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.
Known For Production
Popularity 4.419
Birthday 1943-01-21
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
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2000

Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond

Casino Royale
2006

Casino Royale

The Program
2015

The Program

The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge
2010

The Weird World of Eadweard Muybridge

Inside 'Dr. No'
2000

Inside 'Dr. No'

Terence Young: Bond Vivant
2000

Terence Young: Bond Vivant

Harry Saltzman: Showman
2000

Harry Saltzman: Showman

Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic
2015

Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles
2000

Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles

Casting on 'Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2006

Casting on 'Her Majesty's Secret Service'

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

Oil Rig Attack
2006

Oil Rig Attack

Satellite Test Reel
2006

Satellite Test Reel

Explosion Tests
2006

Explosion Tests

Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000

Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

Girls Fighting
2006

Girls Fighting

On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2006

On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun'

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000

The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence
2006

Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence

Ken Adam: Designing Bond
2000

Ken Adam: Designing Bond

007 in Egypt
2006

007 in Egypt

Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond
2006

Roger Moore: My Word Is My Bond

007 Stage Dedication
2006

007 Stage Dedication

Inside 'Moonraker'
2000

Inside 'Moonraker'

Bond '79
2006

Bond '79

Moonraker
1979

Moonraker

Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'
2000

Inside 'For Your Eyes Only'

Bond in Cortina
2006

Bond in Cortina

Bond in Greece
2006

Bond in Greece

Neptune's Journey
2006

Neptune's Journey

Designing Bond: Peter Lamont
2000

Designing Bond: Peter Lamont

Inside 'Octopussy'
2000

Inside 'Octopussy'

James Bond in India
1983

James Bond in India

Die Another Day
2002

Die Another Day

Inside 'A View to a Kill'
2000

Inside 'A View to a Kill'

A View to a Kill
1985

A View to a Kill

The World Is Not Enough
1999

The World Is Not Enough

Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

Octopussy
1983

Octopussy

The Living Daylights
1987

The Living Daylights

Inside 'Licence to Kill'
2000

Inside 'Licence to Kill'

Building a Better Bond
2006

Building a Better Bond

Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998

Highly Classified: The World of 007

James Bond Down River
2000

James Bond Down River

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
2002

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

Shaken and Stirred on Ice
2002

Shaken and Stirred on Ice

The Road to Casino Royale
2008

The Road to Casino Royale

Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation
2008

Ian Fleming's Incredible Creation

James Bond in the Bahamas
2008

James Bond in the Bahamas

Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo
2008

Death in Venice: The Sinking Palazzo

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles
2006

Directing Bond: The Martin Chronicles

Becoming Bond
2006

Becoming Bond

James Bond: For Real
2006

James Bond: For Real

Start of Shooting
2009

Start of Shooting

Bond on Location
2012

Bond on Location

Director Marc Forster
2009

Director Marc Forster

On Location
2009

On Location

Being James Bond
2021

Being James Bond

No Time to Die
2021

No Time to Die

The Sound of 007
2022

The Sound of 007

Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style
2012

Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style

Best Ever Bond
2002

Best Ever Bond

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class
1995

Roger Moore: A Matter Of Class

The Spy Who Loved Me
1977

The Spy Who Loved Me