Joseph Wiseman | 'Dr. No' in Bond film, 91
Joseph Wiseman, 91, an actor who played the sinister scientist and title character of Dr. No in the first James Bond feature film, died Monday.
Joseph Wiseman, 91, an actor who played the sinister scientist and title character of Dr. No in the first James Bond feature film, died Monday.
Mr. Wiseman, who had been in declining health, died at his home in Manhattan, his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, said.
Mr. Wiseman's film credits include Detective Story (1951) and The Unforgiven (1960). He also had guest roles on the television shows Law & Order, The Streets of San Francisco, The Twilight Zone, and The Untouchables, according to the New York Times.
He is likely best known for his villainous role in Dr. No, the first in a long string of Bond movies. The 1962 film introduced Sean Connery as James Bond and also starred Ursula Andress.
Mr. Wiseman was born in Montreal and moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy.
According to the Los Angeles Times, he started acting when he was a teenager, getting his start in summer stock.
In 1938, he was given a small part in his first Broadway play, Robert E. Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois.
His other Broadway credits include Joan of Lorraine (1946), Antony and Cleopatra (1947), Detective Story (1949), and, most recently, the stage adaptation of Abby Mann's film Judgment at Nuremberg (2001). - AP