Joseph Wiseman was born on May 15, 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He came to Broadway in the 1930s, where he was critically hailed for performances in Shakespeare's "King Lear", Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" and Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya". Motion pictures in which Wiseman has been seen include Detective Story (1951), starring Kirk Douglas, ...
In his early career, often portrayed men much older than himself
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Deep dramatic voice
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A life being enacted onstage is a thing of utter fascination for me. And acting, it may begin out of vanity but you hope that it's taken over by something else. I hope I've climbed over the vanity hurdle.
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[on his most famous role and film, Dr. No (1962)] I had no idea what I was letting myself in for. I had no idea it would achieve the success it did. I know nothing about mysteries. I don't take to them. As far as I was concerned, I thought it might be just another Grade-B Charlie Chan mystery.
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Fact
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He was awarded the 1992 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Unfinished Stories" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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He was awarded the 1968-1969 New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for the play, "In The Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer" on Broadway in New York City.
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While he was the first actor to play the main villain of the Sean Connery James Bond series. He was the final one to pass away.
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He had mixed feelings about his role as the title character in Dr No(1962). He preferred to be remembered for his theater career. However, he was proud to be the first of the many actors who have played a main James Bond villain.
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Graduated John Adams High School, Queens, NY, June 1935. His Dr. No co-star, Jack Lord (as John Joseph Patrick Ryan) graduated John Adams High School, Queens, New York, in June 1938.
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The first actor ever to play a main villain in a James Bond film.
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Started his acting career in summer stock as a teenager and made his Broadway debut in 1938 playing a bit part in "Abe Lincoln in Illinois".
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Daughter with Kinard, Martha Graham Wiseman.
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Survived by his daughter and his sister, Ruth Wiseman.
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One daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, with Nell Kinard.
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Father of Martha Graham Wiseman.
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Brother of Ruth Wiseman.
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He and actor Roger De Koven both appeared in the same two Broadway plays about "Joan of Arc" - Maxwell Anderson's "Joan of Lorraine" and Jean Anouilh's "The Lark" - but neither actor played the same role in the two plays.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Loretta Young Show
1959
TV Series
Dr. Newland
Rendezvous
1958
TV Series
Schlitz Playhouse
1958
TV Series
Max Gebler
Matinee Theatre
1958
TV Series
Hosea
Suspicion
1957
TV Series
The Garment Jungle
1957
George Kovan
Studio 57
1957
TV Series
Three Brave Men
1956
Jim Barron
Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre
1956
TV Series
Will Prentiss
The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial
1956
TV Series
Antonio
Producers' Showcase
1955
TV Series
Ponds Theater
1954-1955
TV Series
Death
The Prodigal
1955
Carmish
The Silver Chalice
1954
Mijamin
Justice
1954
TV Series
Vincent Wilbec
Inner Sanctum
1954
TV Series
Medallion Theatre
1954
TV Series
Suspense
1950-1954
TV Series
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
TV Series
Baroff
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1953
TV Series
Champ for a Day
1953
Dominic Guido
Danger
1953
TV Series
Tales of Tomorrow
1953
TV Series
Frontiers of Faith
1952
TV Series
Les Miserables
1952
Genflou
Lights Out
1951-1952
TV Series
The Croupier
Viva Zapata!
1952
Fernando
Detective Story
1951
Charley Gennini
With These Hands
1950
Mike Deleo
Law & Order
1996
TV Series
Seymour Bergreen
A Passover Seder
1994
Video short
Grandfather
L.A. Law
1994
TV Series
Isidore Schoen
Civil Wars
1992
TV Series
Julius Schiff
MacGyver
1989
TV Series
Joe Catano
Lady Mobster
1988
TV Movie
Victor Castle
Crime Story
1986-1988
TV Series
Manny Weisbord
Seize the Day
1986
Dr. Adler
The Equalizer
1985
TV Series
Eddie Vanessi
The A-Team
1984
TV Series
Zeke Westerland
American Playhouse
1984
TV Series
Judge Leopold Wapter
Rage of Angels
1983
TV Movie
Antonio Granelli
Magnum, P.I.
