Cast
Fritz Weaver
Acting
Cast
Fritz Weaver
Known for
Acting
Born
1926-01-19
From
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
2016-11-26
Also known as Fritz William Weaver
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.
The Cobbler
as Mr. Solomon
The Thomas Crown Affair
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Marathon Man
as Professor Biesenthal
Demon Seed
as Alex Harris
Creepshow
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
Black Sunday
as FBI Agent Sam Corley
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
Maid in America
as Jonas
This Must Be the Place
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Pointman
as Jason
The Crucible
as Reverend Hale
Nightkill
as Herbert Childs
Ironclads
as John Ericsson
We'll Never Have Paris
as Phillipe
Citizen Cohn
as Sen. Everett Dirksen
To Trap a Spy
as Andrew Vulcan
Power
as Wallace Furman
The Maltese Bippy
as Mischa Ravenswood
Berlin Affair
as Joe Mallicent
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Hugo Black
The Big Fix
as Oscar Procari Sr.
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
as Self
Blind Spot
as Simon
The Day of the Dolphin
as Harold DeMilo
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Arthur Beal
Jaws of Satan
as Pater Tom Farrow
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Captains Courageous
as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
The Congressman
as Harlan Lantier
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Osiris
Under Siege
as Bernard Hughes
Broken Trust
as Lionel Nash
The Book of Murder
as Henry
A Walk in the Spring Rain
as Roger Meredith
The Female Instinct
as Anton de Tourolet
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
as Mr. Andrew Borden
Hunter
as Cirrak
My Name Is Bill W.
Heat of Anger
as Vincent Kagel
The Power and the Glory
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
as Self (archive footage)
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Fenner
A Touch of the Poet
as Cornelius Melody
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
as Dr. Michael Serling
Alice in Wonderland
as Caterpillar
Children of Divorce
as Eli Sorenson
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
Spring Awakening
as Captain Von Koster
The Three Little Pigs
The Borgia Stick
as Anderson
The Return of Wonder Woman
as Dr. Solano
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
as Spencer Brydon
Shock-A-Bye Baby
Company of Killers
as John Shankalien
See China and Die
as Poston
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
Antigone
as Creon
Give Me Liberty
as George Washington
The Guns of August
as Narrator (voice)
Jane Eyre
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
as Narrator
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
as Narrator
Rx for the Defense
as Dr. Daniel Kemper
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Battles That Doomed Hitler
as Narrator (voice)
Man from a Missing Land
as Self - Narrator (voice)