Georges Wilson
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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.
Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine (now Val-de-Marne), to 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 2010, aged 88, from undisclosed causes.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Les Hussards (1955)
- Une aussi longue absence (1961)
- Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962)
- Faites sauter la banque! (1964)
- Le cheval d'orgueil (1980)
[edit] References
- ^ "L'acteur et metteur en scène Georges Wilson est mort" (in French). Le Monde.fr. 3 February 2010. http://www.lemonde.fr/carnet/article/2010/02/03/l-acteur-et-metteur-en-scene-georges-wilson-est-mort_1300742_3382.html. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ The Left Anchor, Biography of Georges Wilson
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