
Jean Topart
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2000 · Argai: The Prophecy as Le narrateur (voice)
- 2000 · Actors as Filmmaker in the style of 'Jean-Pierre Melville'
- 1986 · Softly from Paris as Narrateur
- 1985 · Le Paria as Me Roze
- 1985 · Cop au Vin as Docteur Philippe Morasseau
- 1984 · Le mysterieux voyage de Marie Rose as
- 1981 · Ulysses 31 as Zeus (voice)
- 1981 · La Puce et le privé as Nicolas Octave Marcellin, pharmacist
- 1978 · Émile Zola ou la Conscience humaine as Emile Zola
- 1976 · Le Berger des abeilles as Lindauer
- 1976 · Mr. Klein as La Voix du Speaker (voice) (uncredited)
- 1975 · Parlez-moi d'amour as le quinquagénaire
- 1975 · Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir as Me Bloch
- 1974 · Antigone as Créon
- 1974 · Tell Me You Love Me as
- 1973 · L'Inconnu as The unknown
- 1973 · Fantastic Planet as Master Sinh (voice)
- 1972 · Bonaparte et la révolution as
- 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 · At Theatre Tonight as Le chef
- 1966 · Trap for the Assassin as Luversant
- 1965 · Gaspard des montagnes as Monsieur Robert
- 1965 · Gaspard des montagnes as Monsieur Robert
- 1965 · Le Train Bleu s'arrête 13 fois as Heurbin
- 1965 · Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre as Récitant (voice)
- 1964 · Angelique as Maître Bourié
- 1964 · Rocambole as Andréa de Felipone / Sir Williams / George Stowe / le prince Potoniev
- 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)
- 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 · Les Cinq Dernières Minutes as Gilles Pierrefort
- 1956 · Le Théâtre National Populaire as Self
- 1949 · The Wizard of Heaven as Paul Malray adult