Roman Polanski
Birthday
1933/08/18 (92 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Also know as
Роман Поляньскі, Raymond Roman Thierry Liebling, Роман Полянский, Роман Поланский, Роман Поланскі, Rajmund Roman Thierry Polański, Roman Raymond Polanski
Biography
Roman Polański (born 18 August 1933) is a Polish-French film director, producer, writer and actor. Born in Paris to Polish parents, Polański relocated with his family to Poland in 1937. After surviving the Holocaust, he continued his education in Poland and became a critically acclaimed director of both art house and commercial films. Polański's first feature-length film, Knife in the Water (1962), made in Poland, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He has since re...Read more
Acting
(1967) The Fearless Vampire Killers
as Alfred
(1974) Chinatown
as Man with Knife
(2007) Rush Hour 3
as Det. Revi
(1998) Playboy: The Story of X
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Quiet Chaos
as Steiner
(2019) An Officer and a Spy
as Concertgoer (uncredited)
(1969) The Magic Christian
as Solitary Drinker
(1976) The Tenant
as Trelkovsky
(1962) Knife in the Water
as Young Man (voice)
(1967) Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
as Self
(1955) A Generation
as Mundek
(2012) Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Innocent Sorcerers
as Dudzio
(1994) A Pure Formality
as Inspector
(1972) What?
as Mosquito
(2023) The Family
as Self
(1957) Wraki
as Romek
(1959) The Lamp
as A passer-by (uncredited)
(2000) Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
as Self
(1959) When Angels Fall
as Vieille femme
(1960) Bad Luck
as Tutor (uncredited)
(1957) Kanal
as Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
(2019) Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
as Self (archive footage)
(1956) Nikodem Dyzma
as Porter (uncredited)
(1972) Con bravura
as Caroler
(1961) The Fat and the Lean
as the lean
(1996) Elle s'appelait Françoise
as Self
(2014) Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
as Self (archive footage)
(2012) Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
as Self
(2008) Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
as Self (archive footage)
(2013) Seduced and Abandoned
as Self
(1972) Weekend of a Champion
as Self
(1999) The Last Days of Sharon Tate
as Self (archive footage)
(2008) Il falso bugiardo
as Self (archive footage)
(2015) Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) Mia and Roman
as Himself
(2000) Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective
as Self
(1970) Ciao, Federico!
as Self (uncredited)
(2000) Last Pictures
as Self
(2012) Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
as Self (archive footage)
(1960) Good Bye, Till Tomorrow
as Romek
(1974) Blood for Dracula
as Gambler
(2013) Weekend of a Champion
as Himself
(1984) Clive James Meets Roman Polanski
as ---
(2011) Carnage
as Neighbor
(2018) Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
as Self
(1958) Two Men and a Wardrobe
as Bad Boy
(2010) Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
as Self
(1992) Back in the USSR
as Kurilov
(2002) Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2003) Two Gangsters and an Island
as Self
(1968) The New Cinema
as Self
(1965) Repulsion
as Spoon Player
(2014) Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
as Self
(1972) Polanski Meets Macbeth
as Self
(1995) Empire of the Censors
as Self
The Stalking Moon
as Fabrice Fournier
(2003) Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West
as Self
(2006) Polanski par Polanski
as Self
(1959) Lotna
as Musician (uncredited)
(2002) Polanski y los ojos del mal
as Himself
(1994) Dead Tired
as Roman Polanski
(2002) The Revenge
as Józef Papkin
(1989) En attendant Godot
as Lucky
(1953) Three Stories
as Genek "Mały" (segment 2)
(2008) Bicycle
as Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
(1955) Magical Bicycle
as Adaś
(1961) Samson
as Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
(1982) Chassé-croisé
as ---
(1957) Koniec nocy
as 'Mały'
(1958) What Will My Wife Say to This?
as Dancer
(1955) Godzina bez słońca
as ---
(1961) Ostrożnie yeti
as Driver
(1979) Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski
as Self
(2012) Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'
as Self
(2000) Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
(1995) Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
as ---
(2021) Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
as Self
(2003) A British Horror Film
as Self
(1967) The Nomad
as Self
(2012) A Special Day
as Self
(1997) Dracula: The True Story
as Himself
(1978) The Evolution of Snuff
as ---
(2020) In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
as Self
(1967) Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
as Himself
(2004) Tess: The Experience
as Self
(2004) Filming 'Tess'
as Self
(2004) Tess: From Novel to Screen
as Self
(2000) The Ten Commandments of Creativity
as Self
(1955) Trzy starty
as Basia's Brother
(2010) Cracow by Polanski
as ---
(2009) Memories of a Young Pianist
as Man in Tavern (archive footage)
(2014) Henri Langlois vu par...
as Self
(2006) Twist by Polanski
as ---
(2006) The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography
as ---
(2009) On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self (archive footage)
(1988) Frantic
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
(2007) Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
as Self
(2010) Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
as Self
(2012) Komeda, Komeda...
as Self
(1967) Lionpower from MGM
as ---
(2019) Valerie
as ---
(2015) Roman by Polanski
as ---
(2015) Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
as ---
(1992) Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
as Self (archive footage)
(2025) Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(1964) The River of Diamonds
as Random Citizen
(2003) Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2003) Un film et son époque
as Self
(1981) Wetten, dass..?
as Self
(2012) 28 minutes
as Self
(2004) Leçon de Cinéma
as Self
(2020) Helter Skelter: An American Myth
as Self - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)
(1997) Scene by Scene
as Self
(1982) Na sowas!
as Self
(1974) Spécial cinéma
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1979) Bavarian Film Awards
as Self
(1975) Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1975) Apostrophes
as Self
(1981) 7 sur 7
as Self
(1967) Apropos Film
as Self
(1982) Wortwechsel
as Self
(2023) The Playboy Murders
as Self (archive footage)
(1987) Na siehste!
as Self
(1986) Wedden, dat..?
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self