Fritz Weaver
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 19, 1926 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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
| 2020 | 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | The CongressmanHarlan Lantier | |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have ParisPhillipe | |
| 2014 | The CobblerMr. Solomon | |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightHugo Black | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the PlaceCheyenne's Father (voice) | |
| 2004 | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustSelf | |
| 2001 | Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor | |
| 2000 | Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'Self (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown AffairJohn Reynolds (Golf Buddy) | |
| 1997 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two WomenFather Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") | |
| 1996 | Floating PalacesSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1995 | Broken TrustLionel Nash | |
| 1995 | George Romero's Golden Tales 3 | |
| 1994 | PointmanJason | |
| 1994 | Spring AwakeningCaptain Von Koster | |
| 1993 | Blind SpotSimon | |
| 1993 | FrasierTrevor Ainsley | |
| 1993 | The X-FilesSenator Albert Sorenson | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space NineKovat | |
| 1992 | Citizen CohnSen. Everett Dirksen | |
| 1991 | The Three Little Pigs | |
| 1991 | IroncladsJohn Ericsson | |
| 1990 | Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American DreamerNarrator | |
| 1990 | Tales from the DarksideDr. Fenner | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderNathan Fogg | |
| 1990 | Against the Law | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderPhilip Woodleigh | |
| 1990 | Law & OrderLarry Weber | |
| 1989 | The Spirit of PittsburghNarrator | |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | |
| 1988 | Monsters | |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The SeriesAsteroth | |
| 1987 | I'll Take ManhattanMr. Amberville | |
| 1986 | Under SiegeBernard Hughes | |
| 1986 | PowerWallace Furman | |
| 1986 | L.A. LawDr. Aaron Pierce | |
| 1986 | MatlockPastor James Hubert | |
| 1985 | The Hearst and Davies AffairArthur Beal | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone(segment "The Star") | |
| 1985 | A Death in CaliforniaVan Niven | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteEdwin Dupont | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideDr. Fenner | |
| 1984 | Hot Pursuit | |
| 1984 | Tales from the DarksideSir Edmund Halley | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteParis Inspector Hugues Panassié | |
| 1984 | Murder, She WroteJudge Lambert | |
| 1983 | Alice in WonderlandCaterpillar | |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtOsiris | |
| 1982 | Jaws of SatanPater Tom Farrow | |
| 1982 | Maid in AmericaJonas | |
| 1982 | CreepshowDexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") | |
| 1981 | See China and DiePoston | |
| 1981 | Falcon CrestArthur Masefield | |
| 1980 | NightkillHerbert Childs | |
| 1980 | Children of DivorceEli Sorenson | |
| 1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never EnoughDr. Michael Serling | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.Captain J. Cooly | |
| 1980 | The Martian ChroniclesFather Peregrine | |
| 1979 | Tales of the UnexpectedPrincey | |
| 1978 | The Big FixOscar Procari Sr. | |
| 1978 | HolocaustDr. Josef Weiss | |
| 1977 | Demon SeedAlex Harris | |
| 1977 | Black SundayFBI Agent Sam Corley | |
| 1977 | Captains CourageousHarvey Cheyne, Sr. | |
| 1977 | The Return of Wonder WomanDr. Solano | |
| 1977 | The Love BoatMr. Weatherby | |
| 1976 | Marathon ManProfessor Biesenthal | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.Sen. William Pike | |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie BordenMr. Andrew Borden | |
| 1975 | Henry James' The Jolly CornerSpencer Brydon | |
| 1975 | Wonder WomanDr. Solano | |
| 1974 | AntigoneCreon | |
| 1974 | The Book of MurderHenry | |
| 1974 | A Touch of the PoetCornelius Melody | |
| 1974 | Give Me LibertyGeorge Washington | |
| 1974 | PetrocelliColonel William Fletcher | |
| 1973 | The Day of the DolphinHarold DeMilo | |
| 1973 | Shock-A-Bye Baby | |
| 1973 | HunterCirrak | |
| 1973 | Rx for the DefenseDr. Daniel Kemper | |
| 1973 | Barnaby JonesLaurence Sheffield | |
| 1973 | Barnaby JonesJason Matthews | |
| 1972 | The Female InstinctAnton de Tourolet | |
| 1972 | Heat of AngerVincent Kagel | |
| 1972 | Kung FuHillquist | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San FranciscoTed Whitlock | |
| 1972 | BanyonWhitney Pemberton | |
| 1972 | Delphi BureauVander | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesCaterpillar | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawDr. Martin Cohen | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesCreon | |
| 1970 | A Walk in the Spring RainRoger Meredith | |
| 1970 | Company of KillersJohn Shankalien | |
| 1970 | Berlin AffairJoe Mallicent | |
| 1970 | Night GalleryDr. Mazi | |
| 1970 | Dan AugustDr. Michael Serling | |
| 1969 | The Maltese BippyMischa Ravenswood | |
| 1969 | Room 222 | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-ODr. Harvey Danworth | |
| 1968 | The Mod SquadJohn Palmer | |
| 1968 | The Outcasts | |
| 1968 | The Name of the GameWalter Scharz | |
| 1967 | The Borgia StickAnderson | |
| 1967 | The CrucibleReverend Hale | |
| 1967 | IronsidePaul Friedland | |
| 1967 | MannixDr. Cameron McKenzie | |
| 1967 | MannixWilliam Avery | |
| 1967 | The InvadersDeputy Ambassador Peter Borke | |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouse | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleImre Rogosh | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleErik Hagar | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleEmil Skarbeck | |
| 1966 | Mission: ImpossibleGeorge Berlinger | |
| 1965 | To Trap a SpyAndrew Vulcan | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Steven Colton | |
| 1965 | The Big ValleyBurke Jordan | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.John Thomas Whiting | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Paul Winters | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.Charles Ridgeway | |
| 1965 | The Big ValleyHebron Grant | |
| 1964 | Fail SafeCol. Cascio | |
| 1964 | The Guns of AugustNarrator (voice) | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Andrew Vulcan | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock HighCol. Peter Raff | |
| 1963 | The Power and the Glory | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureColonel Thomas Rose | |
| 1963 | The FugitiveJoe Tucker | |
| 1962 | Combat!Major Chaplain Ernest Miller | |
| 1961 | Man from a Missing LandSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1961 | Jane Eyre | |
| 1961 | Cain's HundredMartin Weir | |
| 1961 | The New BreedArthur Grissom | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareArthur Hobler | |
| 1961 | The DefendersLeo Graves | |
| 1961 | The DefendersVincent Kayle | |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneWilliam Sturka | |
| 1959 | RawhideJonathan Damon | |
| 1959 | The Twilight ZoneChancellor | |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Narrator | |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthCharlie Castle | |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthBarsad | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Winner | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Memoriam (archive footage) | |
| 1955 | GunsmokeMarshal Burl Masters | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1952 | OmnibusNewspaper Photographer | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameDr. Burnham | |
| 1950 | Armstrong Circle TheatreMilovan Djilas | |
| 1948 | Studio OneGeorge Hanley | |
| 1948 | Studio OneGeorge | |
| - | Battles That Doomed HitlerNarrator (voice) |