Georges Wilson

Georges Wilson (16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) 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) 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.

Selected filmography

• Les Hussards (1955)
• Une aussi longue absence (1961)
• Tintin and the Golden Fleece (1961) - as Captain Haddock
• The Longest Day (1962) - as Alexandre Renaud
• Le Diable et les Dix Commandements (1962)
• Chair de poule (1963)
• Faites sauter la banque! (1964)
• More Than a Miracle (1967)
• Max et les Ferrailleurs (1971)
• La violenza: quinto potere (1972)
• Don't Torture a Duckling (1972)
• The Three Musketeers (1973)
• The Peaceful Age (1974)
• Lady Oscar (1979)
• Le cheval d'orgueil (1980)
• Le bar du téléphone (1980)