Known for
Writing
Born
January 7, 1938
Birthplace
Paris, France
Died
April 16, 1997 (aged 59)
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.
2024
Theatre Play
2019
Original Story
2015
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Original Story
2010
as Self
2008
Theatre Play
2005
Author
2004
as Self (Voice)
1997
1996
as Bum #2
1995
as Maître Bessonet
1993
1990
1989
1989
Writer, Art Direction
1988
1987
1986
as Le médecin
1986
Writer
1984
as Biche
1983
1981
as The murderous fencer
1979
Writer
1979
as Self
1979
as Renfield