Fritz Weaver

Born

January 19, 1926 (age 90)

Died

November 26, 2016

Birthplace

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Fritz 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.

Movies

The Congressman

The Congressman

We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

The Cobbler

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place

Cheyenne's Father (voice)

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

Broken Trust

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

Captain Von Koster

Pointman

Blind Spot

Citizen Cohn

Sen. Everett Dirksen

Ironclads

The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

Under Siege

Power

The Hearst and Davies Affair

The Hearst and Davies Affair

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

Creepshow

Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

Maid in America

Maid in America

Jaws of Satan

Pater Tom Farrow

See China and Die

See China and Die

Nightkill

Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

Dr. Michael Serling

The Big Fix

Oscar Procari Sr.

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

Harvey Cheyne, Sr.

The Return of Wonder Woman

The Return of Wonder Woman

Demon Seed

Black Sunday

FBI Agent Sam Corley

Marathon Man

Professor Biesenthal

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

Mr. Andrew Borden

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

Give me liberty

Give me liberty

George Washington

A Touch of the Poet

A Touch of the Poet

Cornelius Melody

The Book of Murder

The Book of Murder

Antigone

The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

Shock-A-Bye Baby

Shock-A-Bye Baby

Rx for the Defense

Rx for the Defense

Dr. Daniel Kemper

Hunter

The Female Instinct

The Female Instinct

Anton de Tourolet

Heat of Anger

Berlin Affair

Company of Killers

Company of Killers

John Shankalien

A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain

The Maltese Bippy

The Maltese Bippy

Mischa Ravenswood

The Crucible

The Borgia Stick

The Borgia Stick

The Guns of August

The Guns of August

Narrator (voice)

Fail Safe

To Trap a Spy

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

Jane Eyre

Battles That Doomed Hitler

Battles That Doomed Hitler

Narrator (voice)

TV Series

Frasier

The X-Files

Senator Albert Sorenson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Against the Law

Against the Law

Law & Order

Monsters

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan

L.A. Law

Dr. Aaron Pierce

Matlock

Pastor James Hubert

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

(segment "The Star")

A Death in California

A Death in California

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

Hot Pursuit

Falcon Crest

Arthur Masefield

Magnum, P.I.

Captain J. Cooly

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

Father Peregrine

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Holocaust

Dr. Josef Weiss

The Love Boat

Quincy, M.E.

Sen. William Pike

Wonder Woman

Petrocelli

Colonel William Fletcher

Barnaby Jones

Laurence Sheffield

Kung Fu

Delphi Bureau

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Banyon

Whitney Pemberton

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Dr. Martin Cohen

Cannon

Great Performances

Great Performances

Night Gallery

Dan August

Dr. Michael Serling

Room 222

The Mod Squad

The Outcasts

Hawaii Five-O

Dr. Harvey Danworth

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Mannix

Ironside

The Invaders

Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Felony Squad

The F.B.I.

The Big Valley

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

Col. Peter Raff

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

Colonel Thomas Rose

The Fugitive

Combat!

Major Chaplain Ernest Miller

The New Breed

Dr. Kildare

Cain's Hundred

The Defenders

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Rawhide

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

Gunsmoke

Marshal Burl Masters

Omnibus

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Studio One