Georges Wilson

Known for ActingBorn 1921-10-16Died 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. 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Eagle and the Horse

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

A Christmas Carol

St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea

A Young World

Merlusse

Viens jouer dans la cour des grands

Midi Première

Sous le soleil de Satan

Madame le Juge

The Charterhouse of Parma

Il giovane Garibaldi

Mother

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

The Longest Day

The Four Days of Naples

My Mother's Castle

Don't Torture a Duckling

The Dialogue of the Carmelites

Any Number Can Win

Max and the Junkmen

Les aiguilleurs

La Lumière des Justes

Gandahar

Not Here to Be Loved

La dernière carte

The Passion of Bernadette

Tangos, the Exile of Gardel

Highway Pick-Up

The Fascist

The Small Timers

The Stranger

The Three Musketeers

Lucky Jo

The Tribe

The Long Absence

The Slap

Martin Roumagnac

The Case Is Closed, Forget It

Let's Rob the Bank

Il generale dorme in piedi

Le Théâtre National Populaire

Skipper Next to God

The Town that Dreaded Sundown

The Conspiracy of Torture

A Captain's Honor

Chinese In Paris