Georges Wilson
Actor
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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As Director
Filmography
The Longest Day
as Alexandre Renaud 1962
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
as Henri Lelièvre 2008
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Older Farmer 2014
Don't Torture a Duckling
as Francesco 1972
The Three Musketeers
as Treville 1973
My Mother's Castle
as Count Colonel 1990
Any Number Can Win
as Walther (uncredited) 1963
Let's Rob the Bank
as Cyclist Police Officer 1964
Gandahar
as Métamorphe (voice) 1987
Max and the Junkmen
as Commissioner 1971
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
as Captain Haddock 1961
The Slap
as Pierre 1974
The Stranger
as Examining Magistrate 1967
Dear Inspector
as Alexandre Mignonac 1978
Fruits of Passion
as Narrator (voice) 1981
The Fascist
as Professor Erminio Bonafé 1961
Love at the Top
as Julien Lourceuil 1974