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.
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Filmography
all 101
Movies 89
TV Shows 12
self 6
Voice 4
Director 2
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
Not Here to Be Loved (2005)
Dolmen (2005)
Sentimental Destinies (2000)
Viens jouer dans la cour des grands (1997)
Marquise (1997)
L'Affaire Dreyfus (1995)
Cache Cash (1994)
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (1993)
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube (1992)
Mother (1991)
The Tribe (1991)
L'Huissier (1991)
My Mother's Castle (1990)
The Passion of Bernadette (1990)
La Vouivre (1989)
Gandahar (1987)
Sea Workers (1986)
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World | New Zealand, Tahiti, Cuba, & Cape Horn (1986)
Riders of the Wind (1986)
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985)
Quo Vadis? (1985)
Side Roads (1983)
A Captain's Honor (1982)
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea (1982)
The Charterhouse of Parma (1982)
Portrait of a Nude Woman (1981)
Cries from the Deep (1981)
Fruits of Passion (1981)
Asphalt (1981)
The Telephone Bar (1980)
Make Room for Tomorrow (1979)
La Lumière des justes (1979)
Lady Oscar (1979)
The Small Timers (1978)
Madame le Juge (1978)
Dear Inspector (1978)
Here We for Example... (1977)
La rôtisserie de la reine Pédauque (1975)
The Peaceful Age (1975)
Die unfreiwilligen Reisen des Moritz August Benjowski (1975)
The Slap (1974)
Il generale dorme in piedi (1974)
Sulle vie di Damasco (1974)
Love at the Top (1974)
Chinese In Paris (1974)
Il giovane Garibaldi (1974)
It Was I (1973)
Blanche (1972)
Sous le soleil de Satan (1971)
Max and the Junkmen (1971)
La Mort de Danton (1970)
The Conspiracy of Torture (1969)
More Than a Miracle (1967)
The Stranger (1967)
A Young World (1966)
Lucky Jo (1964)
Let's Rob the Bank (1964)
The Empty Canvas (1963)
Sweet and Sour (1963)
Any Number Can Win (1963)
Mandrin (1962)
The Four Days of Naples (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
Bells Without Joy (1962)
Dark Journey (1962)
Disorder (1962)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1962)
La Gourmandise (1962)
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece (1961)
The Fascist (1961)
The Long Absence (1961)
The Joker (1961)
Wasteland (1960)
The Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960)
The Boss (1960)
The Green Mare (1959)
Hi Doc (1957)
The Hussars (1955)
Le Rouge et le Noir (1954)
Poison Ivy (1953)
Lettre ouverte (1953)
Skipper Next to God (1951)
Martin Roumagnac (1946)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-10-16
Deathday2010-02-03 (88 years old)
Birth NameGeorges Willson
Birth PlaceChampigny-sur-Marne, France
ChildrenJean-Marie Wilson, Lambert Wilson
CitizenshipsFrance
Also Known AsGeorges Wilson du T.N.P., George Wilson, Georges Willson, Жорж Вильсон
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Molière Award for Best Supporting Actor
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