Who played the title role in the film 'Dr. No'?
"It was the first Bond film in the Eon Productions series; Sean Connery portrayed Bond, with Joseph Wiseman as Doctor No and Ursula Andress as Honeychile Rider. Although the story follows the same general storyline, there are some changes: the film shows No to be an operative of the fictional crime organisation SPECTRE and his island fortress is nuclear-powered; No is killed not by the mountain of guano, but by drowning in reactor coolant. The novel was dramatised for BBC Radio 4 in May 2008. The actor Toby Stephens played Bond, while No was played by David Suchet. Dr. No"
"John Kitzmiller John Kitzmiller (December 4, 1913 – February 23, 1965) was an American actor who worked in his native land, as well as Italy and the United Kingdom. Kitzmiller achieved his greatest fame as a popular and versatile actor in Europe, making an estimated forty European films. He is known for his role in ""Dr. No"". John Kitzmiller was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, and was commissioned in the US Army reaching the rank of Captain in the Corps of Engineers serving with the 92nd Infantry Division during its liberation of Italy in World War II. At the end"
"Peter Burton Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor. Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer). He is perhaps best known for playing Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" (1962). Burton made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in ""Thunderball"" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical ""Casino Royale"". Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, including ""The Avengers"", ""The Saint"", ""Return of the Saint"" and"
"""UFO"". Peter Burton Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor. Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer). He is perhaps best known for playing Major Boothroyd in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" (1962). Burton made two uncredited reappearances in Bond films, first as an RAF officer in ""Thunderball"" (1965) and later as a secret agent in the satirical ""Casino Royale"". Burton guest starred in a number of television shows, including ""The Avengers"", ""The Saint"", ""Return of the Saint"""
"Dr. Julius No in the 1962 series opener ""Dr. No"". Lee noted that Fleming was a forgetful man and by the time he mentioned this to Broccoli and Saltzman they had cast Joseph Wiseman in the part. Due to filming on location in Bangkok, his role in the film affected Lee's work the following year, as director Ken Russell was unable to sign Lee to play The Specialist in the 1975 film ""Tommy"", a part eventually given to Jack Nicholson. Two Swedish models were cast as the Bond girls, Britt Ekland and Maud Adams. Ekland had been interested in playing"
"faithful wife or that of an affectionate mother? Some story-line of the movie is taken from ""Dr. No"", the first James Bond movie starring Sean Connery, in particular, the introduction of the hero, the secret agent Maran played by MGR. K. Balachander, while working in the Accountant General's office, was offered to write the dialogues for the film by its lead actor M. G. Ramachandran. Balachander was initially reluctant, as he was more theatre-oriented, but on the insistence of his friends he decided to work on the film. The producer of the film, Mr. R. M. Veerappan convinced Balachander to"
"Mr. Nobody (film) Mr. Nobody is a 2009 science fiction drama film written and directed by Jaco Van Dormael and starring Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh Dan Pham, Rhys Ifans, Natasha Little, Toby Regbo and Juno Temple. The film tells the life story of Nemo Nobody, a 118-year-old man who is the last mortal on Earth after the human race has achieved quasi-immortality. Nemo, memory fading, refers to his three main loves and to his parents' divorce and subsequent hardships endured at three critical junctions in his life: at age nine, fifteen, and thirty-four. Alternate life paths branching"
"Anthony Dawson Anthony Douglas Gillon Dawson (18 October 1916 – 8 January 1992) was a Scottish actor, best known for his supporting roles as villains in British films such as Alfred Hitchcock's ""Dial M for Murder"" (1954) and ""Midnight Lace"" (1960), as well as playing Professor Dent in the James Bond film ""Dr. No"" (1962). He also appeared as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in ""From Russia with Love"" (1963) and ""Thunderball"" (1965). Dawson was born in Edinburgh, the son of Ida Violet (Kittel) and Eric Francis Dawson. Following RADA training and WW II service, he made his film debut in 1943's"
"teacher, and choreographer Pearl Lang from 1964 until her death in February 2009. Wiseman died on October 19, 2009 at his home in Manhattan aged 91, having been in declining health for some time. He is survived by his daughter, Martha Graham Wiseman, and his sister, Ruth Wiseman. Joseph Wiseman Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian American theatre and film actor, well known for starring as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" in 1962. Wiseman was also known for his role as Manny Weisbord on the TV series"
