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Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson

Birthday: 1921-10-16 | Place of Birth: Champigny-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. 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2012
Max and the Junkmen

as    Commissioner

2010
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

as    Henri Lelièvre

2005
Not Here to Be Loved

as    Père de Jean-Claude

1997
Marquise

as    Floridor

1995
L'Affaire Dreyfus

as    De Boideffre

1994
Cache Cash

as    Louis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine

1991
The Tribe

as    Castaing

1991
L'Huissier

as    Saint-Pierre

1990
The Passion of Bernadette

as    Bishop Dupanloup

1988
Gandahar

as    Métamorphe (voice)

1986
Sea Workers

as    reverend Jacquemin Hérode

1985
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel

as    Jean-Marie

1984
A Christmas Carol

as    Ghost of Christmas Present

1983
Side Roads

as    Charles

1982
A Captain's Honor

as    Bâtonnier

1982
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

as    Narrator (voice)

1982
The Charterhouse of Parma

as    Prince Ernesto IV

1981
Portrait of a Nude Woman

as    Arch. Zanetto

1981
Fruits of Passion

as    Narrator (voice)

1981
Asphalt

as    Professor Kalendarian

1980
The Telephone Bar

as    Léopold Kretzchman

1979
Make Room for Tomorrow

as    Eric Oppenheim

1979
Lady Oscar

as    M. de Bouillé, French Guard General

1979
La Lumière des justes

as    Michel Ozareff, le père de Nicolas