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Christopher Wood(1935-2015)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Christopher Wood in Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000)
Christopher Wood was born on 5 November 1935 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979) and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985). He was married to Jane Patrick. He died on 9 May 2015 in France.
BornNovember 5, 1935
DiedMay 9, 2015(79)
BornNovember 5, 1935
DiedMay 9, 2015(79)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
7.0
  • Writer
  • 1977
Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
Moonraker
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1979
Fred Ward in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
6.4
  • Writer
  • 1985
Seven Nights in Japan (1976)
Seven Nights in Japan
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1976

Credits

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Writer

  • Dangerous Curves (2000)
    Dangerous Curves
    4.4
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Rebecca Staab in Stray Bullet (1998)
    Stray Bullet
    4.7
    • writer
    • 1998
  • F. Murray Abraham, Cyril O'Reilly, and Patricia Velasquez in Eruption (1997)
    Eruption
    4.0
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • David Chokachi and Athena Massey in Shadow of a Scream (1996)
    Shadow of a Scream
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • James Bond Jr. (1991)
    James Bond Jr.
    6.0
    TV Series
    • character Jaws (uncredited)
    • 1991–1992
  • The Spy Who Loved Me (1990)
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    7.4
    Video Game
    • based on the screenplay: The Spy Who Loved Me (uncredited)
    • 1990
  • Steal the Sky (1988)
    Steal the Sky
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Fred Ward in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
    6.4
    • written by
    • 1985
  • James Bond 007 (1983)
    James Bond 007
    7.3
    Video Game
    • based on the screenplay: Moonraker
    • based on the screenplay: The Spy Who Loved Me (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Shaken But Not Stirred (1982)
    Shaken But Not Stirred
    4.4
    Video Game
    • based on the screenplay: Moonraker
    • based on the screenplay: The Spy Who Loved Me (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Anthony O'Donnell in Lovely Couple (1979)
    Lovely Couple
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1979
  • Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
    Moonraker
    6.3
    • screenplay by
    • 1979
  • Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
    Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
    4.0
    • screenplay
    • novel (as Rosie Dixon)
    • 1978
  • Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)
    Confessions from a Holiday Camp
    4.4
    • screenplay
    • novel (as Timothy Lea)
    • 1977
  • Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    7.0
    • screenplay by
    • 1977

Actor

  • Crystal Renee Hayslett and Devale Ellis in Zatima (2022)
    Zatima
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director Smith
    • 2024–2025

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Rosie Dixon
  • Born
    • November 5, 1935
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 9, 2015
    • France(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Jane Patrick1962 - ? (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Caroline Wood
  • Parents
      Walter Leonard Wood
  • Other works
    Wrote the novelizations of the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Although he died in May 2015, his death only became widely known in October when Roger Moore published the news on Twitter, saying: "He wrote two of my best.".
  • Quotes
    One of the keys of writing a Bond-movie, is to do the same thing, just differently.

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