Georges Wilson

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 Théâtre 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.

Biography

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.

Selected filmography

Martin Roumagnac (1946) – Un jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited) Skipper Next to God (1951) – Un passager juif (uncredited) Open Letter (1953) – Un locataire La môme vert-de-gris (1953) – Duncan Melander The Red and the Black (1954) – M. Binet Les Hussards (1955) – Le capitaine Georges Bonjour Toubib (1957) – Timbarelle The Green Mare (1959) – Jules Haudouin Dialogue of the Carmelites (1960) – L'aumônier du Carmel Le Farceur (1960) – Guillaume Berlon Wasteland (1960) – His Honour J. Royer the juvenile judge Le Caïd (1960) – Monsieur 'A' Une aussi longue absence (1961) – Le clochard The Fascist (1961) – Prof. Erminio Bonafé Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961) – Captain Haddock Dark Journey (1961) – Husband The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) – Valentin (segment "Gourmandise, La") Disorder (1962) – Don Giuseppe Carillons sans joie (1962) – Le père de Léa Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962) – Marcel Messager (segment "Tes père et mère honoreras") The Longest Day (1962) – Alexandre Renaud The Four Days of Naples (1962) – Reformatory Director (uncredited) Mandrin (1962) – Bélissard Any Number Can Win (1963) – Walther (uncredited) Sweet and Sour (1963) – Casimir Chair de poule (1963) – Thomas The Empty Canvas (1963) – Cecilia's Father Faites sauter la banque! (1964) – L'agent cycliste / The policeman Lucky Jo (1964) – Simon Un monde nouveau (1966) – Le Patron The Stranger (1967) – Examining Magistrate More Than a Miracle (1967) – Jean-Jacques Bouché 'Monzu' Beatrice Cenci (1969) – Francesco Cenci Max et les Ferrailleurs (1971) – Le Commissaire Blanche (1971) – The King The Case Is Closed, Forget It (1971) – Campoloni La violenza: quinto potere (1972) – Crupi Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) – Francesco Il generale dorme in piedi (1972) – Gen. Botta Sono stato io (1973) The Three Musketeers (1973) – Treville ...E di Saul e dei sicari sulle vie di Damasco (1973) – Shaùl Chinese in Paris (1974) – Lefranc Love at the Top (1974) – Lourceuil The Slap (1974) – Pierre The Peaceful Age (1975) – L'altro (1976, TV film) – Charlemagne (1977) – Dr. Rudolf Fachmin The Apprentice Heel (1977) – Maître Chappardon / Monsieur Marcel / L'héritier ronchon / L'expert escroc Tendre Poulet (1977) – Alexandre Mignonac Ecco noi per esempio (1977) – Melano Melani Les Ringards (1978) – CommissaireGarmiche Lady Oscar (1979) – M. de Bouillé, French Guard General Au bout du bout du banc (1979) – Eric Oppenheim Le bar du téléphone (1980) – Léopold Kretzchman Le cheval d'orgueil (1980) – Récitant / Narrator (voice) Asphalte (1981) – Le professeur Kalendarian – un chirurgien débordé Cserepek (1981) Fruits of Passion (1981) – Le narrateur (voice) Portrait of a Woman, Nude (1981) – Arch. Zanetto A Captain's Honor (1982) – Le bâtonnier Itinéraire bis (1983) – Charles Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985) – Jean-Marie Gandahar (1988) – Métamorphe (voice) La Passion de Bernadette (1989) – Mgr Dupanloup My Mother's Castle (1990) – Le comte colonel La Tribu (1991) – Castaing Mayrig (1991) – (uncredited) Cache Cash (1994) – Louis Marie de Nazareth (1995) – Récitant (voice) Marquise (1997) – Floridor Sentimental Destinies (2000) – Robert Barnery Not Here to Be Loved (2005) – Le père de Jean-Claude L'Ennemi public nº 1 (2008) – Henri Lelièvre (final film role)