Georges Wilson


Georges Wilson 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 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.
Georges Wilson died in Rambouillet in 2010, aged 88, from undisclosed causes.

Selected filmography