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Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Director · Born 1933-08-18 · Paris, France

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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 received five more Oscar nominations, and in 2002 received the Academy Award for Best Director for his film, The Pianist. He has also been the recipient of two Baftas, four Césars, a Golden Globe and the Palme d'Or. He left Poland in 1961 to live in France for several years, then moved to the United Kingdom where he collaborated with Gérard Brach on three films, beginning with Repulsion (1965). In 1968 he moved to the United States, immediately cementing his burgeoning directing status with the 1968 groundbreaking Academy Award winning horror film Rosemary's Baby. In 1969, Polański's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered while staying at the Polańskis' Benedict Canyon home above Los Angele…

Directed

  1. The Pianist (2002) — Director
  2. Rosemary's Baby (1968) — Director
  3. Chinatown (1974) — Director
  4. The Ninth Gate (1999) — Director
  5. Carnage (2011) — Director
  6. The Ghost Writer (2010) — Director
  7. An Officer and a Spy (2019) — Director
  8. Oliver Twist (2005) — Director
  9. The Tenant (1976) — Director
  10. Frantic (1988) — Director
  11. Repulsion (1965) — Director
  12. Bitter Moon (1992) — Director
  13. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) — Director
  14. Venus in Fur (2013) — Director
  15. Death and the Maiden (1994) — Director
  16. Based on a True Story (2017) — Director
  17. Knife in the Water (1962) — Director
  18. Tess (1979) — Director
  19. Cul-de-sac (1966) — Director
  20. Pirates (1986) — Director
  21. Macbeth (1971) — Director
  22. The Palace (2023) — Director
  23. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
  24. What? (1972) — Director
  25. Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) — Director
  26. A Toothful Smile (1957) — Director
  27. The Lamp (1959) — Director
  28. Murder (1957) — Director
  29. Mammals (1962) — Director
  30. The Fat and the Lean (1961) — Director
  31. When Angels Fall (1959) — Director
  32. Break Up the Dance (1957) — Director
  33. The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers (1964) — Director
  34. The King of Ads (1991) — Director
  35. NET Playhouse (1966) — Director
  36. The River of Diamonds (1964) — Director
  37. Bicycle (2008) — Director
  38. Le court des grands (2005) — Director
  39. Henri Langlois vu par... (2014) — Director
  40. Sharon Tate Home Movies (2019) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Chinatown (1974) — Man with Knife
  2. Rush Hour 3 (2007) — Det. Revi
  3. Carnage (2011) — Neighbor
  4. An Officer and a Spy (2019) — Concertgoer (uncredited)
  5. The Tenant (1976) — Trelkovsky
  6. Frantic (1988) — Taxi Driver (uncredited)
  7. Repulsion (1965) — Spoon Player
  8. The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) — Alfred
  9. Knife in the Water (1962) — Young Man (voice)
  10. A Pure Formality (1994) — Inspector
  11. Quiet Chaos (2008) — Steiner
  12. Blood for Dracula (1974) — Gambler
  13. Kanal (1957) — Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
  14. What? (1972) — Mosquito
  15. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014) — Self (archive footage)
  16. Dead Tired (1994) — Roman Polanski
  17. Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) — Self (uncredited)
  18. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  19. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  20. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008) — Self (archive footage)
  21. Chaos: The Manson Murders (2025) — Self
  22. A Generation (1955) — Mundek
  23. Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) — Bad Boy
  24. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — Self
  25. Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015) — Self (archive footage)
  26. Seduced and Abandoned (2013) — Self
  27. The Magic Christian (1969) — Solitary Drinker
  28. Innocent Sorcerers (1960) — Dudzio
  29. The Lamp (1959) — A passer-by (uncredited)
  30. The Fat and the Lean (1961) — the lean
  31. Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir (2012) — Self
  32. The Revenge (2002) — Józef Papkin
  33. When Angels Fall (1959) — Old Woman
  34. Goodbye, Till Tomorrow (1960) — Romek
  35. Bad Luck (1960) — Tutor (uncredited)
  36. Breakdown: 1975 (2025) — Self - Director of Chinatown (archive footage)
  37. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  38. Wetten, dass..? (1981) — Self
  39. Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019) — Self (archive footage)
  40. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) — Self (archive)