Intense, incisive Canadian-born actor Joseph Wiseman first set foot on stage with a Manhattan-based Italian acting troupe. One of his earliest Broadway appearances was as a townsman in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1939). He went on to share the spotlight with such notables as Helen Hayes, Katherine Cornell, Tallulah Bankhead, and Julie Harris. Wiseman's first important film role was the whining, psychopathic burglar in Detective Story (1951), a part he'd previously played on Broadway. One of his most colorful roles (though hardly his personal favorite) was the Fu Manchu-like title character in Dr. No (1962). A busy film and TV actor into the 1980s, Joseph Wiseman was also active with the Lincoln Repertory Theater in New York. Wiseman died in the fall of 2009 at age 91, following a period of declining health.
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Lady Mobster
Actor |
1988 | |||
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Crime Story [TV Series]
Actor |
1986 | |||
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Seize the Day
Actor |
1986 | |||
| 1984 | ||||
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The Ghostwriter
Actor |
1984 | |||
| 1983 | ||||
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Rage of Angels
Actor |
1983 | |||
| 1982 | ||||
| 1979 | ||||
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Jaguar Lives!
Actor |
1979 | |||
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The Betsy
Actor |
1978 | |||
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Homage to Chagall
Voice |
1977 | |||
| 1976 | ||||
| 1975 | ||||
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Journey into Fear
Actor |
1974 | |||
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Men of the Dragon
Actor |
1974 | |||
| 1974 | ||||
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If I Had a Million
Actor |
1973 | |||
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The F.B.I.: The Pay-Off
Actor |
1973 | |||
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The Suicide Club
Actor |
1973 | |||
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Pursuit
Actor |
1972 | |||
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The Valachi Papers
Actor |
1972 | |||
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Lawman
Actor |
1971 | |||
| 1971 | ||||
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Stiletto
Actor |
1969 | |||
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The Mask of Sheba
Actor |
1969 | |||
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Bye Bye Braverman
Actor |
1968 | |||
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The Counterfeit Killer
Actor |
1968 | |||
| 1968 | ||||
| 1964 | ||||
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Dr. No
Actor |
1962 | |||
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The Happy Thieves
Actor |
1962 | |||
| 1962 | ||||
| 1961 | ||||
| 1961 | ||||
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The Unforgiven
Actor |
1960 | |||
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The Garment Jungle
Actor |
1957 | |||
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Three Brave Men
Actor |
1957 | |||
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Darkness At Noon
Actor |
1955 | |||
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The Prodigal
Actor |
1955 | |||
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The Silver Chalice
Actor |
1954 | |||
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Champ for a Day
Actor |
1953 | |||
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Les Miserables
Actor |
1952 | |||
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Viva Zapata!
Actor |
1952 | |||
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Detective Story
Actor |
1951 | |||
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With These Hands
Actor |
1950 |