Roman Polanski

Roman Polanski

Director

Born August 17, 1933 · Paris, France

240 film & television credits · Acting · Directing · Writing · Producing

Career

Filmography

240 credits

Acting

Carnage Carnage 2011 · Neighbor
Rush Hour 3 Rush Hour 3 2007 · Det. Revi
E! True Hollywood Story E! True Hollywood Story 1996
Frantic Frantic 1988 · Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Blood for Dracula Blood for Dracula 1974 · Gambler Chinatown Chinatown 1974 · Man with Knife
The Fearless Vampire Killers The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 · Alfred Repulsion Repulsion 1965 · Spoon Player

Directed

Carnage Carnage 2011 · Director The Ghost Writer The Ghost Writer 2010 · Director
Oliver Twist Oliver Twist 2005 · Director
The Pianist The Pianist 2002 · Director The Ninth Gate The Ninth Gate 1999 · Director Death and the Maiden Death and the Maiden 1994 · Director Bitter Moon Bitter Moon 1992 · Director
Frantic Frantic 1988 · Director
Tess Tess 1979 · Director
Chinatown Chinatown 1974 · Director
Macbeth Macbeth 1971 · Director Rosemary’s Baby Rosemary’s Baby 1968 · Director The Fearless Vampire Killers The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 · Director Cul-de-sac Cul-de-sac 1966 · Director
Repulsion Repulsion 1965 · Director

Written & Created

Carnage Carnage 2011 · Screenplay
The Ghost Writer The Ghost Writer 2010 · Screenplay
The Ninth Gate The Ninth Gate 1999 · Screenplay Bitter Moon Bitter Moon 1992 · Screenplay Frantic Frantic 1988 · Writer
Tess Tess 1979 · Screenplay
Chinatown Chinatown 1974 · Writer
Macbeth Macbeth 1971 · Screenplay
Rosemary’s Baby Rosemary’s Baby 1968 · Screenplay
The Fearless Vampire Killers The Fearless Vampire Killers 1967 · Screenplay Cul-de-sac Cul-de-sac 1966 · Writer
Repulsion Repulsion 1965 · Screenplay

Produced

The Ghost Writer The Ghost Writer 2010 · Producer
Oliver Twist Oliver Twist 2005 · Producer The Pianist The Pianist 2002 · Producer The Ninth Gate The Ninth Gate 1999 · Producer Bitter Moon Bitter Moon 1992 · Producer

Other Work

Guest & Self Appearances88
Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes Conversations with a Killer: The Charles Manson Tapes 2026 · Self - Victim (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975 Breakdown: 1975 2025 · Self - Director of Chinatown (archive footage) Chaos: The Manson Murders Chaos: The Manson Murders 2025 · Self
The Playboy Murders The Playboy Murders 2023 · Self (archive footage)
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s Island of Dr. Moreau 2014 · Self (archive footage)
Elvis: That’s the Way It Is Elvis: That’s the Way It Is 1970 · Self (uncredited)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1962 · Self

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