Joseph Wiseman

Born: 1918-05-15

Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian theater and film actor, best known for starring as the titular antagonist of the first James Bond film, Dr. No, as well as his career on Broadway. He was once called "the spookiest actor in the American theater". Description above from the Wikipedia article Joseph Wiseman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Dr. No

as Dr. No
Released: 1962-10-07

Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space...

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The Unforgiven

as Abe Kelsey
Released: 1960-04-06

The neighbors of a frontier family turn on them when it is suspected that their beloved adopted...

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Viva Zapata!

as Fernando
Released: 1952-02-07

The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt,...

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The Valachi Papers

as Salvatore Maranzano
Released: 1972-01-06

When Joe Valachi has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese, he must take desperate steps...

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Detective Story

as Charley Gennini
Released: 1951-10-24

Tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective...

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Draco
Released: 1979-03-02

Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987...

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Lawman

as Lucas
Released: 1971-03-11

While passing through the town of Bannock, a bunch of drunken cattlemen go overboard with their...

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The Garment Jungle

as George Kovan
Released: 1957-05-01

Alan Mitchell returns to New York to work for his father Walter, the owner of a fashion house...

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The Silver Chalice

as Mijamin
Released: 1954-12-20

A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim...

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Seize the Day

as Dr. Adler
Released: 1986-09-09

Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job,...

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The Betsy

as Jake Weinstein
Released: 1978-02-02

Ruthless patriarch Loren hires racecar driver Angelo to build a more efficient vehicle against...

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The Night They Raided Minsky's

as Louis Minsky
Released: 1968-12-22

Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately...

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The Prodigal

as Carmish
Released: 1955-05-06

A wealthy young Hebrew traveling in Damascus renounces his faith after he is seduced by an...

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Pursuit

as Dr. Nordman
Released: 1972-12-12

What begins as a routine investigation quickly escalates into a heartstopping race to save...

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Les Miserables

as Genflou
Released: 1952-08-14

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a...

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The Incredible World of James Bond

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1965-11-26

This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the...

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The Happy Thieves

as Jean Marie Calbert
Released: 1961-12-20

A suave art thief romances a wealthy duchess, only to enable him to steal a priceless painting...

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Jaguar Lives!

as Ben Ashir
Released: 1979-08-09

The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.

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Journey into Fear

as Colonel Haki
Released: 1975-08-08

U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab...

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The Counterfeit Killer

as Rajeski
Released: 1968-05-01

A Secret Service agent poses as a waterfront hit man to infiltrate a global ring of counterfeiters.

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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

as Uncle Benjy
Released: 1974-04-11

The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a...

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Lady Mobster

as Victor Castle
Released: 1988-10-19

Television account of a young woman who becomes her mobster godfather's staunchest defender.

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Stiletto

as Emilio Matteo
Released: 1969-07-30

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he...

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Murder at the World Series

as Sam Druckman
Released: 1977-03-20

A disturbed young man threatens violence at the World Series after failing to make the Houston...

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The Mask of Sheba

as Fandil Bondalok
Released: 1970-03-09

Intrigue, romance, and the customary angry natives are the major elements in this tale of a hunt...

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Bye Bye Braverman

as Felix Ottensteen
Released: 1968-02-21

One day, Morroe Rieff learns that his friend and fellow writer, Leslie Braverman, has died....

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The Ghost Writer

as Judge Wapter
Released: 1983-11-12

Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the...

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Three Brave Men

as Jim Barron
Released: 1956-12-01

A lawyer takes the case of a Navy clerk who sues after he's fired for suspected Communist beliefs.

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Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: 1986-09-14

At its peak, one million New York Jews spent their summers in the Borscht Belt, the birthplace...

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Crime Story: Pilot

as Manny Weisbord
Released: 1986-09-18

One former cop goes against the whole Mafia. The feature-length pilot for the cult 80s show.

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The Outsider

as Ernest Grimes
Released: 1967-11-21

Darren McGavin is David Ross, a private investigator playing a game of follow the money. A...

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The Suicide Club

as Mr. Silverado
Released: 1973-02-13

A young gambler seeking greater challenges joins a card club where the members literally gamble...

