Georges Wilson

1921-2010

Biography: life and films

Georges Wilson was a French actor. He was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine, France on 16th October 1921 and died in Rambouillet, France on 3rd February 2010, aged 88.

His best films as an actor include Jean-Jacques Vierne's comedy Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d'Or (1961), Julien Duvivier's crime-thriller Chair de poule (1963), Michel Deville's comedy-thriller Lucky Jo (1964), Jacques-Yves Cousteau's Du grand large aux Grands Lacs (1982) and Pierre Schoendoerffer's L'Honneur d'un capitaine (1982).

Georges Wilson appeared in 68 films, scripted 1 film and directed 1 film.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Philippe de Broca (3 films), Michel Deville (3), Yves Boisset (2), Lucio Fulci (2), Julien Duvivier (2), Jean Delannoy (2), Fernando E. Solanas (2), Damiano Damiani (2), Claude Pinoteau (2), Claude Autant-Lara (2) and Bernard Borderie (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (27 films), comedy (20), comedy-drama (10), Thriller (9), crime-thriller (8), history (5), War (4), Fantasy (4), Biography (3), romance (2), comedy-thriller (2) and Documentary (2).

Our average rating for Georges Wilson over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor; w = writer; d = director

Maître après Dieu (1951) [a]

La Môme vert-de-gris (1953) [a]

Le Rouge et le noir (1954) [a]

Les Hussards (1955) [a]

Bonjour Toubib (1957) [a]

La Jument verte (1959) [a]

Le Caïd (1960) [a]

Le Dialogue des Carmélites (1960) [a]

Terrain vague (1960) [a]

Il federale (1961) [a]

Le Farceur (1961) [a]

Tintin et le mystère de la Toison d'Or (1961) [a]

Une aussi longue absence (1961) [a]

Carillons sans joie (1962) [a]

Il Disordine (1962) [a]

Le Diable et les dix commandements (1962) [a]

Le Quattro giornate di Napoli (1962) [a]

Les Sept péchés capitaux (1962) [a]

Leviathan (1962) [a]

Mandrin (1962) [a]

Chair de poule (1963) [a]

La Noia (1963) [a]

Faites sauter la banque! (1964) [a]

Lucky Jo (1964) [a]

Un monde nouveau (1966) [a]

C'era una volta... (1967) [a]

Lo Straniero (1967) [a]

Beatrice Cenci (1969) [a]

Blanche (1971) [a]

L'Istruttoria è chiusa: dimentichi (1971) [a]

Max et les ferrailleurs (1971) [a]

La Violenza: Quinto potere (1972) [a]

Non si sevizia un paperino (1972) [a]

...E di Saul e dei sicari sulle vie di Damasco (1973) [a]

Sono stato io! (1973) [a]

The Three Musketeers (1973) [a]

Il generale dorme in piedi (1974) [a]

La Gifle (1974) [a]

Le Mouton enragé (1974) [a]

Les Chinois à Paris (1974) [a]

L'Età della pace (1976) [a]

Ecco noi per esempio... (1977) [a]

L'Apprenti salaud (1977) [a]

Les Ringards (1978) [a]

Tendre poulet (1978) [a]

Au bout du bout du banc (1979) [a]

Le Bar du téléphone (1980) [a]

Le Cheval d'orgueil (1980) [a]

Asphalte (1981) [a]

Les Fruits de la passion (1981) [a]

Nudo di donna (1981) [a]

Du grand large aux Grands Lacs (1982) [a]

L'Honneur d'un capitaine (1982) [a]

Les Pièges de la mer (1982) [a]

El exilio de Gardel: Tangos (1985) [a]

Tangos, l'exil de Gardel (1985) [a]

Gandahar (1988) [a]

La Passion de Bernadette (1989) [a]

La Vouivre (1989) [d,w]

Le Château de ma mère (1990) [a]

La Tribu (1991) [a]

Cache Cash (1994) [a]

Marie de Nazareth (1995) [a]

Marquise (1997) [a]

Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé (2005) [a]

Mesrine: L'Ennemi public n°1 (2008) [a]



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