Georges Wilson
Known for Acting · 96 credits
- Born
- 1921-10-16
- Died
- 2010-02-03
- Place of birth
- Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
- Also known as
- Georges Wilson du T.N.P. · George Wilson · Georges Willson
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.
Known For
TV Shows (9)
Midi Première
1975
as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Quo Vadis?
1985
as Pedanio
The Charterhouse of Parma
1982
as Prince Ernesto IV
Dolmen
2005
as Arthus de Kersaint
Il giovane Garibaldi
1974
as Beauregard
Madame le Juge
1978
as le Dr Noë
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
1992
as Narrator (voice)
La Lumière des justes
1979
as Michel Ozareff, le père de Nicolas
Movies (87)
The Longest Day
1962
as Alexandre Renaud
The Three Musketeers
1973
as Treville
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
as Older Farmer
Fruits of Passion
1981
as Narrator (voice)
Disorder
1962
as Don Giuseppe
Max and the Junkmen
1971
as Commissioner
Marquise
1997
as Floridor
The Slap
1974
as Pierre
Asphalt
1981
as Professor Kalendarian
Love at the Top
1974
as Julien Lourceuil
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
1962
as Marcel Messager
The Conspiracy of Torture
1969
as Francesco Cenci
Chinese In Paris
1974
as Lefranc
Any Number Can Win
1963
as Walther (uncredited)
The Stranger
1967
as Examining Magistrate
The Seven Deadly Sins
1962
as Valentin (segment "La gourmandise")
Dear Inspector
1978
as Alexandre Mignonac
My Mother's Castle
1990
as Count Colonel
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008
as Henri Lelièvre
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
1961
as Captain Haddock
Lady Oscar
1979
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
L'Huissier
1991
as Saint-Pierre
The Hussars
1955
as le capitaine Georges
Let's Rob the Bank
1964
as Cyclist Police Officer
Gandahar
1987
as Métamorphe (voice)
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
1960
as Chaplain of Carmel
Portrait of a Nude Woman
1981
as Arch. Zanetto
Martin Roumagnac
1946
as Un jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited)
The Empty Canvas
1963
as Cecilia's Father
Don't Torture a Duckling
1972
as Francesco
The Boss
1960
as Monsieur 'A'
More Than a Miracle
1967
as Jean-Jacques Bouché
Mother
1991
as (uncredited)
Sentimental Destinies
2000
as Robert Barnery
Le Rouge et le Noir
1954
as Mr. Binet (uncredited)
The Fascist
1961
as Professor Erminio Bonafé
Highway Pick-Up
1963
as Thomas
The Green Mare
1959
as Jules Haudouin
L'Affaire Dreyfus
1995
as De Boideffre
Lucky Jo
1964
as Simon Archambault
The Long Absence
1961
as le clochard
Mandrin
1962
as Bélissard
Cache Cash
1994
as Louis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine
Blanche
1972
as The King
Sweet and Sour
1963
as Casimir
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
1971
as Campoloni
A Young World
1966
as Le Patron
Poison Ivy
1953
as Duncan aka Melander
The Four Days of Naples
1962
as Direttore del riformatorio
Not Here to Be Loved
2005
as Père de Jean-Claude
The Telephone Bar
1980
as Léopold Kretzchman
Lettre ouverte
1953
as A tenant
Il generale dorme in piedi
1974
as Gen. Botta
The Joker
1961
as Guillaume Berlon
A Captain's Honor
1982
as Bâtonnier
Here We for Example...
1977
as Melano Melani
La Gourmandise
1962
as Valentin
The Passion of Bernadette
1990
as Bishop Dupanloup
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
1985
as Jean-Marie
The Sicilian Checkmate
1972
as Crupi
It Was I
1973
as Public minister
The Tribe
1991
as Castaing
Le Théâtre National Populaire
1956
as Self
Sea Workers
1986
as reverend Jacquemin Hérode
Bells Without Joy
1962
as Léa's father
Dark Journey
1962
as Monsieur Grosgeoges
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
1975
as Judge Douglas
Hi Doc
1957
as Timbarelle
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
2000
as Self
La Mort de Danton
1970
as Georges-Jacques Danton
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Wasteland
1960
as Maître J.Royer
Side Roads
1983
as Charles
The Small Timers
1978
as Commissaire Garmiche
Viens jouer dans la cour des grands
1997
as Yves Louviers
Make Room for Tomorrow
1979
as Eric Oppenheim
Skipper Next to God
1951
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
1993
as Frere Dominique
Un habit pour l'hiver
1979
as The unknown
The Eagle and the Horse
1994
Sulle vie di Damasco
1974
as Shaul di Tarshis
Sous le soleil de Satan
1971
as Le marquis de Cadignan
Merlusse
1965
as Merlusse
La dernière carte
1974
as Consul Schnabel
Les aiguilleurs
1980
as Albert
Rossel et la commune de Paris
1977
as Léon Gambetta
About 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 sur… With 96 credits spanning from 1946 to 2014, Georges Wilson has appeared in 87 films and 9 TV shows.
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Most Popular Georges Wilson Movies
- The Longest Day (1962) — as Alexandre Renaud
- The Three Musketeers (1973) — as Treville
- The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014) — as Older Farmer
- Fruits of Passion (1981) — as Narrator (voice)
- Disorder (1962) — as Don Giuseppe
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