Joseph Wiseman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-05-15 (91 years old)

Deathday

2009-10-19

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Joseph Wiseman

Biography

Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian theater and film actor, best known for starring as the titular antagonist of the first James Bond film, Dr. No, as well as his career on Broadway. He was once called "the spookiest actor in the American theater". Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Wiseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

1962

Dr. No

as Dr. No

1952

Viva Zapata!

as Fernando

1951

Detective Story

as Charley Gennini

1960

The Unforgiven

as Abe Kelsey

1957

The Garment Jungle

as George Kovan

1972

The Valachi Papers

as Salvatore Maranzano

1977

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

as Narrator (voice) - English version

1954

1972

Pursuit

as Dr. Nordman

1968

Bye Bye Braverman

as Felix Ottensteen

1979

Jaguar Lives!

as Ben Ashir

1961

The Happy Thieves

as Jean Marie Calbert

1952

Les Miserables

as Genflou

1983

The Ghost Writer

as Judge Wapter

1975

Journey into Fear

as Colonel Haki

1983

Rage of Angels

as Antonio Granelli

1965

The Incredible World of James Bond

as Self (archive footage)

1956

Three Brave Men

as Jim Barron

1969

Stiletto

as Emilio Matteo

1970

The Mask of Sheba

as Fandil Bondalok

1978

The Betsy

as Jake Weinstein

2002

Best Ever Bond

as Dr. No (archive footage) (uncredited)

1967

The Outsider

as Ernest Grimes

1988

Lady Mobster

as Victor Castle

1950

With These Hands

as Mike Deleo

1977

1953

Champ for a Day

as Dominic Guido

1955

The Prodigal

as Carmish

1974

1973

The Suicide Club

as Mr. Silverado

1971

Lawman

as Lucas

1986

Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1973

Nightside

as Grudin

1986

Seize the Day

as Dr. Adler

1986

Crime Story: Pilot

as Manny Weisbord

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