Roman Polanski

ActorDirectorWriterCrewProducer 1953–2025 (72 year career)

5.8 avg rating

Highest Rated

Tess: The Experience

2004 · as Self

10.0

Un film et son époque

2003 · as Self

10.0

Close Up

2012 · as Self (archive footage)

9.5

Known For

Film

The Pianist

Director

Film

Chinatown

Man with Knife

Film

Rosemary's Baby

Director

Film

Carnage

Neighbor

Film

The Tenant

Trelkovsky

Film

Rush Hour 3

Det. Revi

Film

The Ghost Writer

Director

Film

The Ninth Gate

Director

Filmography

Acting (134)

Movies (112)

Chaos: The Manson Murders

2025

as Self

6.2

Breakdown: 1975

2025

as Self - Director of Chinatown (archive footage)

6.4

Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

2025

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

6.0

The Family

2023

as Self

6.0

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

2022

7.8

Polanski, Horowitz. The Wizards From the Ghetto

2021

as Self

5.9

In The Tracks Of - Alexandre Desplat

2020

as Self

2.0

An Officer and a Spy

2019

as Concertgoer (uncredited)

7.1

Valerie

2019

1.8

Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

Polanski, le travail à l'oeuvre

2019

as Self

6.0

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

2018

as Self

6.0

Roman by Polanski

2015

Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders

2015

2.0

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

2014

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014

as Self

4.0

Toil And Trouble: Making 'Macbeth'

2014

as Self

5.0

Weekend of a Champion

2013

as Himself

6.3

Seduced and Abandoned

as Self

A Special Day

as Self

Remembering 'Rosemary's Baby'

2012

as Self

6.0

Komeda, Komeda...

2012

as Self

Close Up

2012

as Self (archive footage)

9.5

Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out

2012

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir

as Self

Carnage

as Neighbor

Komeda: A Soundtrack for a Life

2010

as Self

7.0

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

2010

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

Cracow by Polanski

2010

Memories of a Young Pianist

2009

as Man in Tavern (archive footage)

5.0

On the Trail of the New Wave

2009

as Self (archive footage)

Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired

2008

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

Bicycle

2008

as Boy who wants to buy a bicycle

Quiet Chaos

as Steiner

Il falso bugiardo

as Self (archive footage)

Rush Hour 3

2007

as Det. Revi

6.5

Once Upon a Time... 'Tess'

as Self

Twist by Polanski

The Best of Twist: Sets, Costumes & Photography

2006

3.0

Polanski par Polanski

2006

as Self

Tess: The Experience

2004

as Self

10.0

Tess: From Novel to Screen

2004

as Self

Filming 'Tess'

2004

as Self

A British Horror Film

2003

as Self

5.2

Two Gangsters and an Island

2003

as Self

6.0

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

as Self

7.1

Knife in the Water: A Ticket to the West

2003

as Self

The Revenge

2002

as Józef Papkin

5.5

Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence

2002

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0

Polanski y los ojos del mal

2002

as Himself

6.0

Rosemary's Baby: A Retrospective

2000

as Self

5.0

Light Keeps Me Company

2000

as Self

7.8

Last Pictures

2000

as Self

The Ten Commandments of Creativity

2000

as Self

8.0

Tribute to Alfred Lepetit

2000

as Self

1.0

The Last Days of Sharon Tate

1999

as Self (archive footage)

Playboy: The Story of X

1998

as Self (archive footage)

6.3

Dracula: The True Story

1997

as Himself

6.5

Elle s'appelait Françoise

1996

as Self

Empire of the Censors

1995

as Self

3.5

Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski

Dead Tired

as Roman Polanski

A Pure Formality

as Inspector

Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

1992

as Self (archive footage)

Back in the USSR

as Kurilov

En attendant Godot

as Lucky

Frantic

as Taxi Driver (uncredited)

6.7

Clive James Meets Roman Polanski

1984

Chassé-croisé

1982

2.0

Ciné regards: Tess: Roman Polanski

1979

as Self

The Evolution of Snuff

The Tenant

as Trelkovsky

Chinatown

as Man with Knife

Blood for Dracula

as Gambler

Polanski Meets Macbeth

1972

as Self

What?

1972

as Mosquito

5.4

Con bravura

1972

as Caroler

Weekend of a Champion

as Self

Ciao, Federico!

as Self (uncredited)

The Magic Christian

as Solitary Drinker

The New Cinema

as Self

Mia and Roman

1968

as Himself

4.0

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967

as Alfred

6.9

The Nomad

1967

as Self

Lionpower from MGM

1967

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.5

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

1967

as Self

2.8

Valley of the Dolls: A World Premiere Voyage

as Himself

Repulsion

as Spoon Player

The River of Diamonds

as Random Citizen

Knife in the Water

as Young Man (voice)

Samson

as Partner of Malina's Blackmailer (uncredited)

The Fat and the Lean

as the lean

Ostrożnie yeti

as Driver

Innocent Sorcerers

as Dudzio

Good Bye, Till Tomorrow

1960

as Romek

6.5

Bad Luck

1960

as Tutor (uncredited)

When Angels Fall

as Vieille femme

The Lamp

as A passer-by (uncredited)

6.0

Lotna

1959

as Musician (uncredited)

5.4

What Will My Wife Say to This?

