Michael G. Wilson
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.
Filmography
From Roger Moore with Love
as Self (archive footage)
From Roger Moore with Love
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
as Self
The Sound of 007
as Self
No Time to Die
as Spectre Party Guest (uncredited)
No Time to Die
as Spectre Party Guest (uncredited)
The Program
as Lance's Doctor
The Program
as Lance's Doctor
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic
as Self - Interviewee
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic
as Self - Interviewee
Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style
as Self
Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style
as Self
Start of Shooting
Start of Shooting
On Location
On Location
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
James Bond in the Bahamas
James Bond in the Bahamas
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
as Self
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
as Self
James Bond: For Real
as Self
James Bond: For Real
as Self
Casino Royale
as Chief of Police
Casino Royale
as Chief of Police
Becoming Bond
as Self
Becoming Bond
as Self
On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Building a Better Bond
Building a Better Bond
Best Ever Bond
as Self
Best Ever Bond
as Self
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
as Self
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
as Self
Die Another Day
as General Chandler
Die Another Day
as General Chandler
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
as Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
as Self
Inside 'A View to a Kill'
as Self
Inside 'A View to a Kill'
as Self
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
as Self
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
as Self
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
as Self
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
as Self
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
Terence Young: Bond Vivant
as Self
Terence Young: Bond Vivant
as Self
Inside 'Dr. No'
as Self
Inside 'Dr. No'
as Self
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
James Bond Down River
as Self
James Bond Down River
as Self
Inside 'Octopussy'
as Self
Inside 'Octopussy'
as Self
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
as Self
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
as Self
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
as Himself
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
as Himself
Harry Saltzman: Showman
as Self
Harry Saltzman: Showman
as Self
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
as Self
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
as Self
The World Is Not Enough
as Man in Casino (uncredited)
The World Is Not Enough
as Man in Casino (uncredited)
Highly Classified: The World of 007
as Self
Highly Classified: The World of 007
as Self
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
as Self
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
as Self
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self
A View to a Kill
as Man Heard Over Loudspeaker at San Francisco City Hall (voice) (uncredited)
A View to a Kill
as Man Heard Over Loudspeaker at San Francisco City Hall (voice) (uncredited)
James Bond in India
James Bond in India
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Man in the Audience at the Pyramid Theatre (uncredited)
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Man in the Audience at the Pyramid Theatre (uncredited)
007 Stage Dedication
as Narrator
007 Stage Dedication
as Narrator