Christopher Wood

Christopher Wood was a writer best known for his work on the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), as well as the film adaptations of his own novels.

The back-to-back 007 movies both featured Roger Moore as Bond and were directed by Lewis Gilbert. Wood and Gilbert had collaborated previously on the film Seven Nights in Japan, starring Michael York. Wood also served as the author of tie-in novelizations for the two spy films, working on them during production. His original character “Jaws,” played by actor RIchard Kiel, was used in the early ‘90s animated TV series James Bond Jr.

Wood also penned the scripts for the films Eruption, Stray Bullet, Dangerous Curves and Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. The latter was adapted from the work of novelists Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy and starred Fred Ward, Joel Grey and Wilford Brimley. The story followed title character Williams, a cop whose death was faked, and his training to become an assassin.

Additionally, Wood wrote 19 novels under the pen name Timothy Lea, four of which were adapted for film.

He also worked on the television movies Steal the Sky and The Unspeakable and on the 1979 U.K. television series Lovely Couple.

Wood died May 9, 2015, in France. He was 79.