Acting
Fritz Weaver
EN, ES cinema · 66 credits
Born
19 January 1926
Died
26 November 2016 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Fritz William Weaver
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
Filmography
Battles That Doomed Hitler
as Narrator (voice)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
The Congressman
as Harlan Lantier
We'll Never Have Paris
as Phillipe
The Cobbler
as Mr. Solomon
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Hugo Black
This Must Be the Place
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
The Thomas Crown Affair
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Broken Trust
as Lionel Nash
Pointman
as Jason
Spring Awakening
as Captain Von Koster
Blind Spot
as Simon
Citizen Cohn
as Sen. Everett Dirksen
The Three Little Pigs
as Narrator (voice)
Ironclads
as John Ericsson
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
as Narrator (voice)
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Fenner
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
as Narrator
Under Siege
as Bernard Hughes
Power
as Wallace Furman
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Arthur Beal
Alice in Wonderland
as Caterpillar
Jaws of Satan
as Pater Tom Farrow
Maid in America
as Jonas
Creepshow
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
See China and Die
as Poston
Nightkill
as Herbert Childs
Children of Divorce
as Eli Sorenson
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
as Dr. Michael Serling
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
1980
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
as Captain Cooly
The Big Fix
as Oscar Procari Sr.
Demon Seed
as Alex Harris
Black Sunday
as FBI Agent Sam Corley
Captains Courageous
as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
The Return of Wonder Woman
as Dr. Solano
Marathon Man
as Professor Biesenthal
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
as Mr. Andrew Borden
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
as Spencer Brydon
Antigone
as Creon
A Touch of the Poet
as Cornelius Melody
Give Me Liberty
as George Washington
The Day of the Dolphin
as Harold DeMilo
Hunter
as Cirrak
Rx for the Defense
as Dr. Daniel Kemper
The Female Instinct
as Anton de Tourolet
Heat of Anger
as Vincent Kagel
A Walk in the Spring Rain
as Roger Meredith
Company of Killers
as John Shankalien
Berlin Affair
as Joe Mallicent
The Maltese Bippy
as Mischa Ravenswood
The Borgia Stick
as Anderson
The Crucible
as Reverend Hale
To Trap a Spy
as Andrew Vulcan
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
The Guns of August
as Narrator (voice)
Man from a Missing Land
1961
Man from a Missing Land
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jane Eyre
as Mason