Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson (né Georges Willson, French: [ʒɔʁʒ wilsɔn]; 16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010)^[1] was a French film and television actor. He was the father of French actor Lambert Wilson.

Georges Wilson
in "Lo Straniero" 1967
Born	Georges Willson (1921-10-16)16 October 1921 Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Died	3 February 2010(2010-02-03) (aged 88) Rambouillet, Yvelines, France
Other names	George Wilson, Georges Wilson du T.N.P.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1946–2008
Known for	Tintin and the Golden Fleece
Spouse	Nicole Wilson
Children	2; including Lambert

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).^[2]

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 aka 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 with 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^[3]
• The Seven Deadly Sins (1962) – Valentin (segment "Gourmandise, La")
• Disorder (1962) – Don Giuseppe
• Leviathan (1962) – Husband
• 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
• The Brothers [de] (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)

References

1. "L'acteur et metteur en scène Georges Wilson est mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
2. "The Left Anchor, Biography of Georges Wilson". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
3. Tintin and the Golden Fleece

External links

• Georges Wilson at IMDb