Personal Info
Known Credits
62
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1926-01-19 (99 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known For
Fritz William Weaver
Fritz 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). H ...
Known For
Acting
2020 --
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
| Self (archive footage)
2016 --
The Congressman
| Harlan Lantier
2014 --
We'll Never Have Paris
| Phillipe
2014 --
The Cobbler
| Mr. Solomon
2013 --
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
| Hugo Black
2011 --
This Must Be the Place
| Cheyenne's Father (voice)
2004 --
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
| Self
2001 --
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
|
2000 --
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
| Self (archive footage)
1999 --
The Thomas Crown Affair
| John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
1997 --
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
| Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
1995 --
Broken Trust
| Lionel Nash
1994 --
Spring Awakening
| Captain Von Koster
1994 --
Pointman
| Jason
1993 --
Blind Spot
| Simon
1992 --
Citizen Cohn
| Sen. Everett Dirksen
1991 --
Ironclads
| John Ericsson
1991 --
The Three Little Pigs
|
1990 --
Tales from the Darkside
| Dr. Fenner
1990 --
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
| Narrator
1989 --
My Name Is Bill W.
|
1989 --
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
| Narrator
1986 --
Under Siege
| Bernard Hughes
1986 --
Power
| Wallace Furman
1985 --
The Hearst and Davies Affair
| Arthur Beal
1983 --
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
| Osiris
1983 --
Alice in Wonderland
| Caterpillar
1982 --
Creepshow
| Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
1982 --
Maid in America
| Jonas
1981 --
See China and Die
| Poston
1981 --
Jaws of Satan
| Pater Tom Farrow
1980 --
Nightkill
| Herbert Childs
1980 --
Children of Divorce
| Eli Sorenson
1980 --
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
| Dr. Michael Serling
1978 --
The Big Fix
| Oscar Procari Sr.
1977 --
Captains Courageous
| Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
1977 --
Demon Seed
| Alex Harris
1977 --
Black Sunday
| FBI Agent Sam Corley
1976 --
Marathon Man
| Professor Biesenthal
1975 --
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
| Mr. Andrew Borden
1974 --
The Book of Murder
| Henry
1974 --
Antigone
| Creon
1974 --
A Touch of the Poet
| Cornelius Melody
1973 --
The Day of the Dolphin
| Harold DeMilo
1973 --
Shock-A-Bye Baby
|
1973 --
Hunter
| Cirrak
1972 --
The Snoop Sisters
| Anton de Tourolet
1972 --
Heat of Anger
| Vincent Kagel
1970 --
Berlin Affair
| Joe Mallicent
1970 --
Company of Killers
| John Shankalien
1970 --
A Walk in the Spring Rain
| Roger Meredith
1969 --
The Maltese Bippy
| Mischa Ravenswood
1967 --
The Crucible
| Reverend Hale
1967 --
The Borgia Stick
| Anderson
1964 --
The Guns of August
| Narrator (voice)
1964 --
Fail Safe
| Col. Cascio
1964 --
To Trap a Spy
| Andrew Vulcan
1963 --
The Power and the Glory
|
1961 --
Jane Eyre
|
1961 --
Man From a Missing Land
| Narrator