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 (2020)
Movie
Harlan Lantier
The Congressman (2016)
Movie
Phillipe
We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
Movie
Hugo Black
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (2013)
Movie
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
This Must Be the Place (2011)
Movie
9
Self
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004)
Movie
Narrator
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor (2001)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (2000)
Movie
John Reynolds
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
Movie
5.67
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women (1997)
Movie
Narrator
Floating Palaces (1996)
TV
Lionel Nash
Broken Trust (1995)
Movie
Captain Von Koster
Spring Awakening (1994)
Movie
Jason
Pointman (1994)
Movie
Trevor Ainsley
Frasier (1993)
TV
5.35
Senator Albert Sorenson
The X-Files (1993)
TV
6
Simon
Blind Spot (1993)
Movie
Kovat
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
TV
5.7
Sen. Everett Dirksen
Citizen Cohn (1992)
Movie
John Ericsson
Ironclads (1991)
Movie
Narrator
The Three Little Pigs (1991)
Movie
Dr. Fenner
Tales from the Darkside (1990)
Movie
Against the Law (1990)
TV
Philip Woodleigh / Nathan Fogg / Larry Weber
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
Narrator
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990)
Movie
My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
Movie
Narrator
The Spirit of Pittsburgh (1989)
Movie
Monsters (1988)
TV
Asteroth
Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
TV
5.33
Mr. Amberville
I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
TV
Dr. Aaron Pierce
L.A. Law (1986)
TV
6
Sen. Thomas Hart Benton
Dream West (1986)
TV
Pastor James Hubert
Matlock (1986)
TV
6
Bernard Hughes
Under Siege (1986)
Movie
Wallace Furman
Power (1986)
Movie
The Twilight Zone (1985)
TV
7
Van Niven
A Death in California (1985)
TV
Arthur Beal
The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985)
Movie
Dr. Fenner / Sir Edmund Halley
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
TV
5.38
Judge Lambert / Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié / Edwin Dupont
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Hot Pursuit (1984)
TV
Osiris
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
Movie
Caterpillar
Alice in Wonderland (1983)
Movie
Dexter Stanley (segment 'The Crate')
Creepshow (1982)
Movie
4.89
Jonas
Maid in America (1982)
Movie
Poston
See China and Die (1981)
Movie
Falcon Crest (1981)
TV
Father Tom Farrow
Jaws of Satan (1981)
Movie
Herbert Childs
Nightkill (1980)
Movie
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
TV
5.61
Eli Sorenson
Children of Divorce (1980)
Movie
Father Peregrine
The Martian Chronicles (1980)
TV
Dr. Michael Serling
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (1980)
Movie
Princey
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
TV
Oscar Procari Sr.
The Big Fix (1978)
Movie
Dr. Josef Weiss
Holocaust (1978)
TV
4
Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
Captains Courageous (1977)
Movie
Mr. Weatherby
The Love Boat (1977)
TV
6.85
Alex Harris
Demon Seed (1977)
Movie
Sam Corley
Black Sunday (1977)
Movie
6
Professor Biesenthal
Marathon Man (1976)
Movie
6.67
Sen. William Pike
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
TV
5.85
Dr. Solano
Wonder Woman (1975)
TV
8
Mr. Andrew Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
Movie
Colonel William Fletcher
Petrocelli (1974)
TV
4.5
Henry
The Book of Murder (1974)
Movie
Creon
Antigone (1974)
Movie
Cornelius Melody
A Touch of the Poet (1974)
Movie
Harold DeMilo
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Movie
Actor
Shock-A-Bye Baby (1973)
Movie
Laurence Sheffield / Jason Matthews
Barnaby Jones (1973)
TV
4.75
Anton de Tourolet
The Snoop Sisters (1972)
Movie
Hillquist
Kung Fu (1972)
TV
7.14
Ted Whitlock
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
TV
6.86
Whitney Pemberton
Banyon (1972)
TV
Vincent Kagel
Heat of Anger (1972)
Movie
Dr. Martin Cohen
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
TV
Cannon (1971)
TV
6
Creon / Caterpillar
Great Performances (1971)
TV
1
Dr. Mazi
Night Gallery (1970)
TV
Joe Mallicent
Berlin Affair (1970)
Movie
Dr. Michael Serling
Dan August (1970)
TV
John Shankalien
Company of Killers (1970)
Movie
Roger Meredith
A Walk in the Spring Rain (1970)
Movie
Room 222 (1969)
TV
6
Mischa Ravenswood
The Maltese Bippy (1969)
Movie
John Palmer
The Mod Squad (1968)
TV
6
The Outcasts (1968)
TV
Dr. Harvey Danworth
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Col. Walter Scharz
The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Dr. Cameron McKenzie / William Avery
Mannix (1967)
TV
6.38
Reverend Hale
The Crucible (1967)
Movie
Paul Friedland
Ironside (1967)
TV
6
Anderson
The Borgia Stick (1967)
Movie
Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
The Invaders (1967)
TV
6
CBS Playhouse (1966)
TV
Imre Rogosh / Erik Hagar / Emil Skarbeck / George Berlinger
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Felony Squad (1966)
TV
John Thomas Whiting / Charles Ridgeway / Steven Colton / Paul Winters
The F.B.I. (1965)
TV
Burke Jordan / Hebron Grant
The Big Valley (1965)
TV
6.2
Narrator
The Guns of August (1964)
Movie
Col. Cascio
Fail Safe (1964)
Movie
5.53
Andrew Vulcan
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
TV
6
Col. Peter Raff
12 O'Clock High (1964)
TV
4.75
Andrew Vulcan
To Trap a Spy (1964)
Movie
Colonel Thomas Rose
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV
Joe Tucker
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
The Power and the Glory (1963)
Movie
Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
Combat! (1962)
TV
6
Arthur Grissom
The New Breed (1961)
TV
Arthur Hobler
Dr. Kildare (1961)
TV
6
Martin Weir
Cain's Hundred (1961)
TV
Leo Graves / Vincent Kayle
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Mason
Jane Eyre (1961)
Movie
The Asphalt Jungle (1961)
TV
Narrator
Man From a Missing Land (1961)
Movie
William Sturka / Chancellor
The Twilight Zone (1959)
TV
8
Self - Narrator
The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
TV
Jonathan Damon
Rawhide (1959)
TV
4
Charlie Castle
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
TV
Self - Nominee
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Marshal Burl Masters
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Omnibus (1952)
TV
Dr. Burnham
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Milovan Djilas
Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
TV
George Hanley / George
Studio One (1948)
TV
Narrator
Battles That Doomed Hitler
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.06
Based on 1.14 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1967
1975
1968
2020
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1926-01-19
Deathday2016-11-26 (90 years old)
Birth NameFritz William Weaver
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
SpouseRochelle Oliver
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsFritz William Weaver
AwardsTheatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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