1958

as Dancer

1.0

Two Men and a Wardrobe

1958

as Bad Boy

6.3

Kanal

1957

as Resistance Member pushed into a Sewer (uncredited)

Wraki

as Romek

Koniec nocy

as 'Mały'

Nikodem Dyzma

as Porter (uncredited)

A Generation

as Mundek

Godzina bez słońca

Magical Bicycle

as Adaś

Trzy starty

as Basia's Brother

Three Stories

1953

as Genek "Mały" (segment 2)

1.0

The Stalking Moon

as Fabrice Fournier

Television (22)

The Playboy Murders

2023

as Self (archive footage)

7.6

Helter Skelter: An American Myth

2020

as Self - Widower of Sharon Tate (archive footage)

28 minutes

as Self

Leçon de Cinéma

as Self

Un film et son époque

as Self

Scene by Scene

as Self

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

8.1

Na siehste!

1987

as Self

Wedden, dat..?

1986

as Self

8.0

Wortwechsel

1982

as Self

Na sowas!

as Self

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

7 sur 7

as Self

Bavarian Film Awards

1979

as Self

Cérémonie des César

as Self - Presenter

Apostrophes

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

as Self

6.0

Spécial cinéma

1974

as Self

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Apropos Film

as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.5

Crew (96)

Movies (96)

The Palace

Director

The Palace

Writer

An Officer and a Spy

Director

An Officer and a Spy

Writer

Sharon Tate Home Movies

2019

Director

Based on a True Story

2017

Director

5.7

Based on a True Story

2017

Screenplay

5.7

Captain Jokes Parrot's Disaster of the Caribbean

2017

Characters

1.0

Henri Langlois vu par...

Director

Venus in Fur

Director

Venus in Fur

Screenplay

A Therapy

Director

A Therapy

Screenplay

A Therapy

Director

A Therapy

2012

Writer

Tower Heist

Thanks

Carnage

Director

Carnage

Screenplay

The Ghost Writer

Director

The Ghost Writer

Producer

The Ghost Writer

Screenplay

Cracow by Polanski

Idea

GREED, A New Fragrance by Francesco Vezzoli

2009

Director

Bicycle

Director

Bicycle

Writer

To Each His Own Cinema

2007

Director

6.5

To Each His Own Cinema

Producer

Oliver Twist

Director

Oliver Twist

Producer

Le court des grands

Director

Hedda Gabler

Stage Director

The Pianist

Director

The Pianist

Producer

The Ninth Gate

Director

The Ninth Gate

Producer

The Ninth Gate

Screenplay

Death and the Maiden

Director

Bitter Moon

Director

Bitter Moon

Producer

Bitter Moon

Screenplay

The King of Ads

Director

Frantic

Director

Frantic

Writer

Pirates

Director

Pirates

Screenplay

Tess

Director

Tess

Screenplay

The Tenant

Director

The Tenant

Screenplay

Chinatown

Director

What?

Director

What?

Screenplay

Weekend of a Champion

1972

Director

7.0

Weekend of a Champion

Producer

Macbeth

Director

Macbeth

Screenplay

The Boat on the Grass

Writer

A Day at the Beach

Producer

A Day at the Beach

Writer

Rosemary's Baby

Director

Rosemary's Baby

Screenplay

The Girl Across the Way

1968

Writer

1.0

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967

Director

6.9

The Fearless Vampire Killers

1967

Screenplay

6.9

The Fearless Vampire Killers

Story

Cul-de-sac

Director

Cul-de-sac

Writer

G.G. Passion

Co-Producer

Repulsion

Director

Repulsion

Screenplay

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964

Director

5.3

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

Writer

A Taste for Women

Screenplay

The River of Diamonds

1964

Director

7.5

The River of Diamonds

Writer

Knife in the Water

Director

Knife in the Water

Screenplay

Mammals

Director

Mammals

Writer

The Fat and the Lean

Director

The Fat and the Lean

Producer

The Fat and the Lean

Writer

Bad Luck

Assistant Director

When Angels Fall

Director

When Angels Fall

Screenplay

The Lamp

Director

The Lamp

Screenplay

Two Men and a Wardrobe

1958

Director

6.3

Two Men and a Wardrobe

Writer

A Toothful Smile

Director

A Toothful Smile

Screenplay

Murder

Director

Murder

Writer

Koniec nocy

Assistant Director

Break Up the Dance

Director

Break Up the Dance

Writer