- Born
- Died
- Place
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 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.
As actor
The Town that Dreaded Sundown
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Not Here to Be Loved
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Sentimental Destinies
Marquise
Viens jouer dans la cour des grands
L'Affaire Dreyfus
Cache Cash
The Eagle and the Horse
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
The Tribe
Mother
L'Huissier
My Mother's Castle
The Passion of Bernadette
Gandahar
Sea Workers
Tangos, the Exile of Gardel
A Christmas Carol
Side Roads
A Captain's Honor
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Portrait of a Nude Woman
Fruits of Passion
Asphalt
The Telephone Bar
Les aiguilleurs
Lady Oscar
Make Room for Tomorrow
