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.
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Acting
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The Longest Day
as Alexandre Renaud
1962
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Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
as Henri Lelièvre
2008
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The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Older Farmer
2014
Movie
Don't Torture a Duckling
as Francesco
1972
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The Three Musketeers
as Treville
1973
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My Mother's Castle
as Count Colonel
1990
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Any Number Can Win
as Walther (uncredited)
1963
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Let's Rob the Bank
as Cyclist Police Officer
1964
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Gandahar
as Métamorphe (voice)
1987
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Max and the Junkmen
as Commissioner
1971
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Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
as Captain Haddock
1961
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The Slap
as Pierre
1974
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The Stranger
as Examining Magistrate
1967
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Dear Inspector
as Alexandre Mignonac
1978
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Fruits of Passion
as Narrator (voice)
1981
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The Fascist
as Professor Erminio Bonafé
1961
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Love at the Top
as Julien Lourceuil
1974
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Marquise
as Floridor
1997
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The Four Days of Naples
as Direttore del riformatorio
1962
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Here We for Example...
as Melano Melani
1977
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More Than a Miracle
as Jean-Jacques Bouché
1967
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The Conspiracy of Torture
as Francesco Cenci
1969
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Blanche
as The King
1972
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The Long Absence
as le clochard
1961
