Georges Wilson
Born October 16, 1921 (Age: 104)
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Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
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.
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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Filmography
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
2008
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as Henri Lelièvre
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Age: 87
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
2000
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as Self
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Age: 78
Sentimental Destinies
2000
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as Robert Barnery
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Age: 78
Gandahar
1987
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as Métamorphe (voice)
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Age: 66
Sea Workers
1986
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as reverend Jacquemin Hérode
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Age: 64
No Image
A Christmas Carol
1984
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as Ghost of Christmas Present
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Age: 63
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Les aiguilleurs
1980
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as Albert
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Age: 58
Lady Oscar
1979
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as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
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Age: 57
Rossel et la commune de Paris
1977
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as Léon Gambetta
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Age: 55
Les Rosenberg ne doivent pas mourir
1975
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as Judge Douglas
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Age: 53
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La dernière carte
1974
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as Consul Schnabel
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Age: 52
The Three Musketeers
1973
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as Treville
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Age: 52
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Sous le soleil de Satan
1971
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as Le marquis de Cadignan
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Age: 49
Merlusse
1965
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as Merlusse
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Age: 44
The Longest Day
1962
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as Alexandre Renaud
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Age: 40
Bells Without Joy
1962
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as Léa's father
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Age: 40
Disorder
1962
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as Don Giuseppe
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Age: 40
La Gourmandise
1962
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as Valentin
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Age: 40
Tintin and the Mystery of the Golden Fleece
1961
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as Captain Haddock
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Age: 40
The Fascist
1961
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as Professor Erminio Bonafé
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Age: 39
The Long Absence
1961
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as le clochard
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Age: 39
The Joker
1961
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as Guillaume Berlon
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Age: 39
The Green Mare
1959
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as Jules Haudouin
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Age: 38
Le Théâtre National Populaire
1956
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as Self
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Age: 34