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.

Known For

Père de Jean-Claude

Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé

Bâtonnier

L'Honneur d'un capitaine

Commissioner

Max et les ferrailleurs

Treville

The Three Musketeers

Floridor

Marquise

Métamorphe (voice)

Gandahar

Examining Magistrate

Lo straniero

Julien Lourceuil

Le Mouton enragé

Jean-Jacques Bouché

C'era una volta

Maître J.Royer

Terrain vague

Captain Haddock

Tintin et le Mystère de la Toison d'or

Professor Erminio Bonafé

Il federale

Francesco

Non si sevizia un paperino

Léopold Kretzchman

Le Bar du téléphone

De Boideffre

L'Affaire Dreyfus

Louis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine

Cache Cash

Castaing

La Tribu

Pierre

La Gifle

Un jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited)

Martin Roumagnac

Cecilia's Father

La noia

Self

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

A Jewish passenger (uncredited)

Maître après Dieu

Marcel Messager

Le Diable et les Dix Commandements

A tenant

Lettre ouverte

le capitaine Georges

Les Hussards

Guillaume Berlon

Le Farceur

Commissaire Garmiche

Les Ringards

Thomas

Chair de poule

The King

Blanche

Valentin

La Gourmandise

Valentin (segment "La gourmandise")

Les Sept Péchés capitaux

Jean-Marie

El exilio de Gardel: Tangos

Duncan aka Melander

La Môme vert-de-gris

Alexandre Mignonac

Tendre Poulet

Narrator (voice)

Saint-Laurent : Escalier vers la mer

Francesco Cenci

Beatrice Cenci

Simon Archambault

Lucky Jo

M. de Bouillé, French Guard General

Lady Oscar

Campoloni

L'istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi

Bélissard

Mandrin

Gen. Botta

Il generale dorme in piedi

Mr. Binet (uncredited)

Le Rouge et le Noir

Older Farmer

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

Cyclist Police Officer

Faites sauter la banque !

(uncredited)

Mayrig

Judge Douglas

Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir

Jules Haudouin

La Jument verte

reverend Jacquemin Hérode

ზღვის მაშვრალნი

Léa's father

Carillons sans joie

Ghost of Christmas Present

Le Chant de Noël

Eric Oppenheim

Au bout du bout du banc

Arch. Zanetto

Nudo di donna

Monsieur Grosgeoges

Leviathan

Henri Lelièvre

L'ennemi public n°1

Charles

Itinéraire bis

Count Colonel

Le Château de ma mère

Don Giuseppe

Il disordine

Frere Dominique

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

Self

Le Théâtre National Populaire

Melano Melani

Ecco noi per esempio...

le clochard

Une aussi longue absence

The unknown

Un habit pour l'hiver

Shaul di Tarshis

Sulle vie di Damasco

Public minister

Sono stato io!

Yves Louviers

Viens jouer dans la cour des grands

Saint-Pierre

L'Huissier

Narrator (voice)

Les Fruits de la passion

Crupi

La violenza: Quinto potere

Monsieur 'A'

Le Caïd

Le Patron

Un monde nouveau

Bishop Dupanloup

La Passion de Bernadette

Direttore del riformatorio

Le quattro giornate di Napoli

Chaplain of Carmel

Le Dialogue des Carmélites

Georges-Jacques Danton

La Mort de Danton

Alexandre Renaud

The Longest Day

Professor Kalendarian

Asphalte

Lefranc

Les Chinois à Paris

Casimir

Dragées au poivre

Robert Barnery

Les Destinées sentimentales

Timbarelle

Bonjour Toubib

L'Aigle et le Cheval

Merlusse

Merlusse

Le marquis de Cadignan

Sous le soleil de Satan

Walther (uncredited)

Mélodie en sous-sol

Consul Schnabel

La dernière carte

Léon Gambetta

Rossel et la commune de Paris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

86

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-10-16

Place of Birth

Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France

Also Known As

Georges Wilson du T.N.P.