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Rage of Angels

as Antonio Granelli
Released: 1983-02-19

Based on Sidney Sheldon's novel. A young assistant district attorney is used by a ruthless...

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Champ for a Day

as Dominic Guido
Released: 1953-08-15

An up-and-coming heavyweight fighter, George Wilson, arrives in Vulcan City, a small mid-western...

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Nightside

as Grudin
Released: 1973-04-05

The story of three people - a press agent, a private detective and a nightclub owner - whose...

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Men of the Dragon

as Balashev
Released: 1974-03-20

Two men and a woman, all friends and martial arts experts, visit Hong Kong, where they grew up....

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Zalmen, or The Madness of God

as Rabbi
Released: 1975-01-13

This play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi...

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With These Hands

as Mike Deleo
Released: 1950-06-15

Produced by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, the film used actors to recreate the...

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Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

as Narrator (voice) - English version
Released: 1977-06-19

For over three-quarters of a century, Russian-born Marc Chagall set new standards for modern art...

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Law & Order

as Seymour Bergreen
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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MacGyver

as Joe Catano
First aired: 1985-09-29

He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a...

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The A-Team

as Zeke Westerland
First aired: 1983-01-23

A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...

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Magnum, P.I.

as Dr. Albert Tessa
First aired: 1980-12-11

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a...

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L.A. Law

as Isidore Schoen
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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The Equalizer

as Eddie Vanessi
First aired: 1985-09-18

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private...

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The Twilight Zone

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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Matinee Theater

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-10-31

Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of...

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The Untouchables

as Albert Maris
First aired: 1959-10-15

Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

as Carl Morphus
First aired: 1979-09-20

20th-century astronaut Buck Rogers awakens in the 25th century after a freak accident puts him...

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The F.B.I.

as Big Julio
First aired: 1965-09-19

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...

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The F.B.I.

as Gilford
First aired: 1965-09-19

The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was...

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Night Gallery

as Jacob Bauman (segment "Room with a View")
First aired: 1970-12-16

Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...

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Adventures in Paradise

as Torok
First aired: 1959-10-05

Adventures in Paradise is an American television series created by James Michener which ran on...

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McCloud

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-02-17

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the...

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The Streets of San Francisco

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-23

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...

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The Streets of San Francisco

as Barbado
First aired: 1972-09-23

Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate...

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Crime Story

as Manny Weisbord
First aired: 1986-09-19

The hard-boiled saga of hair-trigger cop Lieutenant Mike Torello and his obsessive pursuit of...

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The Magician

as Hon Chi Kai
First aired: 1973-10-02

The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-06

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...

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Tales of Tomorrow

as uncredited
First aired: 1951-08-03

Tales of Tomorrow is an American anthology science fiction series that was performed and...

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Suspense

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-01-06

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program,...

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Suspicion

as uncredited
First aired: 1957-09-30

Suspicion is the title of an American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC...

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The New Breed

as Clayton Grimes
First aired: 1961-10-03

The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June...

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The Westerner

as 'Serafin'
First aired: 1960-09-30

The Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960....

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The Legend of Jesse James

as Captain Hammel
First aired: 1965-09-13

The Legend of Jesse James is an American western series starring Christopher Jones in the tile...

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Lights Out

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-07-19

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...

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Masada

as Jerahmeel
First aired: 1981-04-05

A Roman general leads the epic 1st-century siege of Masada, the mountain fortress where more...

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Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Sorceror
First aired: 1958-01-12

Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by...

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Shirley Temple's Storybook

as Lurgan
First aired: 1958-01-12

Shirley Temple's Storybook is an American children's anthology series hosted and narrated by...

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Inner Sanctum

as uncredited
First aired: 1954-01-09

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Rage of Angels

as Antonio Granelli
First aired: 1983-02-20

A young assistant district attorney is used by a ruthless attorney to get his client off. She is...

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Freebie and the Bean

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-12-06

Freebie and the Bean is a short-lived hour-long police drama based on the 1974 film of the same...

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Letter to Loretta

as Dr. Newland
First aired: 1953-09-20

Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Max Gebler
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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General Electric Theater

as Manson
First aired: 1953-02-01

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was...

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