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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-05-15

Day of Death

2009-10-19 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Also Known As

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.

Known For

Acting

Dr. No

1962

Dr. No

as

Dr. No

Viva Zapata!

1952

Viva Zapata!

as

Fernando

Detective Story

1951

Detective Story

as

Charley Gennini

The Unforgiven

1960

The Unforgiven

as

Abe Kelsey

The Garment Jungle

1957

The Garment Jungle

as

George Kovan

The Valachi Papers

1972

The Valachi Papers

as

Salvatore Maranzano

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

1977

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

as

Narrator (voice) - English version

The Silver Chalice

1954

The Silver Chalice

as

Mijamin

Pursuit

1972

Pursuit

as

Dr. Nordman

Bye Bye Braverman

1968

Bye Bye Braverman

as

Felix Ottensteen

Jaguar Lives!

1979

Jaguar Lives!

as

Ben Ashir

The Happy Thieves

1961

The Happy Thieves

as

Jean Marie Calbert

Les Miserables

1952

Les Miserables

as

Genflou

The Ghost Writer

1983

The Ghost Writer

as

Judge Wapter

Journey into Fear

1975

Journey into Fear

as

Colonel Haki

Rage of Angels

1983

Rage of Angels

as

Antonio Granelli

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

The Incredible World of James Bond

as

Self (archive footage)

Three Brave Men

1956

Three Brave Men

as

Jim Barron

Stiletto

1969

Stiletto

as

Emilio Matteo

The Mask of Sheba

1970

The Mask of Sheba

as

Fandil Bondalok

The Betsy

1978

The Betsy

as

Jake Weinstein

Best Ever Bond

2002

Best Ever Bond

as

Dr. No (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Outsider

1967

The Outsider

as

Ernest Grimes

Lady Mobster

1988

Lady Mobster

as

Victor Castle

With These Hands

1950

With These Hands

as

Mike Deleo

Murder at the World Series

1977

Murder at the World Series

as

Sam Druckman

Champ for a Day

1953

Champ for a Day

as

Dominic Guido

The Prodigal

1955

The Prodigal

as

Carmish

Men of the Dragon

1974

Men of the Dragon

as

Balashev

The Suicide Club

1973

The Suicide Club

as

Mr. Silverado

Lawman

1971

Lawman

as

Lucas

Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

1986

Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Nightside

1973

Nightside

as

Grudin

Seize the Day

1986

Seize the Day

as

Dr. Adler

Crime Story: Pilot

1986

Crime Story: Pilot

as

Manny Weisbord

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Isidore Schoen

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Albert Tessa

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Zeke Westerland

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Big Julio

MacGyver

MacGyver

as

Joe Catano

Crime Story

Crime Story

as

Manny Weisbord

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Eddie Vanessi

Masada

Masada

as

Jerahmeel

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Jacob Bauman

The New Breed

The New Breed

as

Clayton Grimes

The Westerner

The Westerner

as

'Serafin'

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Dr. Newland

The Magician

The Magician

as

Hon Chi Kai

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Gilford

Rage of Angels

Rage of Angels

as

Antonio Granelli

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Seymour Bergreen

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

as

Albert Maris

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Jim Case

Coronet Blue

Coronet Blue

as

Rudi Nateseh

Production

Crew

Directing