Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1926-01-19
Deathday: 2016-11-26 (90 years old)

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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.

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Filmography

all 127

TV Shows 68

Movies 59

Narrator 8

self 5

Voice 1

Self (archive footage)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War (2020)

Movie
Harlan Lantier
The Congressman

The Congressman (2016)

Movie
Phillipe
We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris (2014)

Movie
Hugo Black
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)

Movie
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place (2011)

Movie
9
Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)

Movie
Narrator
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor (2001)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (2000)

Movie
John Reynolds
The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

Movie
5.67
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)

Movie
Narrator
Floating Palaces

Floating Palaces (1996)

TV
Lionel Nash
Broken Trust

Broken Trust (1995)

Movie
Captain Von Koster
Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening (1994)

Movie
Jason
Pointman

Pointman (1994)

Movie
Trevor Ainsley
Frasier

Frasier (1993)

TV
5.35
Senator Albert Sorenson
The X-Files

The X-Files (1993)

TV
6
Simon
Blind Spot

Blind Spot (1993)

Movie
Kovat
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

TV
5.7
Sen. Everett Dirksen
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn (1992)

Movie
John Ericsson
Ironclads

Ironclads (1991)

Movie
Narrator
The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs (1991)

Movie
Dr. Fenner
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside (1990)

Movie
Against the Law

Against the Law (1990)

TV
Philip Woodleigh / Nathan Fogg / Larry Weber
Law & Order

Law & Order (1990)

TV
5.78
Narrator
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990)

Movie
My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W. (1989)

Movie
Narrator
The Spirit of Pittsburgh

The Spirit of Pittsburgh (1989)

Movie
Monsters

Monsters (1988)

TV
Asteroth
Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)

TV
5.33
Mr. Amberville
I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan (1987)

TV
Dr. Aaron Pierce
L.A. Law

L.A. Law (1986)

TV
6
Sen. Thomas Hart Benton
Dream West

Dream West (1986)

TV
Pastor James Hubert
Matlock

Matlock (1986)

TV
6
Bernard Hughes
Under Siege

Under Siege (1986)

Movie
Wallace Furman
Power

Power (1986)

Movie
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1985)

TV
7
Van Niven
A Death in California

A Death in California (1985)

TV
Arthur Beal
The Hearst and Davies Affair

The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985)

Movie
Dr. Fenner / Sir Edmund Halley
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside (1984)

TV
5.38
Judge Lambert / Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié / Edwin Dupont
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

TV
7
Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit (1984)

TV
Osiris
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)

Movie
Caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1983)

Movie
Dexter Stanley (segment 'The Crate')
Creepshow

Creepshow (1982)

Movie
4.89
Jonas
Maid in America

Maid in America (1982)

Movie
Poston
See China and Die

See China and Die (1981)

Movie
Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest (1981)

TV
Father Tom Farrow
Jaws of Satan

Jaws of Satan (1981)

Movie
Herbert Childs
Nightkill

Nightkill (1980)

Movie
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

TV
5.61
Eli Sorenson
Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce (1980)

Movie
Father Peregrine
The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles (1980)

TV
Dr. Michael Serling
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)

Movie
Princey
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

TV
Oscar Procari Sr.
The Big Fix

The Big Fix (1978)

Movie
Dr. Josef Weiss
Holocaust

Holocaust (1978)

TV
4
Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous (1977)

Movie
Mr. Weatherby
The Love Boat

The Love Boat (1977)

TV
6.85
Alex Harris
Demon Seed

Demon Seed (1977)

Movie
Sam Corley
Black Sunday

Black Sunday (1977)

Movie
6
Professor Biesenthal
Marathon Man

Marathon Man (1976)

Movie
6.67
Sen. William Pike
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E. (1976)

TV
5.85
Dr. Solano
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman (1975)

TV
8
Mr. Andrew Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)

Movie
Colonel William Fletcher
Petrocelli

Petrocelli (1974)

