About

Known credits:
66
Birthday:
1926-01-19
Place of birth:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Website:
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Fritz Weaver

Overview

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

Acting
2020 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2016 The Congressman Actor Harlan Lantier 59
Average
2014 We'll Never Have Paris Actor Phillipe 57
Average
2014 The Cobbler Actor Mr. Solomon 58
Average
2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Actor Hugo Black 59
Average
2011 This Must Be the Place Actor Cheyenne's Father (voice) 66
Fair
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Actor Self 59
Average
2001 Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor Actor N/A
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2000 Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1999 The Thomas Crown Affair Actor John Reynolds 64
Fair
1997 Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women Actor Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") 59
Average
1996 Floating Palaces Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
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1995 Broken Trust Actor Lionel Nash 58
Average
1994 Spring Awakening Actor Captain Von Koster N/A
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1994 Pointman Actor Jason 59
Average
1993 Blind Spot Actor Simon 58
Average
1992 Citizen Cohn Actor Sen. Everett Dirksen 59
Average
1991 Ironclads Actor John Ericsson 59
Average
1991 The Three Little Pigs Actor N/A
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1990 Tales from the Darkside Actor Dr. Fenner 59
Average
1990 Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer Actor Narrator 59
Average
1989 My Name Is Bill W. Actor 59
Average
1989 The Spirit of Pittsburgh Actor Narrator N/A
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1987 I'll Take Manhattan Actor Mr. Amberville 68
Fair
1986 Under Siege Actor Bernard Hughes 59
Average
1986 Power Actor Wallace Furman 59
Average
1985 A Death in California Actor Van Niven 68
Fair
1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair Actor Arthur Beal 58
Average
1984 Inside the Closet Actor Dr. Fenner N/A
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1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Actor Osiris 59
Average
1983 Alice in Wonderland Actor Caterpillar 59
Average
1982 Creepshow Actor Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") 65
Fair
1982 Maid in America Actor Jonas N/A
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1981 See China and Die Actor Poston N/A
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1981 Jaws of Satan Actor Pater Tom Farrow 58
Average
1980 Nightkill Actor Herbert Childs 58
Average
1980 Children of Divorce Actor Eli Sorenson 58
Average
1980 Dan August: Once Is Never Enough Actor Dr. Michael Serling 59
Average
1978 The Big Fix Actor Oscar Procari Sr. 58
Average
1978 Holocaust Actor Dr. Josef Weiss 71
Good
1977 Captains Courageous Actor Harvey Cheyne, Sr. 58
Average
1977 Demon Seed Actor Alex Harris 58
Average
1977 Black Sunday Actor FBI Agent Sam Corley 60
Fair
1976 Marathon Man Actor Professor Biesenthal 67
Fair
1975 The Legend of Lizzie Borden Actor Mr. Andrew Borden 59
Average
1974 The Book of Murder Actor Henry N/A
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1974 Antigone Actor Creon N/A
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1974 A Touch of the Poet Actor Cornelius Melody N/A
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1973 The Day of the Dolphin Actor Harold DeMilo 58
Average
1973 Shock-A-Bye Baby Actor N/A
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1972 The Snoop Sisters Actor Anton de Tourolet N/A
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1972 Heat of Anger Actor Vincent Kagel N/A
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1970 Berlin Affair Actor Joe Mallicent N/A
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1970 Company of Killers Actor John Shankalien 59
Average
1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain Actor Roger Meredith 59
Average
1969 The Maltese Bippy Actor Mischa Ravenswood 58
Average
1967 The Crucible Actor Reverend Hale 59
Average
1967 The Borgia Stick Actor Anderson 59
Average
1964 The Guns of August Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
1964 Fail Safe Actor Col. Cascio 67
Fair
1964 To Trap a Spy Actor Andrew Vulcan 58
Average
1963 The Power and the Glory Actor N/A
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1961 Jane Eyre Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Man From a Missing Land Actor Narrator 59
Average
George Romero's Golden Tales 3 Actor N/A
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Battles That Doomed Hitler Actor Narrator N/A
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