Joseph Wiseman Actor

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:21 pm

Joseph Wiseman Actor, who played the sinister scientist and title character of Dr. No in the first James Bond feature film, has died.

Joseph Wiseman Actor was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Joseph Wiseman Actor died on October 19, 2009 at his home in Manhattan, having been in declining health for some time.Wiseman’s second wife, the choreographer Pearl Lang, died in February. He is survived by Martha and a sister, Ruth Wiseman.

In 1938, he was given a small part in his first Broadway play, Robert E. Sherwood’s “Abe Lincoln in Illinois.”

Wiseman’s other Broadway credits include “Joan of Lorraine” (1946), “Antony and Cleopatra” (1947), “Detective Story” (1949); and most recently in the stage adaptation of Abby Mann’s film “Judgment at Nuremberg” (2001).

“Stage acting was what he wanted to be remembered for,” Wiseman’s daughter told the Los Angeles newspaper.

Wiseman’s film credits include “Detective Story” (1951); “Viva Zapata!” (1952); “The Garment Jungle” (1957); “The Unforgiven” (1960); “The Night They Raided Minsky’s” (1968) and “The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz” (1974).

He had guest roles on many television shows, among them “Law & Order.”