Joseph Wiseman

Actor May 15 (died age 91) Montreal, Quebec, Canada 1949–1990 (41 year career)

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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

Film

Dr. No

Film

Viva Zapata!

Fernando

Film

Detective Story

Charley Gennini

Film

Crime Story

Manny Weisbord

Film

The Unforgiven

Abe Kelsey

Film

Lawman

Lucas

Film

The Valachi Papers

Salvatore Maranzano

Film

Masada

Jerahmeel, Head Essene

Filmography

Acting (78)

Movies (38)

Lady Mobster

1988

as Victor Castle

4.2

Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

1986

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Seize the Day

as Dr. Adler

Crime Story: Pilot

as Manny Weisbord

The Ghost Writer

as Judge Wapter

Jaguar Lives!

1979

as Ben Ashir

4.0

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Draco

The Betsy

as Jake Weinstein

Murder at the World Series

1977

as Sam Druckman

6.5

Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

1977

as Narrator (voice) - English version

5.0

Zalmen, or The Madness of God

1975

as Rabbi

Journey into Fear

1975

as Colonel Haki

5.6

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974

as Uncle Benjy

5.9

Men of the Dragon

1974

as Balashev

The Suicide Club

1973

as Mr. Silverado

Nightside

1973

as Grudin

The Valachi Papers

1972

as Salvatore Maranzano

Pursuit

as Dr. Nordman

Lawman

as Lucas

The Mask of Sheba

as Fandil Bondalok

Stiletto

1969

as Emilio Matteo

5.0

The Night They Raided Minsky's

as Louis Minsky

Bye Bye Braverman

as Felix Ottensteen

The Counterfeit Killer

1968

as Rajeski

The Outsider

1967

as Ernest Grimes

6.0

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

as Self (archive footage)

Dr. No

as Dr. No

The Happy Thieves

as Jean Marie Calbert

The Unforgiven

as Abe Kelsey

The Garment Jungle

as George Kovan

Three Brave Men

as Jim Barron

The Prodigal

as Carmish

The Silver Chalice

as Mijamin

Champ for a Day

as Dominic Guido

Viva Zapata!

as Fernando

Les Miserables

as Genflou

Detective Story

as Charley Gennini

With These Hands

as Mike Deleo

Television (40)

Law & Order

as Seymour Bergreen

L.A. Law

as Isidore Schoen

Crime Story

as Manny Weisbord

MacGyver

as Joe Catano

The Equalizer

as Eddie Vanessi

The A-Team

as Zeke Westerland

Rage of Angels

as Antonio Granelli

The Greatest American Hero

1981

as James J. Beck

7.2

Masada

1981

as Jerahmeel, Head Essene

Magnum, P.I.

as Albert Tessa

Freebie and the Bean

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Carl Morphus

The Magician

as Hon Chi Kai

The Streets of San Francisco

McCloud

Night Gallery

as Jacob Bauman

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Coronet Blue

as Rudi Nateseh

The F.B.I.

as Big Julio

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Captain Hammel

4.8

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The New Breed

as Clayton Grimes

The Westerner

as 'Serafin'

The Twilight Zone

as Paul Radin

The Untouchables

as Albert Maris

Adventures in Paradise

1959

as Torok

5.7

Shirley Temple's Storybook

1958

as Sorceror

6.2

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Wagon Train

as Jim Case

Suspicion

Matinee Theater

Studio 57

Inner Sanctum

General Electric Theater

as Manson

Letter to Loretta

as Dr. Newland

Kraft Television Theatre

1953

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

6.0

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Max Gebler

Suspense

Lights Out