
Roman Polanski
Born
1933-08-18
Place of birth
Paris, France
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 received five more Oscar nominations, and in 2002 received the Academy Award for Best Director for his...
Known for

Chinatown
Man with Knife

Rush Hour 3
Det. Revi

Carnage
Neighbor

An Officer and a Spy
Concertgoer (uncredited)

The Tenant
Trelkovsky

Frantic
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Repulsion
Spoon Player

The Fearless Vampire Killers
Alfred

Knife in the Water
Young Man (voice)

A Pure Formality
Inspector

Quiet Chaos
Steiner

Blood for Dracula
Gambler

Kanal
Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)

What?
Mosquito

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Self (archive footage)