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