Georges Wilson
Actor
- Born
- October 16, 1921 · Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
- Died
- February 3, 2010 (age 88)
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.
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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 Longest Day
September 25, 1962
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
November 19, 2008
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
October 16, 2014
Don't Torture a Duckling
September 29, 1972
The Three Musketeers
December 11, 1973
My Mother's Castle
October 26, 1990
Any Number Can Win
March 19, 1963
Let's Rob the Bank
February 25, 1964
Gandahar
December 11, 1987
Max and the Junkmen
February 17, 1971
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
December 6, 1961
The Slap
October 23, 1974
Acting87
- 2014The Town that Dreaded Sundown as Older Farmer
- 2008Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 as Henri Lelièvre
- 2005Not Here to Be Loved as Père de Jean-Claude
- 2000Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète as Self
- 2000Sentimental Destinies as Robert Barnery
- 1997Viens jouer dans la cour des grands as Yves Louviers
- 1997Marquise as Floridor
- 1995L'Affaire Dreyfus as De Boideffre
- 1994The Eagle and the Horse
- 1994Cache Cash