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Joseph Wiseman, James Bond’s Dr. No, Dies at 91

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Dave U. Random

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Oct 20, 2009, 9:08:20 PM10/20/09
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NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/arts/20wiseman.html

Joseph Wiseman, a longtime stage and screen actor most
widely known for playing the villainous title character in
�Dr. No,� the first feature film about James Bond, died on
Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 91.

..Released in 1962, �Dr. No� was the first in what proved
to be a decades-long string of Bond movies. Starring Sean
Connery and Ursula Andress, the film featured Mr. Wiseman
as Dr. Julius No, the sinister scientist who was Bond�s
first big-screen adversary..
==========
Bond meets Dr. No
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbphe1fZiQk

Luis Rodriguez

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Oct 21, 2009, 2:02:36 PM10/21/09
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I'm sorry to hear it. Having just rewatched Dr. No, I am reminded of
just how great he was in the role.

Shamelady

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Oct 22, 2009, 1:31:41 PM10/22/09
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On Oct 20, 9:08 pm, Dave U. Random <anonym...@anonymitaet-im-
inter.net> wrote:
> NY Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/arts/20wiseman.html

> ..Released in 1962, “Dr. No” was the first in what proved
> to be a decades-long string of Bond movies. Starring Sean
> Connery and Ursula Andress, the film featured Mr. Wiseman
> as Dr. Julius No, the sinister scientist who was Bond’s
> first big-screen adversary..

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Dr. No's first name was not mentioned in the film, was it?

Come to think of it, Honeychile Ryder was known only as Honey (no last
name), if I'm not mistaken.

Haven't seen the film since the early 1970s, so forgive my faulty
memory.

Rhino

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Oct 22, 2009, 1:58:10 PM10/22/09
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:31:41 -0700 (PDT), Shamelady
<sham...@frontiernet.net> wrote:


>Come to think of it, Honeychile Ryder was known only as Honey (no last
>name), if I'm not mistaken.
>
>Haven't seen the film since the early 1970s, so forgive my faulty
>memory.

She tells Bond that her name is "Ryder."

He replies, "Ryder what?"

She says, "Honey Ryder."


Shamelady

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Oct 22, 2009, 2:20:46 PM10/22/09
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On Oct 22, 1:58 pm, Rhino <a...@REMOVEgobbleREMOVE.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:31:41 -0700 (PDT), Shamelady
>
> <shamel...@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> >Come to think of it, Honeychile Ryder was known only as Honey (no last
> >name), if I'm not mistaken.
>
> >Haven't seen the film since the early 1970s, so forgive my faulty
> >memory.
>
> She tells Bond that her name is "Ryder."
>
> He replies, "Ryder what?"
>
> She says, "Honey Ryder."
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Thanks for the correction/clarification.

Rhino

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Oct 23, 2009, 2:42:36 AM10/23/09
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Oh, it was clarification, not correction. This isn't school :)

To be honest, I had to double check it before I replied because I was
convinced that she said, "Ryder. Honey Ryder."

chronicle

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Oct 23, 2009, 10:15:33 AM10/23/09
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On Oct 22, 10:58 am, Rhino <a...@REMOVEgobbleREMOVE.org.uk> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:31:41 -0700 (PDT), Shamelady
>
> <shamel...@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> >Come to think of it, Honeychile Ryder was known only as Honey (no last
> >name), if I'm not mistaken.
>
> >Haven't seen the film since the early 1970s, so forgive my faulty
> >memory.
>
> She tells Bond that her name is "Ryder."
>
> He replies, "Ryder what?"
>
> She says, "Honey Ryder."

At 2:10 of this YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbRuiQKal0I

Matt L

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Oct 23, 2009, 2:01:09 PM10/23/09
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On Oct 21, 2:02 pm, Luis Rodriguez <L...@aol.com> wrote:
> I'm sorry to hear it.  Having just rewatched Dr. No, I am reminded of
> just how great he was in the role.


I've always thought it was interesting that he left such a mark as
Bond Villain's roles go considering that he only had about 20 minutes
of screen time. A very memorable performance. Great underrated
actor.

Adam H. Kerman

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Oct 23, 2009, 2:20:37 PM10/23/09
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He throws better dinner parties than I do, despite being an arch villain.

Low key reserved performances as villains work better than screen-chewing
performances do. He didn't come off like a Hollywood WWII German officer,
so perhaps that was a nice contrast for movie audiences.

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