"""Dr. No"" screenplay. An initial draft of the screenplay was rejected because the scriptwriters had made the villain, Dr. No, a monkey. Mankowitz left the movie, and Maibaum then undertook a second version, more closely in line with the novel. Mankowitz eventually had his name removed from the credits after viewing early rushes, as he feared it would be a disaster. Johanna Harwood and thriller writer Berkely Mather then worked on Maibaum's script, . The film's director Terence Young described Harwood as a script doctor who helped put elements more in tune with a British character. Richard Maibaum felt ""put"
"the series is ""Dr. No"" (1962), and has produced 23 sequels, with the most recent one being ""Spectre"" (2015). Due to the series spanning more than 50 years, James Bond has been portrayed by six actors, all the other frequent cast of characters has also gone through replacements, additionally after all Fleming's novels were adapted the series shifted towards original scripts. However, all films are set within a single, coherent fictional continuity, even if the writers, directors and cast change between films. Aspects of the fictional universe are retained between films. The ""Planet of the Apes"" film series also originated"
"Julius No Dr. Julius No is a fictional character in the 1958 ""James Bond"" novel and its 1962 film adaptation ""Dr. No"", the first of the series, in which he was portrayed by actor Joseph Wiseman. The novel explains that Dr. No was born in Peking to a German Methodist missionary and a Chinese girl, but was raised by his aunt. As an adult, he went to Shanghai, where he was involved with the Tongs, a Chinese crime syndicate. Later he was smuggled to the United States and settled in New York City, where he became a clerk and eventually"
"and perfected his craft. Von Sydow came to dominate the screen as he did the stage, becoming an idol of the international arthouse film scene. Critical recognition came as early as 1954 when he was awarded the Royal Foundation Culture Award. He worked profusely on both stage and screen while in Scandinavia, resisting the increasing calls from the United States to go to Hollywood. After being seen in Bergman's Academy Award–winning films and having been first choice for the title role of ""Dr. No"", von Sydow finally went to America after agreeing to star in the film which led to"
"Joseph Wiseman Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian American theatre and film actor, well known for starring as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" in 1962. Wiseman was also known for his role as Manny Weisbord on the TV series ""Crime Story"", and his career on Broadway. He was once called ""the spookiest actor in the American theatre"". Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Orthodox Jewish parents, Louis and Pearl Rubin (née Ruchwarger), Wiseman grew up in New York. At age 16, he began performing in summer stock"
"violence, wit, terrific action sequences, and colorful atmosphere ... Connery, Andress and Wiseman all give memorable performances. There's a slow stretch in the middle and Dr. No could use a decent henchman, but otherwise the film works marvelously."" Describing ""Dr. No"" as ""a different type of film"", Peary notes that ""Looking back, one can understand why it caused so much excitement."" In 1999, it was ranked 41 on the BFI top 100 British films list compiled by the British Film Institute. The 2005 American Film Institute's '100 Years' series also recognised the character of James Bond himself in the film"
"of the body. No spent a long time in hospital, then enrolled in medical school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He adopted the title of Doctor and changed his name to Julius No, symbolic of his rejection of his father, whose given name was Julius. As in the film, No fits himself with metal manual prostheses, but the book describes them as simple pincers. In physical appearance, Dr. No is tall and very thin. He is described as being at least 6 inches taller than Bond, who is six feet tall, meaning that he's probably around 6 ft 6 inches (198 cm)"
"producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli combined sex with exotic locations, casual violence and self-referential humour in the phenomenally successful James Bond series with Sean Connery in the leading role. The first film ""Dr. No"" (1962) was a sleeper hit in the UK and the second, ""From Russia with Love"" (1963), a hit worldwide. By the time of the third film, ""Goldfinger"" (1964), the series had become a global phenomenon, reaching its commercial peak with ""Thunderball"" the following year. The series' success led to a spy film boom with many Bond imitations. Bond co-producer Saltzman also instigated a rival"
