Michael G. Wilson

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.

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Movies

No Time to Die

No Time to Die

7.4
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

5.8
The Sound of 007

The Sound of 007

7
Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style

Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style

0
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

6
Best Ever Bond

Best Ever Bond

5
Casino Royale

Casino Royale

7.559
The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

6.813
The Program

The Program

6.4
Inside The Living Daylights

Inside The Living Daylights

8
The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

0
Terence Young: Bond Vivant

Terence Young: Bond Vivant

6
Inside 'Dr. No'

Inside 'Dr. No'

6.857
Harry Saltzman: Showman

Harry Saltzman: Showman

6.5
Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic

Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic

0
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

5.8
Casting on 'Her Majesty's Secret Service'

Casting on 'Her Majesty's Secret Service'

5
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

6.2
Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

4.8
Explosion Tests

Explosion Tests

5
Satellite Test Reel

Satellite Test Reel

4
Oil Rig Attack

Oil Rig Attack

4
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

7.167
On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

4
Girls Fighting

Girls Fighting

6
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

6.5
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

7.4
007 in Egypt

007 in Egypt

7.5
Ken Adam: Designing Bond

Ken Adam: Designing Bond

6.8
Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence

Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence

7.333
Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond

Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond

7
007 Stage Dedication

007 Stage Dedication

4.7
Inside 'Moonraker'

Inside 'Moonraker'

6.8
Bond '79

Bond '79

6
Neptune's Journey

Neptune's Journey

6
Moonraker

Moonraker

6.173
Bond in Greece

Bond in Greece

6
Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'

Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'

6.333
Bond in Cortina

Bond in Cortina

6
Inside 'Octopussy'

Inside 'Octopussy'

5.6
James Bond in India

James Bond in India

4
Die Another Day

Die Another Day

5.992
Inside 'A View to a Kill'

Inside 'A View to a Kill'

6.5
A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

6.235
The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

6.278
Inside 'The Living Daylights'

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

6.2
Octopussy

Octopussy

6.353
The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

6.525
Inside 'Licence to Kill'

Inside 'Licence to Kill'

6.8
Building a Better Bond

Building a Better Bond

5
Goldeneye: The Secret Files

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

6
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

6
Highly Classified: The World of 007

Highly Classified: The World of 007

4
James Bond Down River

James Bond Down River

5
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

6.5
Shaken and Stirred on Ice

Shaken and Stirred on Ice

5.5
The Road to Casino Royale

The Road to Casino Royale

0
Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

6
Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo

Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo

6
Becoming Bond

Becoming Bond

6
James Bond in the Bahamas

James Bond in the Bahamas

0
Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation

Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation

0
James Bond: For Real

James Bond: For Real

7.7
Bond on Location

Bond on Location

6
Start of Shooting

Start of Shooting

4.5
On Location

On Location

4
Director Marc Forster

Director Marc Forster

4.5
Being James Bond

Being James Bond

7.7
From Roger Moore with Love

From Roger Moore with Love

8
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn

Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn

5.7