Jean Topart
37 movies · 12 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 13, 1922
- Died
- Dec 29, 2012 (age 90)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Also known as
- Jean Pierre Camille Henri Topart
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.
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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."
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Jean Topart: movies and TV shows
Acting (49)
- 2004 Quand le Chat n'est pas là…
as Narrator (voice)
- 2000
- 2000 Actors
as Filmmaker in the style of 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985 Cop au Vin
as Docteur Philippe Morasseau
- 1984 Le Mystérieux Voyage de Marie Rose
as Monsieur 'Le Dragon Bleu'
- 1981
- 1981 La Puce et le privé
as Nicolas Octave Marcellin, pharmacist
- 1978
- 1976 Le Berger des abeilles
as Lindauer
- 1976 Mr. Klein
as Speaker's voice (voice) (uncredited)
- 1975 Parlez-moi d'amour
as le quinquagénaire
- 1975
- 1974 Antigone
as Créon
- 1974 Tell Me You Love Me
as Golf club director
- 1973 L'Inconnu
as The unknown
- 1973 Fantastic Planet
as Master Sinh (voice)
- 1972 Justine de Sade
as Narrator (voice)
- 1971 Crime and Punishment
as Porphyre
- 1970 Cold Sweat
as Katanga
- 1970 Frédéric
as Chief
- 1969 Misdeal
as Frank Herman
- 1968 The Black Hand
as Zanror
- 1968 Sweden: Heaven and Hell
as Narrator (French version)
- 1968 Coplan Saves His Skin
as Lieutenant Sakki
- 1967 Hedda Gabler
as Judge Brack
- 1967 Action Man
as Monsieur Henri
- 1966 Black Sun
as Bayard
- 1966
- 1966 Trap for the Assassin
as Luversant
- 1965 Gaspard des montagnes
as Monsieur Robert
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 Ruy Blas
as Don Salluste
- 1964 Angelique
as Maître Bourié
- 1964 Rocambole · TV
as Andréa de Felipone / Sir Williams / George Stowe / le prince Potoniev · 78 episodes
- 1964 The Gallant Musketeer
as Duke Henri de Guise
- 1962 Quatrevingt-treize
as Boisberthelot
- 1962 Clash of Steel
as Henri de Guise
- 1962 Le Combat dans l'île
as Récitant (voice) (uncredited)
- 1962 Othello
as Iago
- 1960 Cyrano de Bergerac
as Le Bret
- 1960 Experiment in Evil
as Désiré, Butler
- 1959 Macbeth
as Banco
- 1958 Les Misérables
as Narrator (voice)
- 1958
- 1949 The Wizard of Heaven
as Paul Malray adult
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1956