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| image= BR25 - Efram Asimov.png
| image= Joseph Wiseman 1950.jpg
| character=[[Efram Asimov]]  
| character=Emperor&nbsp;[[Draco]]<br/>[[Carl Morphus]]  
| series=
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| series 2=
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| born_month= 1
| born_month= 05
| born_day= 17
| born_day= 15
| born_year= 1929
| born_year= 1919
| death_month= 1
| death_month= 10
| death_day= 21
| death_day= 19
| death_year= 2011
| death_year= 2009
| nationality=US
| nationality=CA
| imdb= 0307717
| imdb= 0936476
| sortkey=Garner, Jay
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'''Jay Garner''' (born '''James H. Garner Jr'''; January 17, 1929 January 21, 2011) was an American {{W|actor}}.  
'''Joseph Wiseman''' (May 15, 1918 October 19, 2009) was a Canadian American {{W|actor}} of theater and film, portraying two "heavies" in {{BR25}}: Emperor [[Draco]] in the ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', whose scenes were paired down for the theatrical release only, and in {{BR25|Vegas in Space|prose=y}} as [[Carl Morphus]].


For his career, Garner changed his first name to Jay upon entering [[w:Actors Equity|Actors Equity]] as film star {{W|James Garner}} of ''{{W|Murphy's Romance}}'' and ''{{W|The Rockford Files}}'' had already been in that union. Garner was best known to theatre audiences for his diverse character roles. He created the role of the "side-stepping" Governor of {{W|Texas}} in the musical ''{{W|The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas}}'', originated the role of the priggish anti-homosexual politician Eduord Dindon in ''{{W|La Cage Aux Folles}}'' and had the lead role in ''{{W|Red, Hot and Maddox}}''. He was a long time {{W|Benjamin Franklin}} in the musical hit ''[[w:1776 (musical)|1776]]'', a role he also reprised on tour and in various stock productions. In 1986 he took over the role of Sir John Tremayne from Tony winner {{W|George S. Irving}} in the original Broadway staging of ''{{W|Me and My Girl}}''. His last Broadway performance was Horace Vandergelder in the 1994 revival of ''[[w:Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' starring {{W|Carol Channing}}. Television audiences know him as Admiral [[Efram Asimov]] in the [[Season 2|second season]] of {{BRTV}}.
During his tenure as a television actor, he portrayed in various genre productions, including ''[[w:The Twilight Zone (1959 TV esries)|The Twilight Zone]]'', ''[[w:Night Gallery|Night Gallery]]'', and ''[[w:The Greatest American Hero|The Greatest American Hero]]''. Outside of the science fiction and fantasy genre, he is also better known to either movie-going audiences as the villain [[w:Julius No|Julius No]] in the 1962 CE [[w:James Bond|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' or as Manny Weisbord in ''[[w:Crime Story|Crime Story]], not discounting his work on [[w:Broadway|Broadway]].


He died on January 21, 2011 after suffering from a {{W|Heart|heart}} {{W|Respiratory_illness|respiratory illness}}, aged 82.
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Latest revision as of 21:57, 14 March 2021

Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman
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Portrays: Emperor Draco
Carl Morphus
Date of Birth: May 15, 1919
Date of Death: October 19, 2009
Age at Death: 90
Nationality: CAN CAN

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Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian American actor of theater and film, portraying two "heavies" in (BR25: ): Emperor Draco in the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, whose scenes were paired down for the theatrical release only, and in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's "Vegas in Space" as Carl Morphus.

During his tenure as a television actor, he portrayed in various genre productions, including The Twilight Zone, Night Gallery, and The Greatest American Hero. Outside of the science fiction and fantasy genre, he is also better known to either movie-going audiences as the villain Julius No in the 1962 CE James Bond film Dr. No or as Manny Weisbord in Crime Story, not discounting his work on Broadway.

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