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Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian-American theatre, film, and television actor who starred as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962. Wiseman was also known for his role as Manny Weisbord on the TV series Crime Story and his career on Broadway. He was once called "the spookiest actor ...
Dr. Julius No was a nuclear scientist and operative of the secretive criminal organisation, SPECTRE, who used his knowledge and wealth to threaten a U.S. rocket launch. The villain was based on the literary character who first appeared in the 1958 Ian Fleming novel, Dr. No, and was portrayed by...
Joseph Wiseman. Actor: Dr. No. 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".
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Oct 20, 2009 · Joseph Wiseman, a longtime stage and screen actor most widely known for playing the villainous title character in “Dr. No,” the first feature film about James Bond, died on Monday at his home...
Oct 27, 2009 · Wiseman was billed third in Dr. No, after stars Sean Connery and Ursula Andress (as Honey Ryder, still considered the quintessential Bond girl), but did not appear in another film for six years.
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Joseph Wiseman (1918 – 2009) was a Canadian theater and film actor, best known for starring as the titular antagonist, Dr. Julius No, in the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Wiseman was chosen for the role of Dr. Julius No in the 1962 film, Dr. No owing to his long history of playing other...
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.
