Fritz Weaver
Acting
Born: January 19, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: November 26, 2016 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
Biography
Fritz William Weaver (January 19, 1926 − November 26, 2016) was an American actor in television, stage, and motion pictures. He portrayed Dr. Josef Weiss in the 1978 epic television drama Holocaust, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. In cinema, he made his debut in the film Fail Safe (1964) and also appeared in Marathon Man (1976), Creepshow (1982), and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). Among many television roles, he performed in the movie The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). He also worked in science fiction and fantasy, especially in television series and movies like The Twilight Zone, 'Way Out, Night Gallery, The X-Files, The Martian Chronicles, and Demon Seed.
Known for
The X-Files
1993
The Cobbler
2014
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
This Must Be the Place
2011
Marathon Man
1976
Creepshow
1982
The Twilight Zone
1959
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Frasier
1993
Law & Order
1990
Wonder Woman
1975
Fail Safe
1964
Photos (3)
Movies (59)
The Thomas Crown Affair
John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Creepshow
Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
The Cobbler
Mr. Solomon
Marathon Man
Professor Biesenthal
This Must Be the Place
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Demon Seed
Alex Harris
Fail Safe
Col. Cascio
The Day of the Dolphin
Harold DeMilo
Black Sunday
FBI Agent Sam Corley
Power
Wallace Furman
We'll Never Have Paris
Phillipe
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Arthur Beal
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Fenner
The Congressman
Harlan Lantier
The Big Fix
Oscar Procari Sr.
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Hugo Black
Pointman
Jason
Jaws of Satan
Pater Tom Farrow
Alice in Wonderland
Caterpillar
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Mr. Andrew Borden
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
Under Siege
Bernard Hughes
Blind Spot
Simon
To Trap a Spy
Andrew Vulcan
The Crucible
Reverend Hale
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Nightkill
Herbert Childs
The Power and the Glory
1963
Citizen Cohn
Sen. Everett Dirksen
Broken Trust
Lionel Nash
Spring Awakening
Captain Von Koster
Captains Courageous
Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
See China and Die
Poston
The Female Instinct
Anton de Tourolet
The Borgia Stick
Anderson
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Narrator (voice)
Heat of Anger
Vincent Kagel
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris
Children of Divorce
Eli Sorenson
The Maltese Bippy
Mischa Ravenswood
Company of Killers
John Shankalien
A Walk in the Spring Rain
Roger Meredith
Ironclads
John Ericsson
Rx for the Defense
Dr. Daniel Kemper
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Dr. Michael Serling
The Book of Murder
Henry
A Touch of the Poet
Cornelius Melody
Maid in America
Jonas
Berlin Affair
Joe Mallicent
The Guns of August
Narrator (voice)
Jane Eyre
1961
Hunter
Cirrak
The Three Little Pigs
1991
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
Narrator
Antigone
Creon
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Spencer Brydon
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995
The Return of Wonder Woman
Dr. Solano
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001
TV Shows (87)
Law & Order
Nathan Fogg · 1 eps
Law & Order
Philip Woodleigh · 1 eps
Law & Order
Larry Weber · 1 eps
Frasier
Trevor Ainsley · 1 eps
The X-Files
Senator Albert Sorenson · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Mr. Weatherby · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Kovat · 1 eps
Ironside
Paul Friedland · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Edwin Dupont · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Judge Lambert · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Dr. Harvey Danworth · 1 eps
Great Performances
Caterpillar · 1 eps
Great Performances
Creon · 1 eps
Magnum, P.I.
Captain J. Cooly · 2 eps
The Fugitive
Joe Tucker · 1 eps
Falcon Crest
Arthur Masefield · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Dr. Aaron Pierce · 1 eps
Mannix
William Avery · 1 eps
Mannix
Dr. Cameron McKenzie · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
William Sturka · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Chancellor · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Fenner · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Sir Edmund Halley · 1 eps
Quincy, M.E.
Sen. William Pike · 1 eps
Matlock
Pastor James Hubert · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Arthur Hobler · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Imre Rogosh · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Erik Hagar · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
Emil Skarbeck · 1 eps
Mission: Impossible
George Berlinger · 1 eps
Combat!
Major Chaplain Ernest Miller · 1 eps
Rawhide
Jonathan Damon · 2 eps
Cannon
3 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
Ted Whitlock · 1 eps
Studio One
George Hanley · 1 eps
Studio One
George · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Walter Scharz · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Laurence Sheffield · 1 eps
Barnaby Jones
Jason Matthews · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Star") · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Burke Jordan · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Hebron Grant · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Princey · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Steven Colton · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
John Thomas Whiting · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Paul Winters · 1 eps
The F.B.I.
Charles Ridgeway · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Dr. Mazi · 1 eps
Room 222
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Marshal Burl Masters · 1 eps
The Defenders
Leo Graves · 1 eps
The Defenders
Vincent Kayle · 1 eps
The Invaders
Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke · 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Andrew Vulcan · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
Omnibus
Newspaper Photographer · 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
Col. Peter Raff · 1 eps
Monsters
Mr. Hallet · 1 eps
Friday the 13th: The Series
Asteroth · 2 eps
NET Playhouse
1 eps
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Milovan Djilas · 1 eps
Wonder Woman
Dr. Solano · 1 eps
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Martin Cohen · 1 eps
Petrocelli
Colonel William Fletcher · 1 eps
Felony Squad
2 eps
The Mod Squad
John Palmer · 1 eps
The New Breed
Arthur Grissom · 1 eps
The Great Adventure
Colonel Thomas Rose · 1 eps
Espionage
Richard Keller · 1 eps
Dan August
Dr. Michael Serling · 1 eps
Holocaust
Dr. Josef Weiss · 4 eps
Cain's Hundred
Martin Weir · 1 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
Charlie Castle · 1 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
Barsad · 1 eps
Banyon
Whitney Pemberton · 1 eps
The Martian Chronicles
Father Peregrine · 1 eps
The Outcasts
1 eps
Festival
Brutus · 1 eps
The Asphalt Jungle
1 eps
Hot Pursuit
1 eps
Delphi Bureau
Vander · 1 eps
Against the Law
1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Burnham · 1 eps
A Death in California
Van Niven · 2 eps
Kung Fu
Hillquist · 1 eps
I'll Take Manhattan
Mr. Amberville · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Memoriam (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self - Narrator · 1 eps
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
Floating Palaces
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
