
Fritz Weaver
January 19, 1926 (99 years old) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Credits
- 2014 · We'll Never Have Paris as Phillipe
- 2014 · The Cobbler as Mr. Solomon
- 2011 · This Must Be the Place as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
- 1997 · Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
- 1994 · Spring Awakening as Captain Von Koster
- 1993 · Blind Spot as Simon
- 1990 · Tales from the Darkside as Dr. Fenner
- 1990 · Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer as Narrator
- 1986 · Under Siege as Bernard Hughes
- 1986 · Power as Wallace Furman
- 1981 · See China and Die as Poston
- 1980 · Nightkill as Herbert Childs
- 1980 · The Martian Chronicles as Father Peregrine
- 1978 · The Big Fix as Oscar Procari Sr.
- 1978 · Holocaust as Dr. Josef Weiss
- 1977 · Captains Courageous as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
- 1977 · The Return of Wonder Woman as Dr. Solano
- 1977 · Demon Seed as Alex Harris
- 1977 · Black Sunday as FBI Agent Sam Corley
- 1976 · Marathon Man as Professor Biesenthal
- 1974 · A Touch of the Poet as Cornelius Melody
- 1973 · The Day of the Dolphin as Harold DeMilo
- 1973 · Hunter as Cirrak
- 1972 · The Female Instinct as Anton de Tourolet
- 1972 · Banyon as Whitney Pemberton
- 1972 · Heat of Anger as Vincent Kagel
- 1970 · Dan August as Dr. Michael Serling
- 1970 · A Walk in the Spring Rain as Roger Meredith
- 1967 · The Crucible as Reverend Hale
- 1967 · The Borgia Stick as Anderson
- 1966 · CBS Playhouse as
- 1964 · The Guns of August as Narrator (voice)
- 1964 · Fail Safe as Col. Cascio
- 1963 · The Power and the Glory as
- 1959 · The Bell Telephone Hour as Self - Narrator
- Future · George Romero's Golden Tales 3 as
- 2020 · 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · The Congressman as Harlan Lantier
- 2013 · Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Hugo Black
- 2004 · Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as Self
- 2001 · Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor as
- 2000 · Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · The Thomas Crown Affair as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
- 1996 · Floating Palaces as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1995 · Broken Trust as Lionel Nash
- 1994 · Pointman as Jason
- 1993 · Frasier as Trevor Ainsley
- 1993 · The X-Files as Senator Albert Sorenson
- 1993 · Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kovat
- 1992 · Citizen Cohn as Sen. Everett Dirksen
- 1991 · Ironclads as John Ericsson
- 1991 · The Three Little Pigs as
- 1990 · Against the Law as
- 1990 · Law & Order as Nathan Fogg
- 1990 · Law & Order as Philip Woodleigh
- 1990 · Law & Order as Larry Weber
- 1989 · My Name Is Bill W. as
- 1989 · The Spirit of Pittsburgh as Narrator
- 1988 · Monsters as
- 1987 · Friday the 13th: The Series as Asteroth
- 1987 · I'll Take Manhattan as Mr. Amberville
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Dr. Aaron Pierce
- 1986 · Matlock as Pastor James Hubert
- 1985 · The Twilight Zone as (segment "The Star")
- 1985 · A Death in California as Van Niven
- 1985 · The Hearst and Davies Affair as Arthur Beal
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Edwin Dupont
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié
- 1984 · Murder, She Wrote as Judge Lambert
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Dr. Fenner
- 1984 · Tales from the Darkside as Sir Edmund Halley
- 1984 · Hot Pursuit as
- 1983 · Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Osiris
- 1983 · Alice in Wonderland as Caterpillar
- 1982 · Creepshow as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
- 1982 · Maid in America as Jonas
- 1982 · Jaws of Satan as Pater Tom Farrow
- 1981 · Falcon Crest as Arthur Masefield
- 1980 · Magnum, P.I. as Captain J. Cooly
- 1980 · Children of Divorce as Eli Sorenson
- 1980 · Dan August: Once Is Never Enough as Dr. Michael Serling
- 1979 · Tales of the Unexpected as Princey
- 1977 · The Love Boat as Mr. Weatherby
- 1976 · Quincy, M.E. as Sen. William Pike
- 1975 · Wonder Woman as Dr. Solano
- 1975 · The Legend of Lizzie Borden as Mr. Andrew Borden
- 1975 · Henry James' The Jolly Corner as Spencer Brydon
- 1974 · Petrocelli as Colonel William Fletcher
- 1974 · The Book of Murder as Henry
- 1974 · Antigone as Creon
- 1973 · Shock-A-Bye Baby as
- 1973 · Rx for the Defense as Dr. Daniel Kemper
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Laurence Sheffield
- 1973 · Barnaby Jones as Jason Matthews
- 1972 · Kung Fu as Hillquist
- 1972 · Delphi Bureau as Vander
- 1972 · The Streets of San Francisco as Ted Whitlock
- 1971 · Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Dr. Martin Cohen
- 1971 · Cannon as
- 1971 · Great Performances as Caterpillar
- 1971 · Great Performances as Creon
- 1970 · Night Gallery as Dr. Mazi
- 1970 · Berlin Affair as Joe Mallicent
- 1970 · Company of Killers as John Shankalien
- 1969 · Room 222 as
- 1969 · The Maltese Bippy as Mischa Ravenswood
- 1968 · The Mod Squad as John Palmer
- 1968 · The Outcasts as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Dr. Harvey Danworth
- 1968 · The Name of the Game as Walter Scharz
- 1967 · Mannix as Dr. Cameron McKenzie
- 1967 · Mannix as William Avery
- 1967 · Ironside as Paul Friedland
- 1967 · The Invaders as Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Imre Rogosh
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Erik Hagar
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as Emil Skarbeck
- 1966 · Mission: Impossible as George Berlinger
- 1966 · Felony Squad as
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Steven Colton
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as John Thomas Whiting
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Paul Winters
- 1965 · The F.B.I. as Charles Ridgeway
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Burke Jordan
- 1965 · The Big Valley as Hebron Grant
- 1964 · The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Andrew Vulcan
- 1964 · 12 O'Clock High as Col. Peter Raff
- 1964 · To Trap a Spy as Andrew Vulcan
- 1963 · The Great Adventure as Colonel Thomas Rose
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Joe Tucker
- 1962 · Combat! as Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
- 1961 · The New Breed as Arthur Grissom
- 1961 · Dr. Kildare as Arthur Hobler
- 1961 · Cain's Hundred as Martin Weir
- 1961 · The Defenders as Leo Graves
- 1961 · The Defenders as Vincent Kayle
- 1961 · Jane Eyre as
- 1961 · The Asphalt Jungle as
- 1961 · Man From a Missing Land as Narrator
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as William Sturka
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Chancellor
- 1959 · Rawhide as Jonathan Damon
- 1957 · DuPont Show of the Month as Charlie Castle
- 1957 · DuPont Show of the Month as Barsad
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Winner
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1955 · Gunsmoke as Marshal Burl Masters
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1952 · Omnibus as Newspaper Photographer
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Burnham
- 1950 · Armstrong Circle Theatre as Milovan Djilas
- 1948 · Studio One as George Hanley
- 1948 · Studio One as George
- Future · Battles That Doomed Hitler as Narrator (voice)