Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
January 7, 1938
Died
April 16, 1997 (age 59)
Place of Birth
Paris, France
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
TV
Apostrophes
Self
1975
TV
Midi trente
Self
1972
TV
Nulle part ailleurs
Self
1987
Film
Sweet Movie
1974
Film
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Renfield
1979
Film
Swann in Love
Biche
1984
Film
Three Lives and Only One Death
Bum #2
1996
Film
Cartoon circus
Self
1972
Film
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Un émissaire du prince
1966
Film
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Inspector Labelote
1975
Film
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
Self
1979
Film
Ratataplan
The Boss
1979
Film
Destins parallèles
1979
Film
Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort
1997
Film
The Satin Spider
Le médecin
1986
Film
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
Le pochard
1975
Film
Threshold of the Void
Homme dans le métro
1974
Film
Topor, Père et Fils
1993
Film
He! Viva Dada
Self
1965
Film
The Ones That Got Away
The murderous fencer
1981
Filmography
2015FilmLes vendredis d'Apostrophesas Self (archive footage)2010FilmFantastic Lalouxas Self2004FilmTopor and Meas Self (Voice)1997FilmLe Cinéma au travail comme la mort1996FilmThree Lives and Only One Deathas Bum #21993FilmTopor, Père et Fils1987TVNulle part ailleursas Self1986FilmThe Satin Spideras Le médecin1984FilmSwann in Loveas Biche1981FilmThe Ones That Got Awayas The murderous fencer1979FilmThe Making of 'Nosferatu'as Self1979FilmNosferatu the Vampyreas Renfield1979FilmDestins parallèles1979FilmRatataplanas The Boss1975FilmThe Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guardas Le pochard1975FilmThe Butcher, the Star and the Orphanas Inspector Labelote1975TVApostrophesas Self1974FilmItaliques: Roland Toporas Self1974FilmSweet Movie1974FilmThreshold of the Voidas Homme dans le métro1972TVMidi trenteas Self1972FilmCartoon circusas Self1966FilmWho Are You, Polly Maggoo?as Un émissaire du prince1965FilmHe! Viva Dadaas Self