Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

1921-10-16 – 2010-02-03 (age 88) Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
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Biography

Georges Wilson (né Willson; 16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French actor and director of stage and screen. He was a significant figure in French theatre during the latter 20th-century, serving as director of the Theatre National Populaire from 1963 and 1972, while his film work earned him both BAFTA Award and Cesar Award nominations. He was also the father of French actor Lambert Wilson.

Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine (now Val-de-Marne) as the illegitimate son of a French father and an Irish mother. His professional surname, Wilson, derives from his Irish grandmother; his birthname has not been made public.

He was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award, and also nominated for a César Award. Georges Wilson's last film was Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One.

From 1963 to 1972 Georges Wilson was the director of the Théâtre national de Chaillot (formerly known as the Théâtre National Populaire).

Georges Wilson died in Rambouillet in 2010, aged 88, from undisclosed causes.

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Known For

Dear Inspector
Dear Inspector

1978

as Alexandre Mignonac

The Longest Day
The Longest Day

1962

as Alexandre Renaud

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers

1973

as Treville

Sea Workers
Sea Workers

1986

as reverend Jacquemin Hérode

Gandahar
Gandahar

1987

as Métamorphe (voice)

Mother
Mother

1991

as (uncredited)

The Small Timers
The Small Timers

1978

as Commissaire Garmiche

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

2008

as Henri Lelièvre

Fruits of Passion
Fruits of Passion

1981

as Narrator (voice)

Max and the Junkmen
Max and the Junkmen

1971

as Commissioner

Love at the Top
Love at the Top

1974

as Julien Lourceuil

The Seven Deadly Sins
The Seven Deadly Sins

1962

as Valentin (segment "La gourmandise")

Don't Torture a Duckling
Don't Torture a Duckling

1972

as Francesco

My Mother's Castle
My Mother's Castle

1990

as Count Colonel

L'Huissier
L'Huissier

1991

as Saint-Pierre

The Town that Dreaded Sundown
The Town that Dreaded Sundown

2014

as Older Farmer

Dark Journey
Dark Journey

1962

as Monsieur Grosgeoges

Chinese In Paris
Chinese In Paris

1974

as Lefranc

Un habit pour l'hiver
Un habit pour l'hiver

1979

as The unknown

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Les aiguilleurs

1980

as Albert