Georges Wilson
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. Source: Article "Georges Wilson" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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Movies (41)
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Older Farmer
2014
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
as Henri Lelièvre
2008
Not Here to Be Loved
as Père de Jean-Claude
2005
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
as Self
2000
Sentimental Destinies
as Robert Barnery
2000
Viens jouer dans la cour des grands
as Yves Louviers
1997
Marquise
as Floridor
1997
L'Affaire Dreyfus
as De Boideffre
1995
The Eagle and the Horse
1994
Cache Cash
as Louis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine
1994
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
as Frere Dominique
1993
Mother
as (uncredited)
1991
The Tribe
as Castaing
1991
L'Huissier
as Saint-Pierre
1991
My Mother's Castle
as Count Colonel
1990
The Passion of Bernadette
as Bishop Dupanloup
1990
La Vouivre
Director (Directing)
1989
Gandahar
as Métamorphe (voice)
1987
Sea Workers
as reverend Jacquemin Hérode
1986
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
as Jean-Marie
1985
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
1984
Side Roads
as Charles
1983
A Captain's Honor
as Bâtonnier
1982
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
as Narrator (voice)
1982
Portrait of a Nude Woman
as Arch. Zanetto
1981
Fruits of Passion
as Narrator (voice)
1981
Asphalt
as Professor Kalendarian
1981
The Telephone Bar
as Léopold Kretzchman
1980
Un habit pour l'hiver
as The unknown
1979
Make Room for Tomorrow
as Eric Oppenheim
1979
Lady Oscar
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
1979
The Small Timers
as Commissaire Garmiche
1978
Dear Inspector
as Alexandre Mignonac
1978
Here We for Example...
as Melano Melani
1977
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
as Judge Douglas
1975
The Slap
as Pierre
1974
Il generale dorme in piedi
as Gen. Botta
1974
Sulle vie di Damasco
as Shaul di Tarshis
1974
Love at the Top
as Julien Lourceuil
1974
La dernière carte
as Consul Schnabel
1974
Chinese In Paris
as Lefranc
1974
TV Shows (9)
Dolmen
as Arthus de Kersaint
2005
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Quo Vadis?
as Pedanio
1985
The Charterhouse of Parma
as Prince Ernesto IV
1982
La Lumière des justes
as Michel Ozareff, le père de Nicolas
1979
Madame le Juge
as le Dr Noë
1978
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self
1975
Midi Première
as Self
1975
Il giovane Garibaldi
as Beauregard
1974