Joseph Wiseman

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Known Credits 72

Gender Male

Birthday 1918-05-15

Day of Death 2009-10-19 (91 years old)

Place of Birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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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".

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2002

as Dr. No (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990

(1 episode) as Seymour Bergreen

1988

as Victor Castle

1986		Crime Story (30 episodes) as Manny Weisbord
1986		L.A. Law (1 episode) as Isidore Schoen
1986		Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt as Self - Narrator (voice)
1986		Seize the Day as Dr. Adler

1985		MacGyver (1 episode)
1985		The Equalizer (1 episode) as Eddie Vanessi

1983		The Ghost Writer as Judge Wapter
1983		Rage of Angels (2 episodes) as Antonio Granelli
1983		Rage of Angels as Antonio Granelli
1983		The A-Team (1 episode) as Zeke Westerland

1981

(4 episodes) as Jerahmeel

1980		Magnum, P.I. (1 episode)
1980		Freebie and the Bean (1 episode)

1979		Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1 episode) as Carl Morphus
1979		Jaguar Lives! as Ben Ashir
1979		Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Draco

1978

as Jake Weinstein

1977		Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love as Narrator (voice) - English version
1977		Murder at the World Series as Sam Druckman

1975		Journey into Fear as Colonel Haki
1975		Zalmen, or The Madness of God as Rabbi

1974		The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz as Uncle Benjy
1974		Men of the Dragon as Balashev

1973		The Magician (1 episode) as Hon Chi Kai
1973		Nightside as Grudin
1973		The Suicide Club as Mr. Silverado

1972		Pursuit as Dr. Nordman
1972		The Streets of San Francisco (1 episode)
1972		The Valachi Papers as Salvatore Maranzano

1971

as Lucas

1970		Night Gallery (1 episode) as Jacob Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
1970		The Mask of Sheba as Fandil Bondalok
1970		McCloud (2 episodes)

1969

as Emilio Matteo

1968		The Night They Raided Minsky's as Louis Minsky
1968		The Dick Cavett Show (1 episode) as Self - Guest
1968		The Counterfeit Killer as Rajeski
1968		Bye Bye Braverman as Felix Ottensteen

1967

as Ernest Grimes

1965		The Incredible World of James Bond as Self (archive footage)
1965		The F.B.I. (1 episode) as Gilford (1 episode) as Big Julio
1965		The Legend of Jesse James (1 episode) as Captain Hammel

1963

(1 episode)

1962

as Dr. No

1961		The Happy Thieves as Jean Marie Calbert
1961		The New Breed (1 episode) as Clayton Grimes

1960		The Westerner (1 episode) as 'Serafin'
1960		The Unforgiven as Abe Kelsey

1959		Adventures in Paradise (1 episode) as Torok
1959		The Twilight Zone (1 episode)

1958

(1 episode)

1957		Suspicion (1 episode)
1957		The Garment Jungle as George Kovan

1956

as Jim Barron

1955		Matinee Theater (1 episode)
1955		The Prodigal as Carmish

1954		The Silver Chalice as Mijamin
1954		Inner Sanctum (1 episode)

1953		Letter to Loretta (2 episodes) as Dr. Newland
1953		Champ for a Day as Dominic Guido
1953		General Electric Theater (1 episode) as Manson

1952		Les Miserables as Genflou
1952		Viva Zapata! as Fernando

1951		Detective Story as Charley Gennini
1951		Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 episode) as Max Gebler
1951		Tales of Tomorrow (2 episodes)

1950

as Mike Deleo

1949

(2 episodes)

1946

(2 episodes)

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