Joseph Wiseman, first James Bond villain, is dead
October 21st, 2009 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )New York, Oct 21 (IANS) Canadian actor Joseph Wiseman, who made screen history as the villian in the first James Bond movie “Dr. No”, has died. He was 91.
Wiseman died at his home. He is survived by his daughters - Martha and Ruth Wiseman.
Imdb.com reports that Wiseman was a distinguished name in both film and on stage, and remained active on Broadway in recent years. In fact, his last role was on Broadway in a 2001 production of “Judgment At Nuremberg”.
Wiseman also had many other major films to his credit including “The Night They Raided Minsky’s”, “Detective Story”and “The Unforgiven”.
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