1983
TV Series
Dr. Albert Tessa
The Greatest American Hero
1981
TV Series
James J. Beck
Masada
1981
TV Mini-Series
Jerahmeel, Head Essene
Freebie and the Bean
1980
TV Series
Dr. Dorf
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
TV Series
Carl Morphus
Jaguar Lives!
1979
Ben Ashir
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
King Draco
The Betsy
1978
Jake Weinstein
Murder at the World Series
1977
TV Movie
Sam Druckman
The Streets of San Francisco
1976
TV Series
Barbado
Journey Into Fear
1975
Colonel Haki
The Wide World of Mystery
1975
TV Series
Mr. Silverado
Zalmen: or, The Madness of God
1975
TV Movie
Rabbi
QB VII
1974
TV Mini-Series
Morris Cady
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
1974
Uncle Benjy
Men of the Dragon
1974
TV Movie
Balashev
The Suicide Club
1974
TV Movie
The Magician
1974
TV Series
Hon Chi Kai
If I Had a Million
1973
TV Movie
The F.B.I.
1971-1973
TV Series
Gilford / Big Julio
Nightside
1973
TV Movie
Grudin
Pursuit
1972
TV Movie
Dr. Nordman
McCloud
1972
TV Series
Paul Rudell / Stephen Rudensky
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1972
TV Series
Armand Pringle
The Valachi Papers
1972
Salvatore Maranzano
Lawman
1971
Lucas
Night Gallery
1970
TV Series
Jacob Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
NET Playhouse
1970
TV Series
Lev
The Mask of Sheba
1970
TV Movie
Fandil Bondalok
Stiletto
1969
Emilio Matteo
The Night They Raided Minsky's
1968
Louis Minsky
The Counterfeit Killer
1968
Rajeski
Bye Bye Braverman
1968
Felix Ottensteen
The Outsider
1967
TV Movie
Ernest Grimes
Coronet Blue
1967
TV Series
Rudi Nateseh
T.H.E. Cat
1966
TV Series
Prince Nicky Cavalcante
Preview Tonight
1966
TV Series
Pharaoh
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1966
TV Series
Rajeski
The Legend of Jesse James
1966
TV Series
Captain Hammel
Wagon Train
1964
TV Series
Jim Case
Dr. No
1962
Dr. No
The New Breed
1962
TV Series
Clayton Grimes
The Twilight Zone
1962
TV Series
Paul Radin
The Happy Thieves
1961
Jean Marie Calbert
Festival
1961
TV Series
Prisoner / Messenger
The Untouchables
1960-1961
TV Series
Russell Shield / Albert Maris
General Electric Theater
1961
TV Series
The Westerner
1960
TV Series
Serafin
Shirley Temple's Storybook
1958-1960
TV Series
Lurgan / Sorcerer
The Unforgiven
1960
Abe Kelsey
CBS Repertoire Workshop
1960
TV Series
Anton
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1959
TV Series
Lepke Buchalter
Adventures in Paradise
1959
TV Series
Torok
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
1986
Documentary
Narrator
Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
1977
Documentary
Narrator (English version, voice)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Top Gear
2012
TV Series
Dr. No
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself - In Memoriam
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself - In Memoriam
20 to 1
2007
TV Series documentary
Dr. No
From Russia with Love
2005
Video Game
Dr. No
Best Ever Bond
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Terence Young: Bond Vivant
2000
Video documentary short
Dr. No (uncredited)
Inside 'Dr. No'
2000
Video documentary short
Himself
The James Bond Story
1999
TV Movie documentary
Dr. No (uncredited)
The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files
1997
TV Movie documentary
Dr. No (uncredited)
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
1995
Video documentary
Himself / Dr.No
Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
1995
Video documentary short
Himself
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1987
TV Movie documentary
Dr. No
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1980
TV Series
Carl Morphus
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
1967
TV Movie
Dr. No
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Dr. No (1962) as Dr. No
Viva Zapata! (1952) as Fernando
Detective Story (1951) as Charley Gennini
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) as Uncle Benjy
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