Georges Wilson
Known for ActingBorn 1921-10-16 — died 2010-02-03Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
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.
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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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Known for
The Longest Day
1962 · as Alexandre Renaud
The Three Musketeers
1973 · as Treville
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014 · as Older Farmer
Lucky Jo
1964 · as Simon Archambault
Gandahar
1987 · as Métamorphe (voice)
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008 · as Henri Lelièvre
Love at the Top
1974 · as Julien Lourceuil
Fruits of Passion
1981 · as Narrator (voice)
Mother
1991 · as (uncredited)
The Small Timers
1978 · as Commissaire Garmiche
Don't Torture a Duckling
1972 · as Francesco
Lady Oscar
1979 · as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
My Mother's Castle
1990 · as Count Colonel
Merlusse
1965 · as Merlusse
Side Roads
1983 · as Charles
Max and the Junkmen
1971 · as Commissioner
Chinese In Paris
1974 · as Lefranc
Any Number Can Win
1963 · as Walther (uncredited)