RECENT CREDITS
Quiet Chaos (FILM)  Jun. 26, 2009
Rush Hour 3 (FILM)  Aug. 10, 2007
Shootout (TV)  Jun. 3, 2007
Oliver Twist (FILM)  Sep. 23, 2005
Celebrity Justice (TV)  Jul. 22, 2005


HIGHLIGHTS
In 1941, his parents were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where his mother died in the gas chambers.
Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1962 Polish-language thriller Knife in the Water, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Second wife Sharon Tate was eight months pregnant with their son when she was murdered by the Charles Manson cult on August 9, 1969.
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Rush Hour 3  2007 -Revi
Actor
Film


Oliver Twist  2005
Director, Producer
Film


The Pianist  2002
Director, Producer
Film


Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Film


Back in the USSR  1992 -Kurilov
Actor
Film


Frantic  1988
Director, Screenwriter
Film


Pirates  1986
Director, Screenwriter
Film


Che?  1973 -Mosquito
Director, Actor, Editor, Screenwriter
Film


Director, Screenwriter
Film


Screenwriter
Film


Quiet Chaos  2009 -Steiner
Actor
Film


Zemsta  2002 -Papkin
Actor
Film


Macbeth  1999
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Film


Dead Tired  1995 -Himself
Actor
Film


A Pure Formality  1995 -Inspector
Actor
Film


Director
Film


Bitter Moon  1992
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Film


Tess  1979
Director, Screenwriter
Film


The Tenant  1976 -Trelkovsky
Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Blood for Dracula  1974 -Man in Inn
Actor
Film


Chinatown  1974 -Man With Knife
Director, Actor
Film


The Magic Christian  1970 -Solitary Drinker
Actor
Film


Director, Screenwriter
Film


Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Cul-de-Sac  1966
Director, Screenwriter
Film


Repulsion  1965 -Spoons Player
Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Director, Screenwriter
Film


Actor
Film


Actor
Film


Screenwriter
Film


Lampa  
Director, Screenwriter
Film


Actor
Film


Director
Film


Director, Screenwriter
Film


Producer, Screenwriter
Film


Actor
Film


Lotna  
Actor
Film


Director, Actor, Screenwriter
Film


Director
Film


Director, Screenwriter
Film


Director
Film


The Fat and the Lean   -"The lean"
Director, Actor
Film


Ssaki  
Director, Screenwriter
Film


Director
Film


Director
Film


Director, Producer, Actor
Film


Director, Screenwriter
Film




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Highlights

In 1941, his parents were taken to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where his mother died in the gas chambers.
Made his feature-film directing debut with the 1962 Polish-language thriller Knife in the Water, which was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Second wife Sharon Tate was eight months pregnant with their son when she was murdered by the Charles Manson cult on August 9, 1969.
Arrested in 1977 for having sex with a 13-year-old girl who was auditioning for a Vogue photo shoot. He fled the U.S. for France to avoid prison.


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