Joseph Wiseman's biography
Joseph Wiseman is 91 years old stage actor born at Montreal, Quebec. Joseph was born on Wednesday 15th of May 1918. According to year of birth 1918 Joseph belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 15th of May means Joseph is Taurus. Taurus is most stable sign of Zodiac, that is the reason it is also included in the earthy sign of the Zodiac Belt. One born with this Moon Sign (Not a Rising Sign) is very stable and balanced through their mind.
He is white canadian. He is citizen of Canada. Joseph´s primary profession is to be stage actor. You can know him also as film actor. Joseph is recently known as television actor.
Joseph Wiseman's family
Joseph Wiseman's ex wife
Pearl Lang
Joseph Wiseman and Pearl Lang have been together since 1964 for 45 years. She is known as choreographer. His ex wife was born on Sunday 29th of May 1921 in Chicago. Joseph´s ex wife died on Tuesday 24th of February 2009 in Manhattan. Pearl Lang was 91 years old, when this happened.
Joseph Wiseman's schools
We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: John Adams High School, Université de Montréal.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Graduated John Adams High School, Queens, New York, in June 1935. His Dr. No (1962) co-star Jack Lord (as John Joseph Patrick Ryan) graduated John Adams High School, Queens, New York, in June 1938.
Joseph Wiseman's career
His main focus is to be stage actor. Joseph is famous thanks to James Bond.
Is Joseph Wiseman gay ?
He is known to be straight.
How did Joseph Wiseman die
Joseph died on on Monday 19th of October 2009 when he was 91 years old. Joseph Wisemans death was caused by natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Joseph Wiseman's Awards
- He was awarded the 1968-1969 New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for the play, "In The Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer" on Broadway in New York City.
- He was awarded the 1992 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Unfinished Stories" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
What Joseph Wiseman has done for a first time
- The first actor to play the main villain in an EON Production James Bond film.
- He had mixed feelings about his role as the title character in Dr. No (1962). He preferred to be remembered for his theater career. However, he was proud to be the first of the many actors who have played a main James Bond villain.
Joseph Wiseman's quotes
- A life being enacted onstage is a thing of utter fascination for me. And acting, it may begin out of vanity but you hope that it's taken over by something else. I hope I've climbed over the vanity hurdle.
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Joseph Wiseman's height, body shape
Lets describe how Joseph Wiseman looks. We will focus on Joseph´s height, body shape and hair color. He is tall as 6' 3" (191 cm). Body build is average. Joseph´s hair is shade of grey.