Joseph Wiseman
Born: 1918-05-15 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2009-10-19
Known For: Acting
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".
Filmography
1990
- Law & Order as Seymour Bergreen
1988
- Lady Mobster as Victor Castle
1986
- L.A. Law as Isidore Schoen
- Crime Story as Manny Weisbord
- Seize the Day as Dr. Adler
- Crime Story: Pilot as Manny Weisbord
- Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt as Self - Narrator (voice)
1985
- MacGyver as Joe Catano
- The Equalizer as Eddie Vanessi
1983
- The A-Team as Zeke Westerland
- Rage of Angels as Antonio Granelli
- The Ghost Writer as Judge Wapter
1981
- The Greatest American Hero as James J. Beck
- Masada as Jerahmeel, Head Essene
1980
- Magnum, P.I. as Albert Tessa
- Freebie and the Bean
1979
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Carl Morphus
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Draco
- Jaguar Lives! as Ben Ashir
1978
- The Betsy as Jake Weinstein
1977
- Murder at the World Series as Sam Druckman
- Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love as Narrator (voice) - English version
1975
- Journey into Fear as Colonel Haki
- Zalmen, or The Madness of God as Rabbi
1974
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz as Uncle Benjy
- Men of the Dragon as Balashev
1973
- The Magician as Hon Chi Kai
- Nightside as Grudin
- The Suicide Club as Mr. Silverado
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco
- The Valachi Papers as Salvatore Maranzano
- Pursuit as Dr. Nordman
1971
- Lawman as Lucas
1970
- McCloud
- Night Gallery as Jacob Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
- The Mask of Sheba as Fandil Bondalok
1969
- Stiletto as Emilio Matteo
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- The Night They Raided Minsky's as Louis Minsky
- Bye Bye Braverman as Felix Ottensteen
- The Counterfeit Killer as Rajeski
1967
- Coronet Blue as Rudi Nateseh
- The Outsider as Ernest Grimes
1965
- The F.B.I. as Big Julio
- The Legend of Jesse James as Captain Hammel
- The Incredible World of James Bond as Self (archive footage)
1962
- Dr. No as Dr. No
1961
- The New Breed as Clayton Grimes
- The Happy Thieves as Jean Marie Calbert
1960
- The Westerner as 'Serafin'
- The Unforgiven as Abe Kelsey
1959
- The Twilight Zone as Paul Radin
- The Untouchables as Albert Maris
- Adventures in Paradise as Torok
1958
1957
- Wagon Train as Jim Case
- Suspicion
- The Garment Jungle as George Kovan
1956
- On Trial as Antonio
- Three Brave Men as Jim Barron
1955
- Matinee Theater
- The Prodigal as Carmish
1954
- Studio 57
- Inner Sanctum
- The Silver Chalice as Mijamin
1953
- Letter to Loretta as Dr. Newland
- General Electric Theater as Manson
- Kraft Television Theatre
- Champ for a Day as Dominic Guido
1952
- Viva Zapata! as Fernando
- Les Miserables as Genflou
1951
- Tales of Tomorrow
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Max Gebler
- Detective Story as Charley Gennini
1950
- With These Hands as Mike Deleo