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
Midi Première
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
The Longest Day
1962
The Three Musketeers
1973
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
2014
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008
Quo Vadis?
1985
Fruits of Passion
1981
Dolmen
2005
Dear Inspector
1978
The Charterhouse of Parma
1982
Portrait of a Nude Woman
1981
Filmography
Midi Première
as Self · 1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self · 1975
The Longest Day
as Alexandre Renaud · 1962
The Three Musketeers
as Treville · 1973
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
as Older Farmer · 2014
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
as Henri Lelièvre · 2008
Quo Vadis?
as Pedanio · 1985
Fruits of Passion
as Narrator (voice) · 1981
Dolmen
as Arthus de Kersaint · 2005
Dear Inspector
as Alexandre Mignonac · 1978
The Charterhouse of Parma
as Prince Ernesto IV · 1982
Portrait of a Nude Woman
as Arch. Zanetto · 1981
Gandahar
as Métamorphe (voice) · 1987
Max and the Junkmen
as Commissioner · 1971
Don't Torture a Duckling
as Francesco · 1972
Any Number Can Win
as Walther (uncredited) · 1963
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
as Judge Douglas · 1975
My Mother's Castle
as Count Colonel · 1990
Il giovane Garibaldi
as Beauregard · 1974
Make Room for Tomorrow
as Eric Oppenheim · 1979
La mort de Danton
as Georges-Jacques Danton · 1970
Lucky Jo
as Simon Archambault · 1964
The Devil and the Ten Commandments
as Marcel Messager · 1962
Lady Oscar
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General · 1979
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
as Captain Haddock · 1961
More Than a Miracle
as Jean-Jacques Bouché · 1967
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the Danube
as Narrator (voice) · 1992
Frère Martin
· 1981
Mother
as (uncredited) · 1991
Chinese In Paris
as Lefranc · 1974
The Seven Deadly Sins
as Valentin (segment "La gourmandise") · 1962
Let's Rob the Bank
as Cyclist Police Officer · 1964
Le Rouge et le Noir
as Mr. Binet (uncredited) · 1954
Madame le Juge
as le Dr Noë · 1978
Love at the Top
as Julien Lourceuil · 1974
The Small Timers
as Commissaire Garmiche · 1978
The Case Is Closed, Forget It
as Campoloni · 1971
Not Here to Be Loved
as Père de Jean-Claude · 2005
The Stranger
as Examining Magistrate · 1967
Lettre ouverte
as A tenant · 1953
Dark Journey
as Monsieur Grosgeoges · 1962
The Four Days of Naples
as Direttore del riformatorio · 1962
The Boss
as Monsieur 'A' · 1960
L'Huissier
as Saint-Pierre · 1991
The Slap
as Pierre · 1974
La Lumière des Justes
as Michel Ozareff, le père de Nicolas · 1979
The Conspiracy of Torture
as Francesco Cenci · 1969
The Sicilian Checkmate
as Crupi · 1972
The Long Absence
as le clochard · 1961
The Green Mare
as Jules Haudouin · 1959
The Dialogue of the Carmelites
as Chaplain of Carmel · 1960
Poison Ivy
as Duncan aka Melander · 1953
Here We for Example...
as Melano Melani · 1977
Marquise
as Floridor · 1997
Les aiguilleurs
as Albert · 1980
Il generale dorme in piedi
as Gen. Botta · 1974
Un habit pour l'hiver
as The unknown · 1979
Sentimental Destinies
as Robert Barnery · 2000
The Telephone Bar
as Léopold Kretzchman · 1980
The Passion of Bernadette
as Bishop Dupanloup · 1990
Highway Pick-Up
as Thomas · 1963
Sea Workers
as reverend Jacquemin Hérode · 1986
Side Roads
as Charles · 1983
Rossel et la commune de Paris
as Léon Gambetta · 1977
Sweet and Sour
as Casimir · 1963
The Empty Canvas
as Cecilia's Father · 1963
A Captain's Honor
as Bâtonnier · 1982
La Gourmandise
as Valentin · 1962
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
as Jean-Marie · 1985
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
as Self · 2000
Le Théâtre National Populaire
as Self · 1956
Merlusse
as Merlusse · 1965
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present · 1984
The Eagle and the Horse
· 1994
Le Jeune Homme et le Lion
· 1976
L'Affaire Dreyfus
as De Boideffre · 1995
La Mort de Danton
as Georges-Jacques Danton · 1970
A Young World
as Le Patron · 1966
Sous le soleil de Satan
as Le marquis de Cadignan · 1971
Viens jouer dans la cour des grands
as Yves Louviers · 1997
Martin Roumagnac
as Un jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited) · 1946
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
as Frere Dominique · 1993
Bells Without Joy
as Léa's father · 1962
Blanche
as The King · 1972
The Joker
as Guillaume Berlon · 1961
The Hussars
as le capitaine Georges · 1955
The Fascist
as Professor Erminio Bonafé · 1961
Disorder
as Don Giuseppe · 1962
La dernière carte
as Consul Schnabel · 1974
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
as Narrator (voice) · 1982
Skipper Next to God
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited) · 1951
It Was I
as Public minister · 1973
Sulle vie di Damasco
as Shaul di Tarshis · 1974
Hi Doc
as Timbarelle · 1957
The Tribe
as Castaing · 1991
Asphalt
as Professor Kalendarian · 1981
Cache Cash
as Louis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine · 1994
Mandrin
as Bélissard · 1962
Wasteland
as Maître J.Royer · 1960