Georges Wilson
Acting
Biography
Georges Wilson (né Willson; 16 October 1921 – 3 February 2010) was a French actor and director of stage and screen. He was a significant figure in French theatre during the latter 20th-century, serving as director of the Theatre National Populaire from 1963 and 1972, while his film work earned him both BAFTA Award and Cesar Award nominations. He was also 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. Source: Article "Georges Wilson" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Born: October 16, 1921
Place of Birth: Champigny-sur-Marne, Val-de-Marne, France
Known For
The Charterhouse of Parma
Stendhal's epic tale of a young French officer in the Napoleonic wars, and his aunt - a duchess of legendary beauty and resourcefulness.
Midi Première
Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975 until January 1, 1982 on TF1. The program was generally broadcast between 12:15 p.m. and 12:55 p.m., then giving way to the 1:00 p.m. TV news. However, the broadcast schedule could change, depending on the guests, and the setting where the recording of the program was shot. Certain performances by artists who have become cult like the one where Ringo jostles with a demonstrator in interpretation (1977), that of Dalida with the title There is always a song with the soundtrack that does not start, twice, at the right speed (1978), Claude François and his Clodettes, who, in the provinces, are unable to join "the set" in order to interpret his song, the latter being taken by the crowd of delirious fans (summer 1977) . The group Supertramp performed there with the title "Dreamer" on March 8, 1975.
Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète
Delphine Seyrig, an extraordinary woman and actress, died on October 15, 1990. From "Last Year at Marienbad" by Alain Resnais to "India Song" by Marguerite Duras, she played in 34 films for cinema, 13 films for television and 33 plays. Jacqueline Veuve, filmmaker and friend of Delphine Seyrig, wanted to break the silence that has fallen on her memory by making a documentary that traces with emotion and subjectivity the life of the mythical actress, the fierce feminist but also the simple friend.
Mother
Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.
The Longest Day
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
The Four Days of Naples
September 1943. After Italy surrenders to the Allies, people in Naples believe the war is finally over, but soon they realize Germans are still in control — and as ruthless as ever. Armed with makeshift weapons, civilians rise up en masse against the invaders — and overwhelming odds.
Madame le Juge
Don't Torture a Duckling
A reporter and a promiscuous young woman try to solve a series of child killings in a remote southern Italian town rife with superstition and a distrust of outsiders.
The Passion of Bernadette
French filmmaker Jean Delannoy directs this inspiring sequel to his biopic about Marie-Bernarde Soubirous (portrayed by Sydney Penny), a young shepherdess who claimed to have seen numerous apparitions of the Lady in White at Lourdes in 1858. Chronicling Bernadette's years with the Sisters of Charity of Nevers convent, the film traces her life from age 22 until her untimely death from tuberculosis at age 35.
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, Mesrine becomes increasingly paranoid and isolated, leading to a dramatic confrontation with the law that ultimately seals his fate as the nation's most infamous public enemy.
Filmography
as Older Farmer
as Henri Lelièvre
as Père de Jean-Claude
as Arthus de Kersaint
as Robert Barnery
as Yves Louviers
as Floridor
as De Boideffre
as Louis Messignac, le grand-père d'Antoine
as (uncredited)
as Castaing
as Saint-Pierre
as Count Colonel
as Bishop Dupanloup
as Métamorphe (voice)
as reverend Jacquemin Hérode
as Jean-Marie
as Pedanio
as Charles
as Bâtonnier
as Narrator (voice)
as Prince Ernesto IV
as Arch. Zanetto
as Narrator (voice)
as Professor Kalendarian
as Léopold Kretzchman
as The unknown
as Eric Oppenheim
as Michel Ozareff, le père de Nicolas
as M. de Bouillé, French Guard General
as Commissaire Garmiche
as le Dr Noë
as Alexandre Mignonac
as Melano Melani
as Léon Gambetta
as Judge Douglas
as Self
as Self
as Pierre
as Gen. Botta
as Julien Lourceuil
as Lefranc
as Beauregard
as Treville
as Public minister
as Francesco
as Crupi
as The King
as Campoloni
as Commissioner
as Francesco Cenci
as Jean-Jacques Bouché
as Examining Magistrate
as Le Patron
as Merlusse
as Simon Archambault
as Cyclist Police Officer
as Cecilia's Father
as Thomas
as Casimir
as Walther (uncredited)
as Bélissard
as Direttore del riformatorio
as Alexandre Renaud
as Marcel Messager
as Léa's father
as Monsieur Grosgeoges
as Don Giuseppe
as Valentin (segment "La gourmandise")
as Valentin
as Captain Haddock
as Professor Erminio Bonafé
as le clochard
as Guillaume Berlon
as Maître J.Royer
as Chaplain of Carmel
as Monsieur 'A'
as Jules Haudouin
as Timbarelle
as le capitaine Georges
as Mr. Binet (uncredited)
as Duncan aka Melander
as A tenant
as A Jewish passenger (uncredited)
as Un jeune homme dans le convoi funèbre (uncredited)