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Michael G. Wilson

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83 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 21st January 1942

All Credits

The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Casino Royale Image
Casino Royale
Chief of Police
No Time to Die Image
No Time to Die
Spectre Party Guest (uncredited)
Die Another Day Image
Die Another Day
General Chandler
The World Is Not Enough Image
The World Is Not Enough
Man in Casino (uncredited)
A View to a Kill Image
A View to a Kill
Man Heard Over Loudspeaker at San Francisco City Hall (voice) (uncredited)
Moonraker Image
Moonraker
Man Outside Venini Glass / NASA Technician / Man on Bridge (uncredited)
Octopussy Image
Octopussy
Soviet Security Council Member / Man on Tour Boat (uncredited)
The Spy Who Loved Me Image
The Spy Who Loved Me
Man in the Audience at the Pyramid Theatre (uncredited)
The Living Daylights Image
The Living Daylights
Opera Patron
Being James Bond Image
Being James Bond
Self - Producer (voice)
The Sound of 007 Image
The Sound of 007
Self
The Program Image
The Program
Lance's Doctor
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Best Ever Bond
Self
From Roger Moore with Love Image
From Roger Moore with Love
Self (archive footage)
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo Image
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
Self
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class Image
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self
Highly Classified: The World of 007 Image
Highly Classified: The World of 007
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GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
Self
Becoming Bond Image
Becoming Bond
Self
Ken Adam: Designing Bond Image
Ken Adam: Designing Bond
Self
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 Image
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
Self
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars Image
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen Image
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
Self
Goldeneye: The Secret Files Image
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
Self
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond Image
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond
Himself
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Building a Better Bond
Inside 'Octopussy' Image
Inside 'Octopussy'
Self
Bond in Greece Image
Bond in Greece
Narrator
Bond on Location Image
Bond on Location
Self - Producer
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles Image
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
Self
Inside 'A View to a Kill' Image
Inside 'A View to a Kill'
Self
Terence Young: Bond Vivant Image
Terence Young: Bond Vivant
Self
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James Bond Down River
Self
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Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
Inside The Living Daylights Image
Inside The Living Daylights
Self
Inside 'Dr. No' Image
Inside 'Dr. No'
Self
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' Image
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
James Bond in India Image
James Bond in India
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Director Marc Forster
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn Image
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
Self
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge Image
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' Image
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Inside 'Moonraker' Image
Inside 'Moonraker'
Self
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On Location
Harry Saltzman: Showman Image
Harry Saltzman: Showman
Self
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic Image
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic
Self - Interviewee
James Bond: For Real Image
James Bond: For Real
Self
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James Bond in the Bahamas
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Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style
Self
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Shaken and Stirred on Ice
Self
The Road to Casino Royale Image
The Road to Casino Royale
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Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence
Narrator
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' Image
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
Self
Inside 'The Living Daylights' Image
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Self
Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond Image
Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond
Inside 'Licence to Kill' Image
Inside 'Licence to Kill'
Self
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation Image
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
007 Stage Dedication Image
007 Stage Dedication
Narrator
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' Image
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Start of Shooting Image
Start of Shooting
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Girls Fighting
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On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
Bond '79 Image
Bond '79
Narrator
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Neptune's Journey
Narrator
Bond in Cortina Image
Bond in Cortina
Narrator
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Casting on 'Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Narrator
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007 in Egypt
Narrator
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Oil Rig Attack
Narrator
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Explosion Tests
Narrator
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Satellite Test Reel
Narrator