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Jean Topart

Jean Topart

Actor · 1922 – 2012 · Paris, 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.

Movies24

  • Movie7.6

    La Planète sauvage

    Fantastic Planet

    1973 · 1.1K votes

  • Movie7.2

    Mr. Klein

    1976 · 296 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Angélique, marquise des anges

    Angelique

    1964 · 192 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Cold Sweat

    1970 · 85 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Les Misérables

    1958 · 126 votes

  • Movie5.8

    Les Acteurs

    Actors

    2000 · 107 votes

  • Movie6.0

    Le Soleil des voyous

    Action Man

    1967 · 34 votes

  • Movie4.3

    Justine de Sade

    1972 · 21 votes

  • Movie6.7

    Le Testament du docteur Cordelier

    Experiment in Evil

    1960 · 50 votes

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  • Movie5.9

    Hardi Pardaillan !

    The Gallant Musketeer

    1964 · 7 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Coplan sauve sa peau

    Coplan Saves His Skin

    1968 · 29 votes

  • Movie5.7

    Svezia, inferno e paradiso

    Sweden: Heaven and Hell

    1968 · 13 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Le Combat dans l'île

    1962 · 41 votes

  • Movie10.0

    Macbeth

    1959 · 1 votes

  • Movie6.5

    Le Chevalier de Pardaillan

    Clash of Steel

    1962 · 13 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Poulet au vinaigre

    Cop au Vin

    1985 · 108 votes

  • Movie3.8

    Maldonne

    Misdeal

    1969 · 5 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Quatrevingt-treize

    1962 · 1 votes

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  • Movie9.0

    Le Sorcier du ciel

    The Wizard of Heaven

    1949 · 1 votes

  • Movie7.0

    L'Inconnu

    1973 · 2 votes

  • Movie5.9

    Roger la Honte

    Trap for the Assassin

    1966 · 9 votes

  • Movie9.0

    Antigone

    1974 · 1 votes

Series12

  • TV7.0

    Au théâtre ce soir

    At Theatre Tonight

    1966 · 4 votes

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  • TV5.6

    Série rose

    Softly from Paris

    1986 · 8 votes

  • TV8.0

    Ulysse 31

    Ulysses 31

    1981 · 126 votes

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    Argaï, la prophétie

    Argai: The Prophecy

    2000 · 5 votes

  • TV7.0

    Belphégor ou Le Fantôme du Louvre

    Belphegor, or The Phantom of the Louvre

    1965 · 18 votes

  • TV7.0

    Rocambole

    1964 · 1 votes

  • TV9.0
  • TV7.0

    Le Paria

    1985 · 1 votes

  • TV10.0
  • TV
  • TV9.0

    Gaspard des montagnes

    1965 · 1 votes