Roland Topor

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1938-01-07

Deathday 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

Writer

2024
Joko

as Theatre Play

2019
Portrait of Suzanne

as Original Story

2012
2008
Batailles

as Theatre Play

2005
1989
Marquis

as Writer

1989
1988
Palace

as Writer

1986
1983
Telecat

as Characters

1983
Telecat

as Writer

1979
1976
The Tenant

as Novel

1973
Fantastic Planet

as Screenplay

1966
The Snails

as Screenplay

1965
He! Viva Dada

as Writer

1964
Dead Times

as Writer

Actor

2015
Les vendredis d'Apostrophes

as Self (archive footage)

2010
2004
Topor and Me

as Self (Voice)

1986
The Satin Spider

as Le médecin

1984
Swann in Love

as Biche

1981
The Ones That Got Away

as The murderous fencer

1979
1979
Ratataplan

as Il boss

1975
1975
Apostrophes

as Self

1974
Threshold of the Void

as Homme dans le métro

1972
1972
Midi trente

as Self

1966
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?

as Un émissaire du prince

1965

Art

1966
The Snails

as Draughtsman

1964
Dead Times

as Draughtsman

Creator

1983
Telecat

as Creator