Jean Topart
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 13, 1922
- Died
- December 29, 2012 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
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 films, including The Elephant Man in 1980, Birdy in 1984, and Amadeus in 1984. Outside of animation, Topart was a member of the Théâtre national populaire (TNP), a French theater troupe, from 1950 to 1960 before entering film and television. His live-action film credits included Angélique, Marquise des Anges by Bernard Borderie in 1964 and Claude Chabrol's Chicken with Vinegar in 1985. His last on-screen film was the 2000 comedy, Les Acteurs, directed by Bertrand Blier. Topart died in Le Port-Marly, Yvelines department, France, on 29 December 2012, at the age of 90. He was survived by his two daughters and five grandchildren. French Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti released a statement following Topart's death calling him, "one of the inimitable voices of French cinema." Source: Article "Jean Topart" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Filmography
Quand le Chat n'est pas là…
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Actors
Movie · as Filmmaker in the style of 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
Argai: The Prophecy
TV · as Le narrateur (voice) · 26 eps
Softly from Paris
TV · as Narrateur · 1 ep
Cop au Vin
Movie · as Docteur Philippe Morasseau
Le Paria
TV · as Me Roze · 6 eps
Le Mystérieux Voyage de Marie Rose
Movie · as Monsieur 'Le Dragon Bleu'
La Puce et le privé
Movie · as Nicolas Octave Marcellin, pharmacist
Ulysses 31
TV · as Zeus (voice) · 26 eps
Émile Zola ou la Conscience humaine
TV · as Emile Zola · 4 eps
Le Berger des abeilles
Movie · as Lindauer
Mr. Klein
Movie · as Speaker's voice (voice) (uncredited)
Parlez-moi d'amour
Movie · as le quinquagénaire
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
TV · as Me Bloch · 2 eps
Tell Me You Love Me
Movie · as Golf club director
Antigone
Movie · as Créon
Fantastic Planet
Movie · as Master Sinh (voice)
L'Inconnu
Movie · as The unknown
Justine de Sade
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Crime and Punishment
Movie · as Porphyre
Cold Sweat
Movie · as Katanga
Frédéric
Movie · as Chief
Misdeal
Movie · as Frank Herman
Coplan Saves His Skin
Movie · as Lieutenant Sakki
Sweden: Heaven and Hell
Movie · as Narrator (French version)
The Black Hand
Movie · as Zanror
Hedda Gabler
Movie · as Judge Brack
Action Man
Movie · as Monsieur Henri
Trap for the Assassin
Movie · as Luversant
Black Sun
Movie · as Bayard
At Theatre Tonight
TV · as Le chef · 1 ep
Gaspard des montagnes
Movie · as Monsieur Robert
Ruy Blas
Movie · as Don Salluste
Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois
TV · as Heurbin · 13 eps
Gaspard des montagnes
TV · as Monsieur Robert · 2 eps
Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
TV · as Récitant (voice) · 3 eps
Angelique
Movie · as Maître Bourié
The Gallant Musketeer
Movie · as Duke Henri de Guise
Rocambole
TV · as Andréa de Felipone / Sir Williams / George Stowe / le prince Potoniev · 78 eps
Le Combat dans l'île
Movie · as Récitant (voice) (uncredited)
Clash of Steel
Movie · as Henri de Guise
Quatrevingt-treize
Movie · as Boisberthelot
Othello
Movie · as Iago
Cyrano de Bergerac
Movie · as Le Bret
Experiment in Evil
Movie · as Désiré, Butler
Macbeth
Movie · as Banco
Les Misérables
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
TV · as Gilles Pierrefort · 1 ep
Le Théâtre National Populaire
Movie · as Self
The Wizard of Heaven
Movie · as Paul Malray adult