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Georges Wilson
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Georges Wilson

Known for The Longest Day · The Three Musketeers · The Long Absence

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,…

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Born
Oct 16, 1921
Died
Feb 3, 2010
Birthplace
Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

MOVIEThe Longest Day
The Longest DayAlexandre Renaud · 1962
★ 7.6
MOVIEThe Three Musketeers
The Three MusketeersTreville · 1973
★ 6.7
MOVIEThe Long Absence
The Long Absencele clochard · 1961
★ 6.7
MOVIEThe Green Mare
The Green MareJules Haudouin · 1959
★ 5.6
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 1975
★ 6.0
TVMidi Première
Midi PremièreSelf · 1975
★ 9.0

Filmography

Movies

Martin RoumagnacUn jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited)
1946
Skipper Next to GodA Jewish passenger (uncredited)
1951
Lettre ouverteA tenant
1953
Poison IvyDuncan aka Melander
1953
Le Rouge et le NoirMr. Binet (uncredited)
1954
The Hussarsle capitaine Georges
1955
Le Théâtre National PopulaireSelf
1956
Hi DocTimbarelle
1957
The Green MareJules Haudouin
1959
The BossMonsieur 'A'
1960
The Dialogue of the CarmelitesChaplain of Carmel
1960
WastelandMaître J.Royer
1960
The FascistProfessor Erminio Bonafé
1961
The JokerGuillaume Berlon
1961
The Long Absencele clochard
1961
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden FleeceCaptain Haddock
1961
Bells Without JoyLéa's father
1962
Dark JourneyMonsieur Grosgeoges
1962
DisorderDon Giuseppe
1962
La GourmandiseValentin
1962
MandrinBélissard
1962
The Devil and the Ten CommandmentsMarcel Messager
1962
The Four Days of NaplesDirettore del riformatorio
1962
The Longest DayAlexandre Renaud
1962
The Seven Deadly SinsValentin (segment "La gourmandise")
1962
Any Number Can WinWalther (uncredited)
1963
Highway Pick-UpThomas
1963
Sweet and SourCasimir
1963
The Empty CanvasCecilia's Father
1963
Let's Rob the BankCyclist Police Officer
1964
Lucky JoSimon Archambault
1964
MerlusseMerlusse
1965
A Young WorldLe Patron
1966
More Than a MiracleJean-Jacques Bouché
1967
The StrangerExamining Magistrate
1967
The Conspiracy of TortureFrancesco Cenci
1969
LM
La Mort de DantonGeorges-Jacques Danton
1970
La mort de DantonGeorges-Jacques Danton
1970
Max and the JunkmenCommissioner
1971
SL
Sous le soleil de SatanLe marquis de Cadignan
1971
The Case Is Closed, Forget ItCampoloni
1971
BlancheThe King
1972
Don't Torture a DucklingFrancesco
1972
The Sicilian CheckmateCrupi
1972
It Was IPublic minister
1973
The Three MusketeersTreville
1973
Chinese In ParisLefranc
1974
Il generale dorme in piediGen. Botta
1974
LD
La dernière carteConsul Schnabel
1974
Love at the TopJulien Lourceuil
1974
SV
Sulle vie di DamascoShaul di Tarshis
1974
The SlapPierre
1974
Here We for Example...Melano Melani
1977
Rossel et la commune de ParisLéon Gambetta
1977
Dear InspectorAlexandre Mignonac
1978
The Small TimersCommissaire Garmiche
1978
Lady OscarM. de Bouillé, French Guard General
1979
Make Room for TomorrowEric Oppenheim
1979
Un habit pour l'hiverThe unknown
1979
Un habit pour l'hiverDirector
1979
LA
Les aiguilleursAlbert
1980
The Telephone BarLéopold Kretzchman
1980
AsphaltProfessor Kalendarian
1981
Fruits of PassionNarrator (voice)
1981
Portrait of a Nude WomanArch. Zanetto
1981
A Captain's HonorBâtonnier
1982
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the SeaNarrator (voice)
1982
Side RoadsCharles
1983
AC
A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present
1984
Tangos, the Exile of GardelJean-Marie
1985
Sea Workersreverend Jacquemin Hérode
1986
GandaharMétamorphe (voice)
1987
La VouivreDirector
1989
La VouivreWriter
1989
My Mother's CastleCount Colonel
1990
The Passion of BernadetteBishop Dupanloup
1990
L'HuissierSaint-Pierre
1991
Mother(uncredited)
1991
The TribeCastaing
1991
JD
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcherFrere Dominique
1993
Cache CashLouis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine
1994
The Eagle and the Horse
1994
L'Affaire DreyfusDe Boideffre
1995
MarquiseFloridor
1997
Viens jouer dans la cour des grandsYves Louviers
1997
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comèteSelf
2000
Sentimental DestiniesRobert Barnery
2000
Not Here to Be LovedPère de Jean-Claude
2005
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1Henri Lelièvre
2008
The Town that Dreaded SundownOlder Farmer
2014

Television

Il giovane GaribaldiBeauregard · 6 eps
1974
Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf · 1 eps
1975
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourirJudge Douglas · 2 eps
1975
Midi PremièreSelf · 1 eps
1975
LJ
Le Jeune Homme et le Lion2 eps
1976
Madame le Jugele Dr Noë · 6 eps
1978
La Lumière des JustesMichel Ozareff, le père de Nicolas · 14 eps
1979
FM
Frère Martin2 eps
1981
The Charterhouse of ParmaPrince Ernesto IV · 6 eps
1982
Quo Vadis?Pedanio · 6 eps
1985
Jacques Cousteau: Rediscover the World II | Australia, Indonesia and the DanubeNarrator (voice) · 13 eps
1992
DolmenArthus de Kersaint · 6 eps
2005

Photos

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