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Joseph Wiseman Biography (1918-)

Born May 15, 1918, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; son of Louis (in business) and Pearl Rubin (a seamstress; maiden name, Ruchwarger) Wiseman; married Nell Kinard, August 28, 1943 (divorced); married Pearl Lang; children: one son, onedaughter. Addresses: Agent--International Creative Management, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048, and 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

Canadian

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 15, 1918

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• (Stage debut) Moses, Three Men on a Horse, New Barn Theatre, Saugerties,NY, 1936.
• The Milky Way, New Barn Theatre, 1936.
• The Warrior's Husband, New Barn Theatre, 1936.
• (Broadway debut) Union soldier, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Plymouth Theatre, 1938.
• Kulygin, The Three Sisters, Surrey Theatre, Maine, 1939.
• News Boy, The Grass Is Always Greener, Surrey Theatre, 1939.
• Beggar, second money changer, Journey to Jerusalem, National Theatre, NewYork City, 1940.
• Corporal Mueller, Candle in the Wind, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1941.
• Andre Prozorov, The Three Sisters, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1942.
• Second German soldier, The Barber Had Two Sons, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1943.
• Stefano, Storm Operation, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1944.
• Champlain, Joan of Lorraine, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1946.
• Mardian, Antony and Cleopatra, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1947.
• Charlie, Detective Story, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 1949.
• Juan de Escovedo, That Lady, Martin Beck Theatre, 1949.
• Boris, Within a Glass Bell, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT, 1950.
• Edmund, King Lear, National Theatre, 1950.
• Eddie Fuseli, Golden Boy, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), New York City, 1952.
• Oliver Erwenter, The Silver Whistle, Westchester County Playhouse, MountKisco, NY, 1952.
• Dick Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, Playhouse in the Park, Philadelphia,PA, 1952.
• Sergius, Arms and the Man, Playhouse in the Park, 1953.
• Inquisitor, The Lark, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1955.
• Stranger, Susan and the Stranger, Westchester County Playhouse, 1956.
• Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria, The Duchess of Malfi, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• Mr. Frank, The Diary of Anne Frank, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL, 1958.
• Amos, The Queen and the Rebels, Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA, 1959.
• Father, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Theatre Group, Universityof California at Los Angeles, 1961.
• Bocadur, Turn on the Night, Playhouse in the Park, 1961.
• Nota, Naked, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1963.
• Chu Yin, Marco Millions, Lincoln Center Repertory Company,ANTA Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• Le Duc, a doctor, Incident at Vichy, Lincoln Center Repertory Company, ANTA Theatre, 1964, then Huntington Hartford Theatre, Los Angeles, 1965.
• Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, Murder in the Cathedral, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1966.
• Title role, In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Center Theatre Group,Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1968, then Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New YorkCity, 1969.
• Astrov, Uncle Vanya, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, 1969.
• Bummidge, The Last Analysis, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1971.
• Yako Bardin, Enemies, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1972.
• The rabbi, Zalmen; or, The Madness of God, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1974, then Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1976.
• Fyodor Balyasnikov, Balyasnikov, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA, 1977-78.
• The professor, The Lesson, Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1978.
• Prospero, The Tempest, Folger Theatre Group, Washington, DC, 1981-82.
• Tadeus, The Golem, New York Shakespeare Festival (NYSF), Public Theatre,New York City, 1984.
• Olbram, Largo Desolato, NYSF, Public Theatre, 1986.
• Hirschman-Cabalist, The Tenth Man, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1989.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Bab and Cavalry Captain, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, U.S. cities, 1939-40.
• Corporal Mueller, Candle in the Wind, U.S. cities, 1942-43.
• Andre Prozorov, The Three Sisters, U.S. cities, 1942-43.
• Mardian, Antony and Cleopatra, U.S. cities, 1947.
• Juan de Escovedo, That Lady, U.S. cities, 1950.
• Driver, The Saturday Night Kid, U.S. cities, 1957.
• Dr. Rafael Taurez, Sweet Love Remember'd, U.S. cities, 1959.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• With These Hands, CLC, 1950.
• Charles Geninini, Detective Story, Paramount, 1951.
• Genflou, Les Miserables, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• Fernando Aguirre, Viva Zapata!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952.
• Dominic Guido, Champ for a Day, Republic, 1953.
• Mijamin, The Silver Chalice, Warner Bros., 1954.
• Carmish, The Prodigal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955.
• Narrator, Eliahu, ORT, 1955.
• Narrator, Mella, ORT, 1955.
• Kovan, The Garment Jungle, Columbia, 1957.
• Jim Barron, Three Brave Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• Abe Kelsey, The Unforgiven, United Artists (UA), 1960.
• Title role, Dr. No, UA, 1962.
• Jean Marie Calbert, The Happy Thieves (also known as Once a Thief), UA, 1962.
• Felix Ottensteen, Bye Bye Braverman, Warner Bros., 1968.
• Rajeski, The Counterfeit Killer, Universal, 1968.
• Louis Minsky, The Night They Raided Minsky's (also known as The Night They Invented the Striptease), UA, 1968.
• Emilio Matteo, Stiletto, Embassy, 1969.
• Lucas, Lawman, UA, 1971.
• Salvatore Maranzano, The Valachi Papers (also known as Joe Valachi:I Segretti di Cosa Nostra), Columbia, 1972.
• Uncle Benhy, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Paramount, 1974.
• Colonel Haki, Journey into Fear (also known as Burn Out), Sterling Gold,1976.
• Jake Weinstein, The Betsy, Associated Artists, 1978.
• Draco, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Universal, 1979.
• Ben Ashir, Jaguar Lives, American International, 1979.
• Also appeared as narrator in Homage to Chagall--The Colours of Love (documentary), 1977, and Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt, 1985.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• Frontiers of Faith, NBC, 1950-60.
• Manny Weisbord, Crime Story, NBC, 1986-88.
• TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MINI-SERIES Morris Cady, QB VII, ABC, 1974.
• Jerahmed, Masada, ABC, 1981.
• Antonio Granelli, Rage of Angels, NBC, 1983.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; PILOTS
• Pharaoh, Great Bible Adventures, ABC, 1966.
• Ernest Grimes, The Outsider, NBC, 1967.
• Balashev, Men of the Dragon, ABC, 1974.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• Paul Radin, "One More Pallbearer," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1962.
• The Loretta Young Show, NBC, 1964.
• Desilu Playhouse, NBC, 1965.
• The Untouchables, ABC, 1965.
• Camera Three, CBS, 1965.
• The Eternal Light, NBC, 1965.
• Jesse James, ABC, 1966.
• The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1966.
• Preview Tonight, ABC, 1966.
• T.H.E. Cat, NBC, 1966.
• Coronet Blue, CBS, 1967.
• "Room with a View," Rod Serling's Night Gallery (also known as Night Gallery), NBC, 1970.
• Theatre in America, PBS, 1975.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; MOVIES
• Fahdil Bondalok, The Mask of Sheba, NBC, 1970.
• Dr. Peter Nordmann, The Pursuit, NBC, 1972.
• Sam Druckman, Murder at the World Series, ABC, 1977.
• Victor Castle, Lady Mobster, ABC, 1988.
• Also appeared as Grudin, Nightside, 1973; appeared in The Ghost Writer, 1984; and appeared as Dr. Adler, Seize the Day, 1986.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
• "Darkness at Noon," Producers Showcase, NBC, 1955.
• Macbeth, CBS, 1959 and 1960.
• The Lincoln Center Day, CBS, 1964.
• Also appeared in Arrowsmith, Billy Budd, The Dybbuk, and Antigone.