Jean Topart

Known for ActingBorn 1922-04-13Died 2012-12-29Paris, France

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Émile Zola ou la Conscience humaine

Macbeth

Antigone

Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois

Gaspard des montagnes

Quatrevingt-treize

The Wizard of Heaven

Argai: The Prophecy

Cyrano de Bergerac

Frédéric

Ulysses 31

Le Berger des abeilles

Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir

Parlez-moi d'amour

Fantastic Planet

Mr. Klein

Le Paria

Les Misérables

L'Inconnu

Bonaparte et la révolution

Crime and Punishment

At Theatre Tonight

Rocambole

Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre

Le Combat dans l'île

Experiment in Evil

Angelique

Le Théâtre National Populaire

Cop au Vin

Clash of Steel

Actors

Action Man

Trap for the Assassin

The Gallant Musketeer

Softly from Paris

Cold Sweat

Sweden: Heaven and Hell

Coplan Saves His Skin

La Puce et le privé

Tell Me You Love Me

The Black Hand

Black Sun

Justine de Sade

Misdeal

Quand le Chat n'est pas là…

Le Mystérieux Voyage de Marie Rose

Hedda Gabler

Gaspard des montagnes