Fritz Weaver
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 19, 1926
- Died
- November 26, 2016
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
Battles That Doomed Hitler TBA
as Narrator (voice)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War 2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Congressman 2016
as Harlan Lantier
We'll Never Have Paris 2014
as Phillipe
The Cobbler 2014
as Mr. Solomon
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight 2013
as Hugo Black
This Must Be the Place 2011
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust 2004
as Self
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor 2001
Actor
The Thomas Crown Affair 1999
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women 1997
as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Broken Trust 1995
as Lionel Nash
George Romero's Golden Tales 3 1995
Actor
Spring Awakening 1994
as Captain Von Koster
Pointman 1994
as Jason
Blind Spot 1993
as Simon
Citizen Cohn 1992
as Sen. Everett Dirksen
Ironclads 1991
as John Ericsson
The Three Little Pigs 1991
as Narrator (voice)
Tales from the Darkside 1990
as Dr. Fenner
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer 1990
as Narrator (voice)
My Name Is Bill W. 1989
Actor
The Spirit of Pittsburgh 1989
as Narrator
Under Siege 1986
as Bernard Hughes
Power 1986
as Wallace Furman
The Hearst and Davies Affair 1985
as Arthur Beal
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1983
as Osiris
Alice in Wonderland 1983
as Caterpillar
Creepshow 1982
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
Maid in America 1982
as Jonas
Jaws of Satan 1982
as Pater Tom Farrow
See China and Die 1981
as Poston
Nightkill 1980
as Herbert Childs
- Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii 1980
as Captain Cooly
Children of Divorce 1980
as Eli Sorenson
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough 1980
as Dr. Michael Serling
The Big Fix 1978
as Oscar Procari Sr.
Captains Courageous 1977
as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
The Return of Wonder Woman 1977
as Dr. Solano
Demon Seed 1977
as Alex Harris
Black Sunday 1977
as FBI Agent Sam Corley
Marathon Man 1976
as Professor Biesenthal
The Legend of Lizzie Borden 1975
as Mr. Andrew Borden
Henry James' The Jolly Corner 1975
as Spencer Brydon
Give Me Liberty 1974
as George Washington
A Touch of the Poet 1974
as Cornelius Melody
The Book of Murder 1974
as Henry
Antigone 1974
as Creon
The Day of the Dolphin 1973
as Harold DeMilo
- Shock-A-Bye Baby
Shock-A-Bye Baby 1973
Actor
Rx for the Defense 1973
as Dr. Daniel Kemper
Hunter 1973
as Cirrak
The Female Instinct 1972
as Anton de Tourolet
Heat of Anger 1972
as Vincent Kagel
Berlin Affair 1970
as Joe Mallicent
Company of Killers 1970
as John Shankalien
A Walk in the Spring Rain 1970
as Roger Meredith
The Maltese Bippy 1969
as Mischa Ravenswood
The Crucible 1967
as Reverend Hale
The Borgia Stick 1967
as Anderson
To Trap a Spy 1965
as Andrew Vulcan
The Guns of August 1964
as Narrator (voice)
Fail Safe 1964
as Col. Cascio
The Power and the Glory 1963
Actor
Jane Eyre 1961
as Mason
- Man from a Missing Land
Man from a Missing Land 1961
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Credits from TMDB.