Michael G. Wilson (1943 - )

Date of Birth: 1943
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Also Known As: Michael Wilson

The step son of the late James Bond franchise producer Albert R. Broccoli, Wilson has been joint guardian of the series - along with step-sister Barbara Broccoli - since the series' resurecction in the mid-1990s, though his association with the franchise dates back to the early days.

A native New Yorker, Wilson originally trained to become a lawyer at Stanford and even took a post as a partner in a well-respected law firm based in both Washington and New York. But before long, his step-father's business proved too alluring - while still studying, Wilson had taken an uncredited role as assistant director on Goldfinger (1964), though it wasn't until 1972 that he joined Eon Productions, the company founded by Broccoli and partner Harry Saltzman, initially in a legal and administrative capacity.

Wilson began taking a more active role in the series in 1977 when he acted as his step-father's assistant on The Spy Who Loved Me before stepping up to executive producer on Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Octopussy (1983). He then worked alongside Broccoli to produce A View to a Kill (1985), The Living Daylights (1987)and Licence to Kill (1989).

Following Broccoli's death after the 'comeback' movie Goldeneye (1995), Wilson inherited Eon Productions and, with Barbara Broccoli, successfully oversaw the franchises return to form and continues to guide its fortunes.

1964
Goldfinger (assistant director (uncredited); performer (soldier - uncredited))

1977
The Spy Who Loved Me (special assistant to producer (as Michael Wilson))

1979
Moonraker (executive producer; performer (NASA technician / man in St Mark's Square / Captain Scott's co-pilot - all uncredited))

1981
For Your Eyes Only (executive producer; script; performer (Greek priest - uncredited))

1983
Octopussy (script; performer (Member of Soviet security council / man on tour boat - both uncredited))

1985
A View to a Kill (script; producer)

1987
The Living Daylights (producer; script; performer (opera patron - uncredited))

1989
Licence to Kill (producer; script; performer (voice of DEA agent - uncredited))

1994
The Flintstones (script - uncredited)

1995
Goldeneye (producer; performer (member of Russian Security Council - uncredited))

1997
Tomorrow Never Dies (producer; performer (Tom Wallace - uncredited))

1999
The James Bond Story (performer (himself)) *
The World Is Not Enough (producer; performer (man in casino))

2002
Die Another Day (producer)

SEE ALSO
Albert R. Broccoli
Dana Broccoli
Barbara Broccoli

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