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.
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."
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Filmography (Movies)
Quand le Chat n'est pas là…
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:26/04/2004
Actors
Character:Filmmaker in the style of 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
Release Date:05/04/2000
Cop au Vin
Character:Docteur Philippe Morasseau
Release Date:10/04/1985
Le mysterieux voyage de Marie Rose
Character:Monsieur 'Le Dragon Bleu'
Release Date:01/09/1984
La Puce et le privé
Character:Nicolas Octave Marcellin, pharmacist
Release Date:11/03/1981
Le Berger des abeilles
Character:Lindauer
Release Date:24/11/1976
Mr. Klein
Character:Speaker's voice (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1976
Parlez-moi d'amour
Character:le quinquagénaire
Release Date:29/10/1975
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
Character:Me Bloch
Release Date:24/05/1975
Antigone
Character:Créon
Release Date:21/12/1974
Tell Me You Love Me
Character:Golf club director
Release Date:12/12/1974
L'Inconnu
Character:The unknown
Release Date:11/12/1973
Fantastic Planet
Character:Master Sinh (voice)
Release Date:01/12/1973
Bonaparte et la révolution
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:24/11/1972
Justine de Sade
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/05/1972
Crime and Punishment
Character:Porphyre
Release Date:20/01/1971
Cold Sweat
Character:Katanga
Release Date:18/12/1970
Frédéric
Character:Chief
Release Date:19/03/1970
Misdeal
Character:Frank Herman
Release Date:30/04/1969
The Black Hand
Character:Zanror
Release Date:20/12/1968
Sweden: Heaven and Hell
Character:Narrator (French version)
Release Date:04/09/1968
Coplan Saves His Skin
Character:Lieutenant Sakki
Release Date:13/07/1968
Hedda Gabler
Character:Judge Brack
Release Date:24/10/1967
Action Man
Character:Monsieur Henri
Release Date:31/05/1967
Black Sun
Character:Bayard
Release Date:10/12/1966
Trap for the Assassin
Character:Luversant
Release Date:15/06/1966
Gaspard des montagnes
Character:Monsieur Robert
Release Date:30/12/1965
Ruy Blas
Character:Don Salluste
Release Date:23/01/1965
Angelique
Character:Maître Bourié
Release Date:08/12/1964
The Gallant Musketeer
Character:Duke Henri de Guise
Release Date:21/02/1964
Quatrevingt-treize
Character:Boisberthelot
Release Date:29/12/1962
Clash of Steel
Character:Henri de Guise
Release Date:18/10/1962
Le Combat dans l’île
Character:Récitant (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:16/08/1962
Cyrano de Bergerac
Character:Le Bret
Release Date:25/12/1960
Experiment in Evil
Character:Désiré, Butler
Release Date:04/07/1960
Macbeth
Character:Banco
Release Date:20/10/1959
Les Misérables
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:12/03/1958
Le Théâtre National Populaire
Character:Self
Release Date:08/06/1956
The Wizard of Heaven
Character:Paul Malray adult
Release Date:11/01/1949
Television Appearances
Argai: The Prophecy
Character:Le narrateur (voice)
Softly from Paris
Character:Narrateur
Le Paria
Character:Me Roze
Ulysses 31
Character:Zeus (voice)
Émile Zola ou la Conscience humaine
Character:Emile Zola
At Theatre Tonight
Character:Le chef
Gaspard des montagnes
Character:Monsieur Robert
Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois
Character:Heurbin
Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre
Character:Récitant (voice)
Rocambole
Character:Andréa de Felipone / Sir Williams / George Stowe / le prince Potoniev
Les Cinq Dernières Minutes
Character:Gilles Pierrefort
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