TV
4.5
Henry
The Book of Murder

The Book of Murder (1974)

Movie
Creon
Antigone

Antigone (1974)

Movie
Cornelius Melody
A Touch of the Poet

A Touch of the Poet (1974)

Movie
Harold DeMilo
The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin (1973)

Movie
Actor
Shock-A-Bye Baby

Shock-A-Bye Baby (1973)

Movie
Laurence Sheffield / Jason Matthews
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones (1973)

TV
4.75
Anton de Tourolet
The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters (1972)

Movie
Hillquist
Kung Fu

Kung Fu (1972)

TV
7.14
Ted Whitlock
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

TV
6.86
Whitney Pemberton
Banyon

Banyon (1972)

TV
Vincent Kagel
Heat of Anger

Heat of Anger (1972)

Movie
Dr. Martin Cohen
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)

TV
Cannon

Cannon (1971)

TV
6
Creon / Caterpillar
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Dr. Mazi
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Joe Mallicent
Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair (1970)

Movie
Dr. Michael Serling
Dan August

Dan August (1970)

TV
John Shankalien
Company of Killers

Company of Killers (1970)

Movie
Roger Meredith
A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)

Movie
Room 222

Room 222 (1969)

TV
6
Mischa Ravenswood
The Maltese Bippy

The Maltese Bippy (1969)

Movie
John Palmer
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad (1968)

TV
6
The Outcasts

The Outcasts (1968)

TV
Dr. Harvey Danworth
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

TV
5.45
Col. Walter Scharz
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

TV
Dr. Cameron McKenzie / William Avery
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Reverend Hale
The Crucible

The Crucible (1967)

Movie
Paul Friedland
Ironside

Ironside (1967)

TV
6
Anderson
The Borgia Stick

The Borgia Stick (1967)

Movie
Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
The Invaders

The Invaders (1967)

TV
6
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse (1966)

TV
Imre Rogosh / Erik Hagar / Emil Skarbeck / George Berlinger
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible (1966)

TV
6.33
Felony Squad

Felony Squad (1966)

TV
John Thomas Whiting / Charles Ridgeway / Steven Colton / Paul Winters
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I. (1965)

TV
Burke Jordan / Hebron Grant
The Big Valley

The Big Valley (1965)

TV
6.2
Narrator
The Guns of August

The Guns of August (1964)

Movie
Col. Cascio
Fail Safe

Fail Safe (1964)

Movie
5.53
Andrew Vulcan
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)

TV
6
Col. Peter Raff
12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High (1964)

TV
4.75
Andrew Vulcan
To Trap a Spy

To Trap a Spy (1964)

Movie
Colonel Thomas Rose
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure (1963)

TV
Joe Tucker
The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

TV
3.5
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory (1963)

Movie
Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
Combat!

Combat! (1962)

TV
6
Arthur Grissom
The New Breed

The New Breed (1961)

TV
Arthur Hobler
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Martin Weir
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred (1961)

TV
Leo Graves / Vincent Kayle
The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

TV
Mason
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre (1961)

Movie
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1961)

TV
Narrator
Man From a Missing Land

Man From a Missing Land (1961)

Movie
William Sturka / Chancellor
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone (1959)

TV
8
Self - Narrator
The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)

TV
Jonathan Damon
Rawhide

Rawhide (1959)

TV
4
Charlie Castle
DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards

Tony Awards (1956)

TV
1
Marshal Burl Masters
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke (1955)

TV
6
Omnibus

Omnibus (1952)

TV
Dr. Burnham
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33
Milovan Djilas
Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)

TV
George Hanley / George
Studio One

Studio One (1948)

TV
Narrator
Battles That Doomed Hitler

Battles That Doomed Hitler

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.06
Based on 1.14 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1926-01-19

Deathday
2016-11-26 (90 years old)

Birth Name
Fritz William Weaver

Birth Place
Pittsburgh, United States of America

Spouse
Rochelle Oliver

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Fritz William Weaver

Awards
Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play


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