Georges Wilson | |
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Born | Georges Willson 16 October 1921
Champigny-sur-Marne,
Val-de-Marne, France |
Died | 3 February 2010
Rambouillet,
Yvelines, France | (aged 88)
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 |
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.
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.