Georges Wilson
Georges Wilson | |
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 Georges Wilson. | |
| Born | 16 October 1921 |
| Died | 3 February 2010 (aged 88) Rambouillet, 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(s) | Nicole Wilson |
| Children | 2; including Lambert |
Georges Wilson (16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010)[1] was a French film and television actor. He is 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).[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)
- Maître après Dieu (1951) - Un passager juif (uncredited)
- 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
- La Gifle (1974) - Pierre
- The Peaceful Age (1975) - L'altro
- 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[]
- ^ "L'acteur et metteur en scène Georges Wilson est mort". Le Monde.fr (in French). 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ The Left Anchor, Biography of Georges Wilson
- ^ Tintin and the Golden Fleece
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Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2010 deaths
- People from Champigny-sur-Marne
- French male film actors
- French male television actors
- French people of Irish descent
- Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres