Joseph Wiseman, who played Dr Julius No in the first James Bond film, was born in Montreal, Canada on this day in 1918. Although he preferred to be remembered for his stage career, today he is best known for playing the first Bond villain.
The first James Bond film, Dr No, opened in the United States on this day in 1963. It played in 450 cinemas across the mid and south-west a full seven months after its London premiere.