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