Biography
ean Topart (13 April 1922 – 29 December 2012) was a French actor. He was considered one of the best known voices on French television for decades. In addition to providing the voices and narration for television series and animated films, Topart often dubbed American and other foreign films into French. Topart was born in Paris, on 13 April 1922. His sister, actress Lise Topart, died in a plane crash in Nice, France, on 3 March 1952. In 1973, Topart starred in the French science fiction animated film, Fantastic Planet, which was directed by René Laloux. Best known for his voice work, Topart co-starred in the 1981 Franco-Japanese animated television series, Ulysses 31, and The Mysterious Cities of Gold in 1982. He narrated the 2000 French animated series, Argai: The Prophecy. Topart was cast in the French version of numerous foreign language films, including DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp for Disney in 1990. He was cast as narrator for the French-language release of the 2002 Walt Disney Animation Studios film, Treasure Planet, known as La Planète au trésor, un nouvel univers in French. Topart also dubbed the French-language voices for many foreign live-action film…
Movies & TV Shows
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Fantastic Planet (1973) — Master Sinh (voice)
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Mr. Klein (1976) — Speaker's voice (voice) (uncredited)
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Angelique (1964) — Maître Bourié
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Ulysses 31 (1981) — Zeus (voice)
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Les Misérables (1958) — Narrator (voice)
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Actors (2000) — Filmmaker in the style of 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
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Cop au Vin (1985) — Docteur Philippe Morasseau
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Cold Sweat (1970) — Katanga
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Experiment in Evil (1960) — Désiré, Butler
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Le Combat dans l'île (1962) — Récitant (voice) (uncredited)
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Action Man (1967) — Monsieur Henri
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Coplan Saves His Skin (1968) — Lieutenant Sakki
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Justine de Sade (1972) — Narrator (voice)
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Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre (1965) — Récitant (voice)
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Sweden: Heaven and Hell (1968) — Narrator (French version)
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Clash of Steel (1962) — Henri de Guise
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Trap for the Assassin (1966) — Luversant
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1960) — Le Bret
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Tell Me You Love Me (1974) — Golf club director
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Softly from Paris (1986) — Narrateur
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The Gallant Musketeer (1964) — Duke Henri de Guise
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The Black Hand (1968) — Zanror
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Misdeal (1969) — Frank Herman
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Argai: The Prophecy (2000) — Le narrateur (voice)
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Black Sun (1966) — Bayard
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At Theatre Tonight (1966) — Le chef
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La Puce et le privé (1981) — Nicolas Octave Marcellin, pharmacist
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L'Inconnu (1973) — The unknown
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Parlez-moi d'amour (1975) — le quinquagénaire
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Le Théâtre National Populaire (1956) — Self
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Frédéric (1970) — Chief
- Crime and Punishment (1971) — Porphyre
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The Wizard of Heaven (1949) — Paul Malray adult
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Quatrevingt-treize (1962) — Boisberthelot
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Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir (1975) — Me Bloch
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Le Berger des abeilles (1976) — Lindauer
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Bonaparte et la révolution (1972) — Narrator (voice)
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Antigone (1974) — Créon
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Macbeth (1959) — Banco
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Émile Zola ou la Conscience humaine (1978) — Emile Zola