Roland Topor
Personal Info
Known for
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1938-01-07
Day of Death
1997-04-16 (59 years old)
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
Acting
(2015)
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
as Self (archive footage)
(2010)
Fantastic Laloux
as Self
(2004)
Topor and Me
as Self (Voice)
(1997)
(1996)
Three Lives and Only One Death
as Bum #2
(1993)
(1986)
The Satin Spider
as Le médecin
(1984)
Swann in Love
as Biche
(1981)
The Ones That Got Away
as The murderous fencer
(1979)
Nosferatu the Vampyre
as Renfield
(1979)
Ratataplan
as Il boss
(1979)
(1979)
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
as Self
(1975)
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
as Le pochard
(1975)
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
as Inspector Labelote
(1974)
Italiques: Roland Topor
as Self
(1974)
Threshold of the Void
as Homme dans le métro
(1974)
(1972)
Cartoon circus
as Self
(1966)
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
as Un émissaire du prince
(1965)
He! Viva Dada
as Self
Crew
(2024)
Joko
Theatre Play
(2019)
Portrait of Suzanne
Original Story
(2012)
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
Original Story
(2008)
Batailles
Theatre Play
(2005)
L'Hiver sous la table
Author
(1990)
(1989)
Marquis
Writer
(1986)
La Galette du roi
Writer
(1979)
The Hamburg Syndrome
Writer
(1976)
The Tenant
Novel
(1975)
(1975)
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Writer, Dialogue
(1975)
The Game
Writer
(1973)
Fantastic Planet
Screenplay
(1972)
The Troubles of Alfred
Writer
(1966)
The Snails
Draughtsman, Screenplay
(1965)
He! Viva Dada
Writer
(1964)
Dead Times
Writer, Draughtsman