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.
Wrote 20
2020s
- 2024
Joko
Theatre Play
2010s
- 2019
Portrait of Suzanne
Original Story
- 2012
The Orphan Plus Minus an Arm
Original Story
2000s
- 2008
- 2005
L'Hiver sous la table
Author
1990s
- 1990
The Most Beautiful Breasts in the World
Story
1980s
- 1989
De l'autre côté
Writer
Marquis
Writer
- 1988
- 1986
- 1983
1970s
- 1979
The Hamburg Syndrome
Writer
- 1976
- 1975
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
Writer
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Writer, Dialogue
- 1973
- 1972
The Troubles of Alfred
Writer
1960s
- 1966
The Snails
Screenplay
- 1965
He! Viva Dada
Writer
- 1964
Dead Times
Writer
Acted in 14
1990s
- 1996
Three Lives and Only One Death
Bum #2
- 1995
Comment devenir cinéaste sans se prendre la tête
Maître Bessonet
- 1993
Topor, Père et Fils
Movie
1980s
- 1986
The Satin Spider
Le médecin
- 1984
- 1981
The Ones That Got Away
The murderous fencer
1970s
- 1979
Destins parallèles
Movie
Ratataplan
The Boss
- 1975
The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
Le pochard
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
Inspector Labelote
- 1974
Threshold of the Void
Homme dans le métro
1960s
- 1966
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Un émissaire du prince
Art department 3
1980s
- 1989
Marquis
Art Direction
1960s
- 1966
The Snails
Draughtsman
- 1964
Dead Times
Draughtsman
Created 1
1980s
- 1983
Appearances11
2010s
- 2015
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
Fantastic Laloux
Self
2000s
- 2004
Topor and Me
Self (Voice)
1980s
- 1987
1970s
- 1979
The Making of 'Nosferatu'
Self
- 1978
- 1975
- 1974
Italiques: Roland Topor
Self
- 1972
Cartoon circus
Self
1960s
- 1965
He! Viva Dada
Self