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 16 October 1921 Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France |
| Died | 3 February 2010 (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
editWilson 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
edit- 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 (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
edit- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
- ^ Tintin and the Golden Fleece