Sort by Year - Latest Movies and TV Shows With Joseph Wiseman

1. Law & Order (1990– )
Episode: Family Business (1996)

TV-14 | 46 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Two feuding daughters of a department store owner are suspects in a murder investigation. Both have motive and connections to the murder weapon, but getting a conviction on either daughter could prove to be difficult.

Director: Lewis Gould | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Benjamin Bratt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Sam Waterston

Votes: 289

2. A Passover Seder (1994 Video)

30 min | Short

Add a Plot

Director: Ernie Schultz | Stars: Jackie Angelescu, Amy Braverman, Viola Harris, Alexander Cohen Smith

3. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode: Finish Line (1994)

TV-PG | 47 min | Drama

McKenzie throws the firm into a turmoil when he announces his plans to retire as they prepare to throw him a surprise 65th birthday party. Meanwhile, Becker thinks that he's reached rock ... See full summary »

Director: William M. Finkelstein | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 35

4. Civil Wars (1991–1993)
Episode: For Better or Perverse (1992)

Drama

Add a Plot

Director: Mark Tinker | Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Peter Onorati, Debi Mazar, Alan Rosenberg

5. Civil Wars (1991–1993)

60 min | Drama

Eli and Sydney are top divorce attorneys in New York City. The dynamic changes when Charlie is hired and Eli takes a lower profile. Sydney and Charlie develop a flirtatious arrangement while concentrating on their clients' problems.

Stars: Mariel Hemingway, Peter Onorati, Debi Mazar, Alan Rosenberg

Votes: 150

6. Law & Order (1990– )

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

New York's finest police detectives and prosecutors fight to make the city a safer place. With integrity as the guiding force from investigation to verdict, the teams weigh every perspective in their commitment to finding justice.

Stars: Jerry Orbach, Jesse L. Martin, Dennis Farina, Sam Waterston

Votes: 44,697

7. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: The Battle of Tommy Giordano (1989)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The young son of MacGyver's co-worker is kidnapped by the boy's father and taken to Canada. MacGyver must go and retrieve the boy from the house of the boy's uncle, a powerful mob boss.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Penny Peyser, Tony Dakota

Votes: 267

8. Lady Mobster (1988 TV Movie)

91 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A woman decides to take revenge for the assassination of her parents and therefore hunts some members of a mafia gang of criminals.

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Susan Lucci, Michael Nader, Roscoe Born, Thom Bray

Votes: 203

9. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Last Rites (1988)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

One of Luca's former bosses Manny Weisbord suffers a heart-attack. Luca tries to get him a new heart, so mobsters Max Goldman and Steve Kordoa, Luca's former associates put a contract on Luca.

Director: Colin Bucksey | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Stephen Lang, Bill Smitrovich

Votes: 53

10. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: The Hearings (1988)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Luca's connections to the government are questioned in a Senate hearing and charges are about to be brought up against him, but the Vietnam War changes everything.

Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, John Santucci

Votes: 53

11. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Atomic Fallout (1987)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Torello's after a killer, who might be a federal employee. Following the killer's trail, Mike ends up in Mexico, where he witnesses a drug smuggling operation lead by Luca.

Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Dennis Farina, George Bartenieff, Sue Bugden, Holly Butler

Votes: 58

12. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Fatal Crossroads (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mike is indicted and used by Luca to destroy Holman's testimony. However, Abrams, feeling guilty for being foolish, helps Mike. Mike breaks up with Inger to protect her from scandal. The Dancer, an ex fence and Abrams' dad, shows up.

Director: Gary Sinise | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 77

13. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Ground Zero (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Luca's closest friend and associate Paulie Taglia testifies against him, after out of control Luca rapes his girlfriend. L.A. crime boss Nat Martino tries to push Luca out of Vegas. Luca learns Martino's big secret and fights back.

Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 74

14. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Little Girl Lost (1987)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A man hires a private detective to find his girlfriend, who turns out to be the daughter of a mobster. Things don't go well. Meanwhile, Abrams has become an addict, so sympathetic Torello offers him a place in his team.

Director: James Quinn | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Stephen Lang, Bill Smitrovich

Votes: 60

15. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Shockwaves (1987)

TV-14 | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Torello's ordered by the government to leave Luca alone, since he's now their asset. Abrams quits his job immediately in disgust. Luca's former associates start to fear for their future in the crime business.

Director: Bill Duke | Stars: Dennis Farina, Richard Amalfitano, Seymore H. Brown, Kim Cannon

Votes: 56

16. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: The Kingdom of Money (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The mob makes its move to take over Las Vegas casinos. Abrams and Torello gather a team and set up an undercover operation in the strip club that Luca's men frequently visit.

Director: James A. Contner | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 64

17. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: The Pinnacle (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Luca forces the owner of Palladium, the biggest Las Vegas casino still not controlled by the mob, to give in. Meanwhile, Jack Claymore, the undercover FBI agent who's infiltrated Luca's casino meats Torello and becomes compromised.

Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 64

18. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: The Senator, the Movie Star, and the Mob (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Torello's team must protect a US Senator, the head of the Senate subcommittee that will investigates the mob, a glamorous actress, who wants to cut her ties to the mob, and a lusty, sleazy politician with a serious gambling addiction.

Director: John Nicolella | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, John Santucci

Votes: 69

19. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Torello on Trial (1987)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Torello testifies in court to prove his innocence, but emotions in the courtroom heat up quickly. Local boss Dominic Tranchita breaks the mob's golden rule and starts dealing drugs. He even clashes with the mob council over the issue.

Director: Gary Sinise | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 89

20. L.A. Law (1986–1994)

TV-PG | 46 min | Drama

The lives and work of the staff of a major Los Angeles law firm.

Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker

Votes: 6,481

21. Crime Story (1986–1988)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime.

Stars: Dennis Farina, Bill Smitrovich, Tony Denison, Steve Ryan

Votes: 3,368

22. Seize the Day (1986)

Unrated | 93 min | Drama

Tommy Wilhelm is a good honest man who's fallen on hard times after losing his job, but what really gets to Tommy is seeing both his friends and family turning their backs on him one after the other. He tries to seize the day - in vain.

Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Robin Williams, Richard B. Shull, David Bickford, Glenne Headly

Votes: 1,528

23. Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt (1986)

80 min | Documentary

This 1986 film chronicles the rise and fall of the summer pilgrimage from New York City to the Catskills once made by 1 million people a year from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Director: Peter Davis | Star: Joseph Wiseman

24. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Pilot (1986)

Unrated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Chicago Major Crime Unit, led by no-nonsense lt. Torrello, stops a team of robbers, but the leader escapes. Torrello suspects Ray Luca, a mobster on the rise. He also deals with idealistic public defender Abrams, who opposes his methods.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 833

25. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Pursuit of a Wanted Felon (1986)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Abrams pursues a relationship with Suzanne Terry, the reporter who helped him, but he's condemned by most because she's African-American. Torello and his wife have a rocky vacation. FBI finally locates Holman.

Director: Aaron Lipstadt | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 85

26. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Crime Pays (1986)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A clip show recapping the story thus far. All major plot events and character development moments are covered and some previously cut scenes shown for the first time.

Directors: Mario DiLeo, Leon Ichaso, Bobby Roth | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 82

27. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Hide and Go Thief (1986)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

MCU faces an armed robbery that turns into a hostage situation. Holman is caught, but overly ambitious Federal prosecutor Harry Breitel asks him to testify against Luca's crew as well as Torello's team.

Director: Francis Delia | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 74

28. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: St. Louis Book of Blues (1986)

TV-14 | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Luca plans to take over the gambling business and sends one of his men, Holman, to St. Louis. Torello plans to take Holman down, but the local sheriff, who wants publicity gets in MCU's way.

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 87

29. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: Strange Bedfellows (1986)

TV-14 | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Luca gets indicted and Torello is next, so his boss orders him to take a vacation. Luca tries to find someone to take out Holman in jail, before he testifies. He also asks naive Abrams for legal advice without disclosing the details.

Director: Francis Delia | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 61

30. Crime Story (1986–1988)
Episode: The War (1986)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Luca's takeover of the gambling business comes to a halt and Torello hits his other operations even harder. However, Torello suffers a major loss in his private life.

Director: Leon Ichaso | Stars: Dennis Farina, Tony Denison, Bill Smitrovich, Steve Ryan

Votes: 81

31. MacGyver (1985–1992)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The adventures of a secret Agent armed with almost infinite scientific resourcefulness.

Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Bruce McGill, Robin Mossley

Votes: 42,076

32. The Equalizer (1985–1989)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A retired Intelligence Agent turned private detective helps various threatened clients to equalize the odds.

Stars: Edward Woodward, Keith Szarabajka, Robert Lansing, Mark Margolis

Votes: 5,933

33. The Equalizer (1985–1989)
Episode: The Confirmation Day (1985)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Prior to his confirmation, a boy hires McCall to protect his father who is caught up in some crooked business deals, while at the same time protecting an aging stage actress from a stalker.

Director: Richard A. Colla | Stars: Edward Woodward, Steven Williams, Burt Young, Lois Smith

Votes: 120

34. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: The Ghost Writer (1984)

PG | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Nathan Zuckerman is a promising young writer who spends a night in the home of E.I. Lonoff, an established author whom Zuckerman idolizes. Also staying in the Lonoff home is Amy Bellette, a... See full summary »

Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: Mark Linn-Baker, Claire Bloom, Sam Wanamaker, Paulette Smit

Votes: 44

35. The A-Team (1983–1987)
Episode: The Bells of St. Mary's (1984)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The girl group 'The Bells' is being harassed by record company owner Dave Luna. The A-Team finds out by accident because Face and B.A. are coaching the lead singer's kid brother. Hannibal ... See full summary »

Director: Dennis Donnelly | Stars: George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, Mr. T

Votes: 285

36. The A-Team (1983–1987)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent while on the run from the military.

Stars: George Peppard, Mr. T, Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict

Votes: 41,861

37. Rage of Angels (1983 TV Movie)

189 min | Drama, Romance

Based on Sidney Sheldon's novel. A young assistant district attorney (Parker) is used by a ruthless attorney (Morell) to get his client off. She is fired and almost disbarred, but fights ... See full summary »

Director: Buzz Kulik | Stars: Jaclyn Smith, Ken Howard, Kevin Conway, Ronald Hunter

Votes: 308

38. The Ghost Writer (1983 TV Movie)

Drama

Add a Plot

Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: Rose Arrick, Claire Bloom, MacIntyre Dixon, Mark Linn-Baker

39. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
Episode: Birdman of Budapest (1983)

Not Rated | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Robin Masters' high school English teacher is staying at the estate while she writes a book about birds.

Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 338

40. The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

A teacher is asked to be a superhero using a special alien suit with powers he can barely understand or control.

Stars: William Katt, Connie Sellecca, Robert Culp, Michael Paré

Votes: 6,631

41. Masada (1981)

394 min | Action, Drama, History

After the destruction of the Second Temple, nine hundred Jewish zealots hold out against a five thousand man Roman legion on the mountaintop fortress of Masada.

Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein

Votes: 2,435

42. The Greatest American Hero (1981–1983)
Episode: Don't Mess Around with Jim (1981)

TV-14 | 49 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Ralph and Bill are knocked out and the suit is taken by their abductors. They're brought some place and are taken to see that the man who abducted them is a millionaire who's suppose to ... See full summary »

Director: Robert C. Thompson | Stars: William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, Faye Grant

Votes: 83

43. Masada (1981)
Episode: Part I (1981)

95 min | Action, Drama, History

Add a Plot

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Nigel Davenport

Votes: 60

44. Masada (1981)
Episode: Part II (1981)

96 min | Action, Drama, History

Add a Plot

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein

Votes: 47

45. Masada (1981)
Episode: Part III (1981)

95 min | Action, Drama, History

Add a Plot

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein

Votes: 44

46. Masada (1981)
Episode: Part IV (1981)

97 min | Action, Drama, History

Add a Plot

Director: Boris Sagal | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Peter Strauss, Barbara Carrera, Alan Feinstein

Votes: 44

47. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The adventures of a Hawaii-based private investigator.

Stars: Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley, Larry Manetti

Votes: 28,981

48. American Playhouse (1980–1994)

61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.

Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson

Votes: 416

49. Freebie and the Bean (1980–1981)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Series based on the Richard Rush film starring James Caan and Alan Arkin

Stars: Hector Elizondo, Tom Mason, William Daniels, George Loros

Votes: 50

50. A Good Place to Come From (1980– )

Add a Plot

Stars: Harvey Atkin, Helen Burns, Peter Boretski, Libby Morris