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Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Birthday: 1918-05-15 | Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1988
Lady Mobster

as    Victor Castle

1986
Seize the Day

as    Dr. Adler

1986
Crime Story

as    Manny Weisbord

1986
Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

1983
Rage of Angels

as    Antonio Granelli

1983
The Ghost Writer

as    Judge Wapter

1981
Masada

as    Jerahmeel, Head Essene

1979
Jaguar Lives!

as    Ben Ashir

1979
1978
The Betsy

as    Jake Weinstein

1977
Murder at the World Series

as    Sam Druckman

1975
Journey into Fear

as    Colonel Haki

1975
1974
Men of the Dragon

as    Balashev

1974
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

as    Uncle Benjy

1973
Nightside

as    Grudin

1973
The Suicide Club

as    Mr. Silverado

1972
Pursuit

as    Dr. Nordman

1972
The Valachi Papers

as    Salvatore Maranzano

1969
Stiletto

as    Emilio Matteo

1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's

as    Louis Minsky

1967
The Outsider

as    Ernest Grimes

1965
The Incredible World of James Bond

as    Self (archive footage)

1963
Dr. No

as    Dr. No

1961
The Happy Thieves

as    Jean Marie Calbert