec nocy · as 'mały' |
| 1957 | Wraki · as Romek |
| 1957 | Kanal · as Resistance Member Pushed Into A Sewer (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Nikodem Dyzma · as Porter (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Three Starts · as Basia's Brother |
| 1955 | A Generation · as Mundek |
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975 · as Self - Director Of Chinatown (archive Footage) |
| 2025 | Chaos: The Manson Murders · as Self - Filmmaker & Sharon Tate's Husband |
| 2024 | Mia Farrow - Shadows and Light · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2024 | Faye · as Self - Director: 'chinatown' |
| 2023 | The Family · as Self |
| 2022 | Secrets of Playboy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Deneuve, la reine Catherine · as Self |
| 2022 | This Is Joan Collins · as Self |
| 2021 | Polanski, Horowitz. Hometown · as Self |
| 2020 | Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth · as Self |
| 2020 | In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat · as Self |
| 2020 | Helter Skelter: An American Myth (TV Series) · as Self - Widower Of Sharon Tate (archive Footage) |
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| 2020 | Im Reich der Filme · as Self |
| 2019 | Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre · as Self |
| 2019 | Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2018 | Le Grand Échiquier (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Claude Berri, le donneur de cartes · as Self |
| 2018 | Françoise Dorléac, une promesse · as Self |
| 2018 | Cannes 1968, révolution au palais · as Self |
| 2017 | Mansfield 66/67 · as Self - Filmmaker |
| 2015 | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | Hollywood Banker · as Self |
| 2014 | Zweiter Weltkrieg (TV Series) · as Self - Regisseur |
| 2014 | Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2013 | Weekend of a Champion · as Himself |
| 2013 | Vangelis and the Journey to Ithaka · as Self |
| 2013 | Seduced and Abandoned · as Self |
| 2012 | Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2012 | London: The Modern Babylon · as Self |
| 2012 | Une journée particulière · as Self |
| 2012 | I Am Bruce Lee · as Self |
| 2012 | 28 minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir · as Self |
| 2010 | Le Petit Journal (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life · as Self |
| 2008 | Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2008 | La Grande Librairie (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 2008 | Final Days of an Icon · as Self |
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| 2007 | One Day, One Fate (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Cease to Exist · as Self - Motion Picture Director |
| 2007 | The Fearmakers Collection · as Self |
| 2007 | Absolute Beginner · as Self |
| 2006 | The 2006 European Film Awards · as Self |
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| 2004 | Words in Progress · as Self |
| 2003 | Che tempo che fa (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West · as Self |
| 2003 | Il était une fois... (TV Series) · as Self |
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| 2002 | The Kid Stays in the Picture · as Self |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee · as Self |
| 2001 | The 10 Commandments of Creativity · as Self |
| 2000 | ZDF-History (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Ljuset håller mig sällskap · as Self |
| 2000 | Tribute to Alfred Lepetit · as Self |
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| 1998 | Roll on Sunday (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | ARTE Journal Clips (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Scene by Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | Dracula: The True Story · as Himself |
| 1996 | Sen Kväll Med Luuk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Metropolis (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Empire of the Censors · as Self |
| 1994 | Dead Tired · as Roman Polanski |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K. (1993) (TV Series) · as Self - Contributor |
| 1992 | HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Dracula in the Movies · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Night of the Molières (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Maurizio Costanzo Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Na sowas! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Journal de 20h de France 2 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Wetten, dass..? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | César Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Presenter |
| 1976 | A Fondo (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1975 | Sunday meetings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Apostrophes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | Weekend of a Champion · as Self |
| 1970 | Elvis: That's the Way It Is · as Self |
| 1970 | Ciao, Federico! · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? · as Self |
| 1969 | Playboy After Dark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1967 | Tonite Let's All Make Love in London · as Self |
| 1964 | Cinema (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Bad Luck · as Assistant Director |
| 1957 | Koniec nocy · as Assistant Director |