New York: Joseph Wiseman, an actor who played the sinister scientist and title character of Dr No in the first James Bond feature film, died on Monday. He was 91.
Wiseman, who had been in declining health, died at his home in Manhattan, his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, told The New York Times and Los Angeles Times.
A screen and stage actor, Wiseman's film credits include Detective Story,/i> (1951) and The Unforgiven (1960). He also had guest roles on 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, however, for his villainous role in Dr. No, the first in a long string of James Bond movies. The 1962 film introduced Sean Connery as James Bond and also starred Ursula Andress.
Wiseman was born in Montreal on May 15, 1918. He moved to the United States with his family when he was a boy.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Wiseman 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.
Wiseman's other Broadway credits include Joan of Lorraine (1946), Antony and Cleopatra (1947), Detective Story (1949); and most recently in the stage adaptation of Abby Mann's film Judgment at Nuremberg (2001).
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