Roman Polanski
Directing
147
Acting Credits
40
Directed
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...
Known For
Filmography
La scripte
2026
as Lui-même
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes
2026
as Self - Victim (archive footage)
Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light
2025
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
2025
as Self - Director of Chinatown (archive footage)
Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025
as Self
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
as Self (archive footage)
The Family
2023
as Self
The Playboy Murders
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto
2021
as Self
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
2021
as self
In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat
2020
as Self
Helter Skelter: An American Myth
2020
as Self - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)
An Officer and a Spy
2019
as Concertgoer (uncredited)
Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre
2019
as Self
Valerie
2019
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018
as Self
Mansfield 66/67
2017
as Self - Filmmaker(archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Roman by Polanski
2015
Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders
2015
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'
2014
as Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
2014
as Self
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
as Self
Weekend of a Champion
2013
as Himself
Vangelis and the Journey To Ithaka
2013
as Self
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir
2012
as Self
Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'
2012
as Self
A Special Day
2012
as Self
Komeda, Komeda...
2012
as Self
28 minutes
2012
as Self
Carnage
2011
as Neighbor
Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life
2010
as Self
Cracow by Polanski
2010
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Memories of a Young Pianist
2009
as Man in Tavern (archive footage)
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Quiet Chaos
2008
as Steiner
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Il falso bugiardo
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Bicycle
2008
as Boy who wants to buy a bicycle
Rush Hour 3
2007
as Det. Revi
Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'
2007
as Self
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story
2007
as Self (archive)
Making of Chinatown
2007
Polanski par Polanski
2006
as Self
Twist by Polanski
2006
The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography
2006
Tess: The Experience
2004
as Self
Filming 'Tess'
2004
as Self
Tess: From Novel to Screen
2004
as Self
Leçon de Cinéma
2004
as Self
Two Gangsters and an Island
2003
as Self
Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West
2003
as Self
A British Horror Film
2003
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Un film et son époque
2003
as Self
Biography: Sharon Tate – Murdered Innocence
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Polanski y los ojos del mal
2002
as Himself
The Revenge
2002
as Józef Papkin
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
Tribute to Alfred Lepetit
2000
as Self
Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective
2000
as Self
Last Pictures
2000
as Self
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
The Last Days of Sharon Tate
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Playboy: The Story of X
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula: The True Story
1997
as Himself
Scene by Scene
1997
as Self
Elle s'appelait Françoise
1996
as Self
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Empire of the Censors
1995
as Self
Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski
1995
A Pure Formality
1994
as Inspector
Dead Tired
1994
as Roman Polanski
Back in the USSR
1992
as Kurilov
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992
as (archive footage)
En attendant Godot
1989
as Lucky
Frantic
1988
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Na siehste!
1987
as Self
Wedden, dat..?
1986
as Self
Clive James Meets Roman Polanski
1984
Chassé-croisé
1982
Na sowas!
1982
as Self
Wortwechsel
1982
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
7 sur 7
1981
as Self
Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski
1979
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
The Evolution of Snuff
1978
Ciné regards
1978
as Self
The Tenant
1976
as Trelkovsky
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Presenter
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Chinatown
1974
as Man with Knife
Blood for Dracula
1974
as Gambler
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
What?
1972
as Mosquito
Con bravura
1972
as Caroler
Weekend of a Champion
1972
as Self
Polanski Meets Macbeth
1972
as Self
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Ciao, Federico!
1970
as Self (uncredited)
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
1970
as Self (uncredited)
The Magic Christian
1969
as Solitary Drinker
Mia and Roman
1968
as Himself
The New Cinema
1968
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
The Fearless Vampire Killers
1967
as Alfred
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
1967
as Self
The Nomad
1967
as Self
Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage
1967
as Himself
Lionpower from MGM
1967
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Apropos Film
1967
as Self
Repulsion
1965
as Spoon Player
The River of Diamonds
1964
as Random Citizen
Knife in the Water
1962
as Young Man (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Fat and the Lean
1961
as the lean
Ostrożnie yeti
1961
as Driver
Samson
1961
as Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)
Innocent Sorcerers
1960
as Dudzio
Bad Luck
1960
as Tutor (uncredited)
Goodbye, Till Tomorrow
1960
as Romek
The Lamp
1959
as A passer-by (uncredited)
When Angels Fall
1959
as Old Woman
Lotna
1959
as Musician (uncredited)
Two Men and a Wardrobe
1958
as Bad Boy
What Will My Wife Say to This?
1958
as Dancer
Wraki
1957
as Romek
Kanal
1957
as Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)
Koniec nocy
1957
as 'Mały'
Nikodem Dyzma
1956
as Porter (uncredited)
A Generation
1955
as Mundek
Godzina bez słońca
1955
Magical Bicycle
1955
as Adaś
Trzy starty
1955
as Basia's Brother
Three Stories
1953
as Genek "Mały" (segment 2)