Writing
Roland Topor
Born 1938-01-07
Paris, France
Department: Writing
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
Prominent works featuring Roland Topor
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The Tenant
1976
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Fantastic Planet
1973
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Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979
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Apostrophes
1975
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Ciné regards
1978
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Sweet Movie
1974
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Midi trente
1972
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The Snails
1966
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Nulle part ailleurs
1987
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The Troubles of Alfred
1972
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (53 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Joko | Theatre Play | Movie | 2024 |
 | Portrait of Suzanne | Original Story | Movie | 2019 |
 | Les vendredis d'Apostrophes | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm | Original Story | Movie | 2012 |
 | Fantastic Laloux | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | Batailles | Theatre Play | Movie | 2008 |
 | L'Hiver sous la table | Author | Movie | 2005 |
 | Topor and Me | Self (Voice) | Movie | 2004 |
| Le Cinéma au travail comme la mort | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Three Lives and Only One Death | Bum #2 | Movie | 1996 |
 | Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête | Maître Bessonet | Movie | 1995 |
 | Topor, Père et Fils | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World | Story | Movie | 1990 |
 | De l'autre côté | Writer | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Marquis | Writer | Movie | 1989 |
| Marquis | Art Direction | Movie | 1989 |
 | Palace | Writer | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Nulle part ailleurs | Self | TV Series | 1987 |
 | The Satin Spider | Le médecin | Movie | 1986 |
 | La Galette du roi | Writer | Movie | 1986 |
 | Swann in Love | Biche | Movie | 1984 |
 | Telecat | Writer | TV Series | 1983 |
| Telecat | Characters | TV Series | 1983 |
| Telecat | Creator | TV Series | 1983 |
 | The Ones That Got Away | The murderous fencer | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Hamburg Syndrome | Writer | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Making of 'Nosferatu' | Self | Movie | 1979 |
 | Nosferatu the Vampyre | Renfield | Movie | 1979 |
 | Destins parallèles | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Ratataplan | The Boss | Movie | 1979 |
 | Ciné regards | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | The Tenant | Novel | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard | Le pochard | Movie | 1975 |
| The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan | Inspector Labelote | Movie | 1975 |
| The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan | Writer | Movie | 1975 |
| The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan | Dialogue | Movie | 1975 |
 | Apostrophes | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
| The Game | Writer | Movie | 1975 | |
 | Italiques: Roland Topor | Self | Movie | 1974 |
 | Sweet Movie | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1974 |
 | Threshold of the Void | Homme dans le métro | Movie | 1974 |
 | Fantastic Planet | Screenplay | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Troubles of Alfred | Writer | Movie | 1972 |
 | Midi trente | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Cartoon circus | Self | Movie | 1972 |
 | Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? | Un émissaire du prince | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Snails | Draughtsman | Movie | 1966 |
| The Snails | Screenplay | Movie | 1966 |
 | He! Viva Dada | Self | Movie | 1965 |
| He! Viva Dada | Writer | Movie | 1965 |
 | Dead Times | Writer | Movie | 1964 |
| Dead Times | Draughtsman | Movie | 1964 |