Roland Topor
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- January 7, 1938
- Died
- April 16, 1997
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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.
Filmography
Joko 2024
Theatre Play
Portrait of Suzanne 2019
Original Story
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes 2015
as Self (archive footage)
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm 2012
Original Story
Fantastic Laloux 2010
as Self
Batailles 2008
Theatre Play
L'Hiver sous la table 2005
Author
Topor and Me 2004
as Self (Voice)
- Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort
Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort 1997
Actor
Three Lives and Only One Death 1996
as Bum #2
Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête 1995
as Maître Bessonet
Topor, Père et Fils 1993
Actor
The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World 1990
Story
Marquis 1989
Writer, Art Direction
The Satin Spider 1986
as Le médecin
La Galette du roi 1986
Writer
Swann in Love 1984
as Biche
The Ones That Got Away 1981
as The murderous fencer
The Hamburg Syndrome 1979
Writer
The Making of 'Nosferatu' 1979
as Self
Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979
as Renfield
Ratataplan 1979
as The Boss
Destins parallèles 1979
Actor
The Tenant 1976
Novel
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard 1975
as Le pochard, Writer
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan 1975
as Inspector Labelote, Writer, Dialogue
- The Game
The Game 1975
Writer
Italiques: Roland Topor 1974
as Self
Sweet Movie 1974
Actor
Threshold of the Void 1974
as Homme dans le métro
Fantastic Planet 1973
Screenplay
The Troubles of Alfred 1972
Writer
Cartoon circus 1972
as Self
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? 1966
as Un émissaire du prince
The Snails 1966
Draughtsman, Screenplay
He! Viva Dada 1965
as Self, Writer
Dead Times 1964
Writer, Draughtsman
Credits from TMDB.