Georges Wilson
Born
October 16, 1921
Died
February 3, 2010 (88 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
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
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Older Farmer
2014
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Henri Lelièvre
2008
Not Here to Be Loved
Père de Jean-Claude
2005
Dolmen
Arthus de Kersaint · (6 episodes)
2005
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Self
2000
Sentimental Destinies
Robert Barnery
2000
Viens jouer dans la cour des grands
Yves Louviers
1997
Marquise
Floridor
1997
L'Affaire Dreyfus
De Boideffre
1995
The Eagle and the Horse
1994
Cache Cash
Louis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine
1994
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
Frere Dominique
1993
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
Narrator (voice) · (13 episodes)
1992
Mother
(uncredited)
1991
The Tribe
Castaing
1991
L'Huissier
Saint-Pierre
1991
My Mother's Castle
Count Colonel
1990
The Passion of Bernadette
Bishop Dupanloup
1990
Gandahar
Métamorphe (voice)
1987
Sea Workers
reverend Jacquemin Hérode
1986
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
Jean-Marie
1985
Quo Vadis?
Pedanio · (6 episodes)
1985
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
1984
Side Roads
Charles
1983
A Captain's Honor
Bâtonnier
1982
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Narrator (voice)
1982
The Charterhouse of Parma
Prince Ernesto IV · (6 episodes)
1982
Portrait of a Nude Woman
Arch. Zanetto
1981
Fruits of Passion
Narrator (voice)
1981
Asphalt
Professor Kalendarian
1981
The Telephone Bar
Léopold Kretzchman
1980
Un habit pour l'hiver
The unknown
1979
Make Room for Tomorrow
Eric Oppenheim
1979
La Lumière des justes
Michel Ozareff, le père de Nicolas · (14 episodes)
1979
Lady Oscar
M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
1979
The Small Timers
Commissaire Garmiche
1978
Madame le Juge
le Dr Noë · (6 episodes)
1978
Dear Inspector
Alexandre Mignonac
1978
Here We for Example...
Melano Melani
1977
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
Judge Douglas
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Midi Première
Self · (1 episode)
1975
The Slap
Pierre
1974
Il generale dorme in piedi
Gen. Botta
1974
Sulle vie di Damasco
Shaul di Tarshis
1974
Love at the Top
Lourceuil
1974
Chinese In Paris
Lefranc
1974
Il giovane Garibaldi
Beauregard · (6 episodes)
1974
The Three Musketeers
Treville
1973
It Was I
Public minister
1973
Don't Torture a Duckling
Francesco
1972
The Sicilian Checkmate
Crupi
1972
Blanche
The King
1972
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Campoloni
1971
Sous le soleil de Satan
Le marquis de Cadignan
1971
Max and the Junkmen
Commissioner
1971
La Mort de Danton
Georges-Jacques Danton
1970
The Conspiracy of Torture
Francesco Cenci
1969
More Than a Miracle
Jean-Jacques Bouché
1967
The Stranger
Examining Magistrate
1967
A Young World
Le Patron
1966
Merlusse
Merlusse
1965
Lucky Jo
Simon Archambault
1964
Let's Rob the Bank
Cyclist Police Officer
1964
The Empty Canvas
Cecilia's Father
1963
Highway Pick-Up
Thomas
1963
Sweet and Sour
Casimir
1963
Any Number Can Win
Walther (uncredited)
1963
Mandrin
Bélissard
1962
The Four Days of Naples
Direttore del riformatorio
1962
The Longest Day
Alexandre Renaud
1962
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Marcel Messager
1962
Bells Without Joy
Léa's father
1962
Dark Journey
Monsieur Grosgeoges
1962
Disorder
Don Giuseppe
1962
La Gourmandise
Valentin
1962
The Seven Deadly Sins
Valentin (segment "La gourmandise")
1962
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
Captain Haddock
1961
The Fascist
Professor Erminio Bonafé
1961
The Long Absence
le clochard
1961
The Joker
Guillaume Berlon
1961
Wasteland
Maître J.Royer
1960
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
Chaplain of Carmel
1960
The Boss
Monsieur 'A'
1960
The Green Mare
Jules Haudouin
1959
Hi Doc
Timbarelle
1957
Le Théâtre National Populaire
Self
1956
The Hussars
le capitaine Georges
1955
Le Rouge et le Noir
Mr. Binet (uncredited)
1954
Poison Ivy
Duncan aka Melander
1953
Lettre ouverte
A tenant
1953
Skipper Next to God
A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
1951
Martin Roumagnac
Un jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited)
1946