Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian American theatre and film actor, well known for starring as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, Dr. No in 1962. He was once called "the spookiest actor in the American theatre." Joseph Wiseman was born on May 15, 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 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". He had guest-starring and cameo roles in TV series including The Westerner, The Streets of San Francisco, The Untouchables, Crime Story, The Twilight Zone ("One More Pallbearer"), Magnum, P.I., Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, and Night Gallery. Publicity Listings Most recently in the NLBAAAHL with Western Bantam Kings AAA. His last film was made in 1988, though he appeared in TV shows such as MacGyver, L.A. Law, and Law & Order after that time. "Joseph Wiseman, Broadway actor who played Dr. No, dies at 91", "Accomplished Broadway actor immortalized Bond's Dr. No", "Joseph Wiseman dies at 91; actor played villain in first Bond film starring Sean Connery", https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1115&h=2753594&tid=&pid=&queryId=b6eb6bf815b4396169c65acb3b7e8fb8&usePUB=true&_phsrc=bh51365861&_phstart=successSource, "Joseph Wiseman, James Bond's Dr. No, Dies at 91", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Wiseman&oldid=985052900, Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States, Internet Off-Broadway Database person ID not in Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 October 2020, at 17:43. The first actor ever to play a main villain in a James Bond film. Born in Montreal, Canada, to Orthodox Jewish parents, Louis and Pearl Rubin (née Ruchwarger), Wiseman grew up in New York. He was awarded the 1992 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Unfinished Stories" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Most recently in the NCJHL with Bytown Royals. Joseph Wiseman Zodiac Sign is Taurus, Ethnicity White & religion Not Available.. Joseph Wiseman Net Worth 2018. [5] (Later in his life, he viewed the film with disdain, and preferred to be remembered for his theater career.[6]). Age 91 years (age at death) old. His, He had mixed feelings about his role as the title character in. A life being enacted onstage is a thing of utter fascination for me. Official Sites, In his early career, often portrayed men much older than himself. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Fictional Characters With a Disability - Part 2. He was married to dancer, teacher, and choreographer Pearl Lang from 1964 until her death in February 2009. He was Canadian by natinoanliy. Wiseman made his Broadway debut in 1938, playing a small part in Robert E. Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois. I hope I've climbed over the vanity hurdle. He was once called "the spookiest actor in the American theatre". John Aprea Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Daveed Diggs Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Erick Lopez Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Saqib Saleem Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Nick Sakai Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Shin Koyamada Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Alejo Sauras Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Gaius Charles Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Daniel Macpherson Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Peter Dobson Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Tim O'Connor Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Nithiin Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Gary Cooper Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Adam Rothenberg Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Dean O'Gorman Birthday, Real Name, Personal Life, Age, Weight, Height, Affairs, Bio & More, Child(ren) of Joseph Wiseman and Nell Kinard. Eliteprospects.com hockey player profile of Joseph Wiseman, 2006-05-14 Corner Brook, NL, CAN Canada.

[8] He is survived by his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, and his sister, Ruth Wiseman. Motion pictures in which Wiseman has been seen include Detective Story (1951), starring Kirk Douglas, Viva Zapata! 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".