Georges Wilson
Acting
- Born:
- 1921-10-16
- Died:
- 2010-02-03
- Place of birth:
- Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Not Here to Be Loved
Dolmen
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Sentimental Destinies
Viens jouer dans la cour des grands
Marquise
L'Affaire Dreyfus
The Eagle and the Horse
Cache Cash
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
Mother
The Tribe
L'Huissier
My Mother's Castle
The Passion of Bernadette
Gandahar
Sea Workers
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
Quo Vadis?
A Christmas Carol
Side Roads
A Captain's Honor
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
The Charterhouse of Parma
Frère Martin
Portrait of a Nude Woman
Fruits of Passion
Asphalt
Les aiguilleurs
The Telephone Bar
Un habit pour l'hiver
Make Room for Tomorrow
La Lumière des Justes
Lady Oscar
The Small Timers
Madame le Juge
Dear Inspector
Here We for Example...
Rossel et la commune de Paris
Le Jeune Homme et le Lion
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Midi Première
The Slap
Il generale dorme in piedi
Sulle vie di Damasco
Love at the Top
La dernière carte
Chinese In Paris
Il giovane Garibaldi
The Three Musketeers
It Was I
Don't Torture a Duckling
The Sicilian Checkmate
Blanche
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
Sous le soleil de Satan
Max and the Junkmen
La Mort de Danton
La mort de Danton
The Conspiracy of Torture
More Than a Miracle
The Stranger
A Young World
Merlusse
Lucky Jo
Let's Rob the Bank
The Empty Canvas
Highway Pick-Up
Sweet and Sour
Any Number Can Win
Mandrin
The Four Days of Naples
The Longest Day
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
Bells Without Joy
Dark Journey
Disorder
The Seven Deadly Sins
La Gourmandise
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
The Fascist
The Long Absence
The Joker
Wasteland
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
The Boss
The Green Mare
Hi Doc
Le Théâtre National Populaire
The Hussars
Le Rouge et le Noir
Poison Ivy
Lettre ouverte
Skipper Next to God
Martin Roumagnac