Michael G. Wilson
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Michael Gregg Wilson, OBE (born January 21, 1943) is the producer and screenwriter of many of the James Bond films. Wilson was born in New York City, the son of Dana (née Natol) and actor Lewis Wilson. His father was the first actor to play the DC Comics character Batman in live action, which he did in the 1943 film serial Batman. He is the stepson of the late James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli and step brother to Bond co-producer, Barbara Broccoli. Wilson graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 1963 as an electrical engineer. He later studied law at Stanford. After graduating, Wilson worked for the United States government and later a firm located in Washington D.C. that specialized in international law.\n He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours, alongside Barbara Broccoli.\n In 2010 Wilson was given The Royal Photographic Society's award for Outstanding Service to Photography, which carries with it an Honorary Fellowship of The Society.\n In 1972, Wilson joined Eon Productions, the production company responsible for the James Bond film series dating back to 1962 that began with his stepfather Albert R. 'Cubby' Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. Wilson specifically worked in Eon Productions' legal department until taking a more active role as an assistant to Cubby Broccoli for the film The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). In 1979 Wilson became executive producer of the film Moonraker and since has been an executive producer or producer in every James Bond film, currently co-producing with his half-sister Barbara.\n Wilson collaborated five times with veteran Bond screenwriter Richard Maibaum starting in 1981 with For Your Eyes Only. In 1989 Michael G. Wilson was forced to finish the screenplay to Licence to Kill alone due to a strike by the Writers Guild of America, west which prevented Maibaum from having any further involvement. For both, this was their final James Bond script, as Maibaum died in 1991 and Wilson ceased writing, although he outlined a never-produced film in the series with Alfonse Ruggiero, scrapped due to internal legal wranglings between Eon Productions and MGM (the following film, GoldenEye being a completely different story written by Michael France). In addition to his production duties, Wilson has also made many cameo appearances (speaking and non-speaking) in the Bond films. His first appearance, long before becoming a producer, was in Goldfinger in which he appeared as a soldier. Wilson has made cameo appearances in every Eon-produced Bond film since 1977.
Known for
Credits
Casino Royale (2006)
as Chief of Police
No Time to Die (2021)
as Spectre Party Guest (uncredited)
Die Another Day (2002)
as General Chandler
A View to a Kill (1985)
as Man Heard Over Loudspeaker at San Francisco City Hall (voice) (uncredited)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
as Man in Casino (uncredited)
The Living Daylights (1987)
as Opera Patron
Octopussy (1983)
as Soviet Security Council Member / Man on Tour Boat (uncredited)
Moonraker (1979)
as Man Outside Venini Glass / NASA Technician / Man on Bridge (uncredited)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
as Man in the Audience at the Pyramid Theatre (uncredited)
Being James Bond (2021)
as Self - Producer (voice)
The Program (2015)
as Lance's Doctor
The Sound of 007 (2022)
as Self
Becoming Bond (2006)
as Self
Best Ever Bond (2002)
as Self
From Roger Moore with Love (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
On Location (2009)
Actor
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002)
as Self
Inside 'Moonraker' (2000)
as Self
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012)
as Self
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995)
as Self
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo (2008)
as Self
James Bond Down River (2000)
as Self
Shaken and Stirred on Ice (2002)
as Self
Highly Classified: The World of 007 (1998)
as Self
Bond on Location (2012)
as Self - Producer
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast (1995)
as Self
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (2000)
as Self
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2000)
Actor
Inside 'A View to a Kill' (2000)
as Self
Inside The Living Daylights (2000)
as Self
Inside 'Licence to Kill' (2000)
as Self
Inside 'Dr. No' (2000)
as Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (2000)
as Self
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2000)
Actor
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000)
as Self
Goldeneye: The Secret Files (1995)
as Self
James Bond: For Real (2006)
as Self
Inside 'Octopussy' (2000)
as Self
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' (2000)
Actor
Inside 'The Living Daylights' (2000)
as Self
Director Marc Forster (2009)
Actor
Terence Young: Bond Vivant (2000)
as Self
James Bond in India (1983)
Actor
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation (2008)
Actor
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles (2006)
Actor
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic (2015)
as Self - Interviewee
Building a Better Bond (2006)
Actor
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (2000)
as Himself
007 Stage Dedication (1977)
as Narrator
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (2000)
as Self
The Road to Casino Royale (2008)
Actor
James Bond in the Bahamas (2008)
Actor
Bond in Greece (2006)
as Narrator
Start of Shooting (2009)
Actor
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000)
as Self
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge (2010)
Actor
Bond in Cortina (2006)
as Narrator
Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond (2006)
Actor
Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style (2012)
as Self
Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000)
as Self
Neptune's Journey (2006)
as Narrator
007 in Egypt (2006)
as Narrator
Girls Fighting (2006)
Actor
On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2006)
Actor
Explosion Tests (2006)
as Narrator
Casting on 'Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2006)
as Narrator
Bond '79 (2006)
as Narrator
Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence (2006)
as Narrator
Oil Rig Attack (2006)
as Narrator
Satellite Test Reel (2006)
as Narrator