Michael G. Wilson

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Michael Gregg Wilson OBE (born 1942) is the stepson of the late James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli and half brother to current James Bond co-producer, Barbara Broccoli. Actor Lewis Wilson is his father.

Wilson graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 1963 as an electrical engineer. He later studied law at Stanford University. After graduating, Wilson worked for the United States government and later a firm located in Washington D.C. that specialized in international law.

He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen's New Years Honours 2008, alongside his co-producer, Barbara Broccoli.

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In 1972 Michael G. Wilson joined EON Productions, the production company responsible for the official 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's 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.

Wilson collaborated 5 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 Wilson technically went on to outline the next film in the series with Alfonse Ruggiero that was eventually 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 also has the distinction of making 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 official Bond film produced since 1977.

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  • Goldfinger (1964) - soldier at Fort Knox (uncredited)
  • The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - audience member at pyramid show (uncredited)
  • Moonraker (1979) - tourist in Venice; NASA technician (uncredited)
  • For Your Eyes Only (1981) - priest at Greek wedding (uncredited)
  • Octopussy (1983) - member of Soviet Security Council; tourist on river boat in India (uncredited)
  • A View to a Kill (1985) - voice heard when Bond enters San Francisco city hall (uncredited)
  • The Living Daylights (1987) - audience member at Vienna Opera House (uncredited)
  • Licence to Kill (1989) - voice of DEA agent in pre-title sequence "If they hurry, they might just be able to grab the bastard" (uncredited)
  • GoldenEye (1995) - member of Russian Security Council (uncredited)
  • Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) - Tom Wallace, Carver employee, appearing in video conference scene "Consider him slimed" (uncredited)
  • The World Is Not Enough (1999) - employee in Baku casino scene (uncredited)
  • Die Another Day (2002) - General Chandler (credited); tourist leaning against car in Havana (uncredited)
  • Casino Royale (2006) - corrupt Montenegrin police chief (credited)

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