Joseph Wiseman

Biography

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". Motion pictures in which Wiseman has been seen include Detective Story (1951), starring Kirk Douglas, Viva Zapata! (1952) with Marlon Brando, The Garment Jungle (1957), The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968), The Valachi Papers (1972) and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) which brought him back to his native Canada for a co-starring role with Richard Dreyfuss.

91years old at death

Born May 15, 1918Montreal
Died October 19, 2009New York City
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 28 years1951 to 1979

Genres

Drama67%, 8 films
Crime25%, 3 films
Romance25%, 3 films
Action17%, 2 films
Adventure17%, 2 films

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Big break
Wiseman was cast as Dr. Julius No in the first James Bond film, Dr. No, because producer Harry Saltzman had seen his performance in Detective Story and chose him for the part in December 1961.
First role
In 1938, Wiseman played a small part in Robert E. Sherwood's Abe Lincoln in Illinois, which was his Broadway debut.

Joseph Wiseman movies on Netflix

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979IMDb rating 6.5as Draco
The Betsy1978IMDb rating 5.3as Jake Weinstein
Journey into Fear1975IMDb rating 5.3as Colonel Haki
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz1974IMDb rating 6.7as Uncle Benjy
The Valachi Papers1972IMDb rating 6.4as Salvatore Maranzano
The Night They Raided Minsky's1968IMDb rating 6.1as Louis Minsky
Dr. No1962IMDb rating 7.2as Dr. No
The Unforgiven1960IMDb rating 6.5as Abe Kelsey
The Garment Jungle1957IMDb rating 6.6as George Kovan
The Silver Chalice1954IMDb rating 4.6as Mijamin
Viva Zapata!1952IMDb rating 7.2as Fernando Aguirre
Detective Story1951IMDb rating 7.5as Charley Gennini

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Dr. No1962 Action, Adventure, Thrilleras Dr. No
IMDb rating 7.2198K votes
Viva Zapata!1952 Biography, Drama, Historyas Fernando Aguirre
IMDb rating 7.214K votes
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979as Draco
IMDb rating 6.57.8K votes
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz1974as Uncle Benjy
IMDb rating 6.73.0K votes
The Valachi Papers1972as Salvatore Maranzano
IMDb rating 6.45.2K votes
The Unforgiven1960as Abe Kelsey
IMDb rating 6.511K votes
Detective Story1951as Charley Gennini
IMDb rating 7.511K votes
The Night They Raided Minsky's1968as Louis Minsky
IMDb rating 6.12.0K votes

Most often with

Terence Young directed two of these films. Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Denholm Elliott

Henry Silva

Anthony Dawson

Terence YoungDirector, 2 films

Films together

Denholm Elliott2 films together, 1968 to 1974
Denholm Elliott's page
- The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz1974IMDb rating 6.7Wiseman as Uncle BenjyElliott as Friar
- The Night They Raided Minsky's1968IMDb rating 6.1Wiseman as Louis MinskyElliott as Vance Fowler
Henry Silva2 films together, 1952 to 1979
Henry Silva's page
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979IMDb rating 6.5Wiseman as DracoSilva as Kane
- Viva Zapata!1952IMDb rating 7.2Wiseman as Fernando AguirreSilva as Hernandez
Anthony Dawson2 films together, 1962 to 1972
Anthony Dawson's page
- The Valachi Papers1972IMDb rating 6.4Wiseman as Salvatore MaranzanoDawson as Federal Investigator
- Dr. No1962IMDb rating 7.2Wiseman as Dr. NoDawson as Professor Dent
Terence YoungDirector, 2 films, 1962 to 1972
All films by Terence Young
- The Valachi Papers1972IMDb rating 6.4Wiseman as Salvatore Maranzano
- Dr. No1962IMDb rating 7.2Wiseman as Dr. No

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