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Georges Wilson

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Georges Wilson

Born October 16, 1921 in Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, FranceDied February 3, 201083 films

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.

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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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Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 poster7.3Mesrine: Public Enemy #12008Don't Torture a Duckling poster7.3Don't Torture a Duckling1972My Mother's Castle poster7.2My Mother's Castle1990The Three Musketeers poster6.7The Three Musketeers1973Any Number Can Win poster7.2Any Number Can Win1963The Town that Dreaded Sundown poster5.9The Town that Dreaded Sundown2014Max and the Junkmen poster7.1Max and the Junkmen1971Gandahar poster6.9Gandahar1987

Filmography

83 films as actor
  1. 2014The Town that Dreaded SundownOlder Farmer
  2. 2008Mesrine: Public Enemy #1Henri Lelièvre
  3. 2005Not Here to Be LovedPère de Jean-Claude
  4. 2000Sentimental DestiniesRobert Barnery
  5. 1997Viens jouer dans la cour des grandsYves Louviers
  6. 1997MarquiseFloridor
  7. 1995L'Affaire DreyfusDe Boideffre
  8. 1994The Eagle and the Horse
  9. 1994Cache CashLouis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine
  10. 1993Jeanne d'Arc au bûcherFrere Dominique
  11. 1991Mother(uncredited)
  12. 1991The TribeCastaing
  13. 1991L'HuissierSaint-Pierre
  14. 1990My Mother's CastleCount Colonel
  15. 1990The Passion of BernadetteBishop Dupanloup
  16. 1987GandaharMétamorphe (voice)
  17. 1986Sea Workersreverend Jacquemin Hérode
  18. 1985Tangos, the Exile of GardelJean-Marie
  19. 1984A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present
  20. 1983Side RoadsCharles
  21. 1982A Captain's HonorBâtonnier
  22. 1981Portrait of a Nude WomanArch. Zanetto
  23. 1981Fruits of PassionNarrator (voice)
  24. 1981AsphaltProfessor Kalendarian
  25. 1980Les aiguilleursAlbert
  26. 1980The Telephone BarLéopold Kretzchman
  27. 1979Un habit pour l'hiverThe unknown
  28. 1979Make Room for TomorrowEric Oppenheim
  29. 1979Lady OscarM. de Bouillé, French Guard General
  30. 1978The Small TimersCommissaire Garmiche
  31. 1978Dear InspectorAlexandre Mignonac
  32. 1977Here We for Example...Melano Melani
  33. 1974The SlapPierre
  34. 1974Il generale dorme in piediGen. Botta
  35. 1974Sulle vie di DamascoShaul di Tarshis
  36. 1974Love at the TopJulien Lourceuil
  37. 1974La dernière carteConsul Schnabel
  38. 1974Chinese In ParisLefranc
  39. 1973The Three MusketeersTreville
  40. 1973It Was IPublic minister
  41. 1972Don't Torture a DucklingFrancesco
  42. 1972The Sicilian CheckmateCrupi
  43. 1972BlancheThe King
  44. 1971The Case Is Closed, Forget ItCampoloni
  45. 1971Sous le soleil de SatanLe marquis de Cadignan
  46. 1971Max and the JunkmenCommissioner
  47. 1970La Mort de DantonGeorges-Jacques Danton
  48. 1970La mort de DantonGeorges-Jacques Danton
  49. 1969The Conspiracy of TortureFrancesco Cenci
  50. 1967More Than a MiracleJean-Jacques Bouché
  51. 1967The StrangerExamining Magistrate
  52. 1966A Young WorldLe Patron
  53. 1965MerlusseMerlusse
  54. 1964Lucky JoSimon Archambault
  55. 1964Let's Rob the BankCyclist Police Officer
  56. 1963The Empty CanvasCecilia's Father
  57. 1963Highway Pick-UpThomas
  58. 1963Sweet and SourCasimir
  59. 1963Any Number Can WinWalther (uncredited)
  60. 1962MandrinBélissard
  61. 1962The Four Days of NaplesDirettore del riformatorio
  62. 1962The Longest DayAlexandre Renaud
  63. 1962The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsMarcel Messager
  64. 1962Bells Without JoyLéa's father
  65. 1962Dark JourneyMonsieur Grosgeoges
  66. 1962DisorderDon Giuseppe
  67. 1962La GourmandiseValentin
  68. 1962The Seven Deadly SinsValentin (segment "La gourmandise")
  69. 1961Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden FleeceCaptain Haddock
  70. 1961The FascistProfessor Erminio Bonafé
  71. 1961The Long Absencele clochard
  72. 1961The JokerGuillaume Berlon
  73. 1960WastelandMaître J.Royer
  74. 1960The Dialogue of the CarmelitesChaplain of Carmel
  75. 1960The BossMonsieur 'A'
  76. 1959The Green MareJules Haudouin
  77. 1957Hi DocTimbarelle
  78. 1955The Hussarsle capitaine Georges
  79. 1954Le Rouge et le NoirMr. Binet (uncredited)
  80. 1953Poison IvyDuncan aka Melander
  81. 1953Lettre ouverteA tenant
  82. 1951Skipper Next to GodA Jewish passenger (uncredited)
  83. 1946Martin RoumagnacUn jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited)