Roland Topor
Known For
Writing
Born
1938-01-07 in Paris, France
Died
1997-04-16
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.
Most Known For
Apostrophes
as Self
Midi trente
as Self
Nulle part ailleurs
as Self
Sweet Movie
Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Renfield
Swann in Love
as Biche
Destins parallèles
Three Lives and Only One Death
as Bum #2
Cartoon circus
as Self
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
as Un émissaire du prince
Fantastic Laloux
as Self
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
as Inspector Labelote
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
as Self
Ratataplan
as The Boss
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
as Le pochard
The Satin Spider
as Le médecin
Topor, Père et Fils
Threshold of the Void
as Homme dans le métro
Topor and Me
as Self (Voice)
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
as Self (archive footage)