"scantily clad women. The campaign also included the 007 logo designed by Joseph Caroff with a pistol as part of the seven. ""Dr. No"" had its worldwide premiere at the London Pavilion, on 5 October 1962, expanding to the rest of the United Kingdom three days later. The North American premiere on 8 May 1963 was more low-profile, with 450 cinemas in Midwest and Southwest regions. On 29 May it opened in both Los Angeles and New York City – in the former as a double-bill with ""The Young and the Brave"" and the latter in United Artists' ""Premiere Showcase"""
"an acrimonious split and Saltzman sold his shares of Danjaq to United Artists. Initially Broccoli and Saltzman had wanted to produce the eighth Bond novel, 1961's ""Thunderball"", as the first film, but there was an ongoing legal dispute between the screenplay's co-author, Kevin McClory and Ian Fleming. As a result, Broccoli and Saltzman chose ""Dr. No"": the timing was apposite, with claims that American rocket testing at Cape Canaveral had problems with rockets going astray. The producers offered ""Dr. No"" to Guy Green, Guy Hamilton, Val Guest and Ken Hughes to direct, but all of them turned it down. They"
"He had two other memorable roles on his return to Britain, including the evil Marques Siniestro in Hammer's ""The Curse of the Werewolf"" (1961) and henchman Professor Dent in the first James Bond film, ""Dr. No"" (1962). Throughout his career he could often be found in the films of director Terence Young, including the aforementioned ""Dr. No"", ""They Were Not Divided"" (1950),""Valley of Eagles"" (1951), ""The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders"" (1965), ""Triple Cross"" (1966), ""Red Sun"" (1971), ""Inchon"" (1982) and ""The Jigsaw Man"" (1983). Young also cast him as the physical presence of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in his Bond"
"$6 million after its first reissue in 1965, as a double feature with ""From Russia with Love"". The following reissue was in 1966 paired with ""Goldfinger"", to compensate the fact that the next Bond movie would only come out in the following year. The total gross of ""Dr. No"" ended up being $59.6 million worldwide, IGN listed it as sixth-best Bond film ever, ""Entertainment Weekly"" put it at seventh among Bond films, and Norman Wilner of MSN as twelfth best. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes sampled 51 reviews and judged 96% of the reviews as positive. President John F."
"Restaurant in Montego Bay, and performed in many plays with his partner Norma at Montego Bay theatre. He died aged 82 in 2006, leaving a son and two daughters. Timothy Moxon Timothy Napier Moxon (2 June 1924 – 5 December 2006) was an English-born actor, pilot and restaurateur who is probably best known for playing John Strangways, the character who uttered the first dialogue in the first James Bond film ""Dr. No"", and was the first character to die in the film series. Timothy Moxon is mentioned and quoted in British historian Matthew Parker's Random House 2014 book: ""Goldeneye: Where"
"Noah (Rick Springfield) and Mattie Drake. He had a close relationship with both his parents and idolized his father, a successful surgeon. His mother was involved in an accident and his father operated on her. There were complications and she ended up dying on the table. Noah had a breakdown and became an alcoholic. Patrick did not have contact with his father for several years. Dr. Patrick Drake comes to Port Charles when Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) needs surgery. Because his father Dr. Noah Drake could not perform the operation, Dr. Robin Scorpio (Kimberly McCullough) seeks Patrick out. Initially refusing,"
"during his teen years became a teen idol during the later part of the 1980s, as did Christian Slater. Australian-American singer-actor Rick Springfield was regarded as the teen idol in the 1980s with such hits as ""Jessie's Girl"" and ""Don't Talk to Strangers"". The Grammy Award-winning musician Springfield was known for playing Dr. Noah Drake on the daytime drama ""General Hospital"". He originated the character from 1981 to 1983. He left acting after his music career took off. During this decade, Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, caused a sensation in Latin America, nicknamed Menudomania that became compared to The Beatles'"
"No (2012 film) No is a 2012 internationally co-produced historical drama film directed by Pablo Larraín. The film is based on the unpublished play ""El Plebiscito"", written by Antonio Skármeta. Mexican actor Gael García Bernal plays René, an in-demand advertising man working in Chile in the late 1980s. The film captures the historical moment of advertising tactics in political campaigns as in the 1988 plebiscite, when the Chilean citizenry decided whether or not dictator Augusto Pinochet should stay in power for another eight years. At the 85th Academy Awards the film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar."
