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

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Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

2015 ⭐ 6.0

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Topor and Me

2004 ⭐ 7.0

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Three Lives and Only One Death

1996 ⭐ 6.5

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Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête

1995 ⭐ 8.0

Career timeline

2015

Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

Self (archive footage) · 2015

⭐ 6.0

2010

Fantastic Laloux

Self · 2010

⭐ 5.1

2004

Topor and Me Notable

Self (Voice) · 2004

⭐ 7.0

1996

Three Lives and Only One Death

Bum #2 · 1996

⭐ 6.5

1995

Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête Notable

Maître Bessonet · 1995

⭐ 8.0

1993

Topor, Père et Fils

1993

1984

Swann in Love

Biche · 1984

⭐ 5.6

1981

The Ones That Got Away

The murderous fencer · 1981

⭐ 4.8

1979

The Making of 'Nosferatu'

Self · 1979

⭐ 6.3

Nosferatu the Vampyre Notable

Renfield · 1979

⭐ 7.3

Destins parallèles Notable

1979

⭐ 9.0

1975

The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard Notable

Le pochard · 1975

⭐ 10.0

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

Inspector Labelote · 1975

⭐ 5.0

1974

Italiques: Roland Topor

Self · 1974

Sweet Movie

1974

⭐ 5.3

Threshold of the Void Notable

Homme dans le métro · 1974

⭐ 7.2

1972

Cartoon circus

Self · 1972

⭐ 6.7

1966

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

Un émissaire du prince · 1966

⭐ 6.5

1965

He! Viva Dada

Self · 1965

Frequently appears with

Bernard Pivot

Self

Pierre Assouline

Self

Françoise Sagan

Self (archive footage)

Gabriel Matzneff

Self (archive footage)

Sylvia Kristel

Self (Voice)

Full filmography

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Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

2015 ⭐ 6.0

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Fantastic Laloux

2010 ⭐ 5.1

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Topor and Me

2004 ⭐ 7.0

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Three Lives and Only One Death

1996 ⭐ 6.5

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Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête

1995 ⭐ 8.0

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Topor, Père et Fils

1993

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Swann in Love

1984 ⭐ 5.6

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The Ones That Got Away

1981 ⭐ 4.8

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The Making of 'Nosferatu'

1979 ⭐ 6.3

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Nosferatu the Vampyre

1979 ⭐ 7.3

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Destins parallèles

1979 ⭐ 9.0

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Ratataplan

1979 ⭐ 6.9

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The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard

1975 ⭐ 10.0

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The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan

1975 ⭐ 5.0

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Italiques: Roland Topor

1974

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Sweet Movie

1974 ⭐ 5.3

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Threshold of the Void

1974 ⭐ 7.2

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Cartoon circus

1972 ⭐ 6.7

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Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

1966 ⭐ 6.5

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He! Viva Dada

1965