"""Dr. No"" music; the post-rocket-launch music from ""Dr. No"" is played in ""From Russia with Love"" during the helicopter and speedboat attacks. ""From Russia with Love"" premiered on 10 October 1963 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London. Ian Fleming, Sean Connery and Walter Gotell attended the premiere. The following year, it was released in 16 countries worldwide, with the United States premiere on 8 April 1964, at New York's Astor Theatre. Upon its first release, ""From Russia with Love"" doubled ""Dr. No""s gross by earning $12.5 million ($ million in dollars) at the worldwide box office. After reissue it"
"for his frequent opposition to legislation in the United States Congress, particularly bills which would increase federal spending. Julius No Dr. Julius No is a fictional character in the 1958 ""James Bond"" novel and its 1962 film adaptation ""Dr. No"", the first of the series, in which he was portrayed by actor Joseph Wiseman. The novel explains that Dr. No was born in Peking to a German Methodist missionary and a Chinese girl, but was raised by his aunt. As an adult, he went to Shanghai, where he was involved with the Tongs, a Chinese crime syndicate. Later he was"
"No"" was serialised in the ""Daily Express"", first in an abridged story form and later as a comic strip. The story was adapted in 1962 as the first film in the Bond series, with Sean Connery in the lead role; in 2008 BBC Radio 4 broadcast a version, with Toby Stephens as Bond. After recovering from serious poisoning inflicted by the SMERSH agent Rosa Klebb (in ""From Russia, with Love"") the MI6 agent James Bond is sent by his superior, M, on an undemanding mission to the British Colony of Jamaica. He is instructed to investigate the disappearance of Commander"
"Timothy Moxon Timothy Napier Moxon (2 June 1924 – 5 December 2006) was an English-born actor, pilot and restaurateur who is probably best known for playing John Strangways, the character who uttered the first dialogue in the first James Bond film ""Dr. No"", and was the first character to die in the film series. Timothy Moxon is mentioned and quoted in British historian Matthew Parker's Random House 2014 book: ""Goldeneye: Where James Bond Was Born: Ian Fleming's Jamaica."" Timothy Moxon was interviewed in 2005 in Jamaica by Lee Pfeiffer, editor-in-chief of Cinema Retro Magazine for the Movie Classics special edition"
"Limitless (film) Limitless is a 2011 American science fiction thriller film directed by Neil Burger and written by Leslie Dixon. Based on the novel ""The Dark Fields"" by Alan Glynn, the film stars Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Andrew Howard, and Anna Friel. The film follows Edward Morra, a struggling writer who is introduced to a nootropic drug called NZT-48, which gives him the ability to fully utilize his brain and vastly improve his lifestyle. ""Limitless"" was released on March 18, 2011 and became a box office success, grossing over $161 million on a budget of $27 million."
"asked to create a show that will fill the gap between ""Grandstand"" and ""Juke Box Jury"". He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a ""doctor"", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine) she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director, Waris Hussein (Sacha Dhawan), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled ""Doctor Who"" and, despite some trepidation, he"
"Fleming commissioned a sketch to show how he saw Bond; illustrator John McLusky considered Fleming's version too ""outdated"" and ""pre-war"" and changed Bond to give him a more masculine look. In 1962 Eon Productions, the company of Canadian Harry Saltzman and American Albert R. ""Cubby"" Broccoli released the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel, ""Dr. No"", featuring Sean Connery as 007. Connery was the first of seven actors to play Bond on the cinema screen, six of whom appeared in the Eon series of films. As well as looking different, each of the actors has interpreted the role"
"all appeared in subsequent films. These conventions were also lampooned in spoof films, such as the ""Austin Powers"" series. The first spoof films happened relatively soon after ""Dr. No"", with the 1964 film ""Carry On Spying"" showing the villain Dr. Crow being overcome by agents who included Charlie Bind (Charles Hawtrey) and Daphne Honeybutt (Barbara Windsor). A further legacy saw the sales of Fleming's novels rise sharply after the release of ""Dr. No"" and the subsequent films. In the seven months after ""Dr. No"" was released, 1.5 million copies of the novel were sold. Worldwide sales of all the ""Bond"""