Fritz Weaver
Known for acting · Born 19 January 1926 · Died 26 November 2016 · aged 90 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
137 credits
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
Creepshow
1982
Fail Safe
1964
Marathon Man
1976
Demon Seed
1977
Black Sunday
1977
The X-Files
1993
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
Jaws of Satan
1982
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
A Walk in the Spring Rain
1970
Magnum, P.I.
1980
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
Acting (137)
2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)Film
2016The CongressmanHarlan LantierFilm
2014The CobblerMr. SolomonFilm
2014We'll Never Have ParisPhillipeFilm
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightHugo BlackFilm
2011This Must Be the PlaceCheyenne's Father (voice)Film
2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustSelfFilm
2001Unsung Heroes of Pearl HarborFilm
1999The Thomas Crown AffairJohn Reynolds (Golf Buddy)Film
1997Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two WomenFather Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")Film
1996Floating PalacesSelf - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
1995Broken TrustLionel NashFilm
1995George Romero's Golden Tales 3Film
1994PointmanJasonFilm
1994Spring AwakeningCaptain Von KosterFilm
1993The X-FilesSenator Albert Sorenson · 2 episodesSeries
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineKovatSeries
1993FrasierTrevor AinsleySeries
1993Blind SpotSimonFilm
1992Citizen CohnSen. Everett DirksenFilm
1991IroncladsJohn EricssonFilm
1991The Three Little PigsFilm
1990Law & OrderNathan Fogg, Philip Woodleigh, Larry WeberSeries
1990Tales from the DarksideDr. FennerFilm
1990Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American DreamerNarrator (voice)Film
1990Against the LawSeries
1989My Name Is Bill W.Film
1989The Spirit of PittsburghNarratorFilm
1988MonstersMr. HalletSeries
1987Friday the 13th: The SeriesAsteroth · 2 episodesSeries
1987I'll Take ManhattanMr. Amberville · 4 episodesSeries
1986MatlockPastor James HubertSeries
1986L.A. LawDr. Aaron PierceSeries
1986PowerWallace FurmanFilm
1986Under SiegeBernard HughesFilm
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "The Star")Series
1985The Hearst and Davies AffairArthur BealFilm
1985A Death in CaliforniaVan Niven · 2 episodesSeries
1984Murder, She WroteEdwin Dupont, Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié, Judge LambertSeries
1984Tales from the DarksideDr. Fenner, Sir Edmund HalleySeries
1984Hot PursuitSeries
1983Alice in WonderlandCaterpillarFilm
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtOsirisFilm
1982CreepshowDexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")Film
1982Jaws of SatanPater Tom FarrowFilm
1982Maid in AmericaJonasFilm
1981Falcon CrestArthur MasefieldSeries
1981See China and DiePostonFilm
1980Magnum, P.I.Captain J. Cooly · 2 episodesSeries
1980The Martian ChroniclesFather PeregrineSeries
1980NightkillHerbert ChildsFilm
1980Dan August: Once Is Never EnoughDr. Michael SerlingFilm
1980Children of DivorceEli SorensonFilm
1980Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in HawaiiCaptain CoolyFilm
1979Tales of the UnexpectedPrinceySeries
1978HolocaustDr. Josef Weiss · 4 episodesSeries
1978The Big FixOscar Procari Sr.Film
1977Demon SeedAlex HarrisFilm
1977The Love BoatMr. WeatherbySeries
1977Black SundayFBI Agent Sam CorleyFilm
1977Captains CourageousHarvey Cheyne, Sr.Film
1977The Return of Wonder WomanDr. SolanoFilm
1976Marathon ManProfessor BiesenthalFilm
1976Quincy, M.E.Sen. William PikeSeries
1975Wonder WomanDr. SolanoSeries
1975The Legend of Lizzie BordenMr. Andrew BordenFilm
1975Henry James' The Jolly CornerSpencer BrydonFilm
1974PetrocelliColonel William FletcherSeries
1974A Touch of the PoetCornelius MelodyFilm
1974AntigoneCreonFilm
1974The Book of MurderHenryFilm
1974Give Me LibertyGeorge WashingtonFilm
1973The Day of the DolphinHarold DeMiloFilm
1973Barnaby JonesLaurence Sheffield, Jason MatthewsSeries
1973HunterCirrakFilm
1973Rx for the DefenseDr. Daniel KemperFilm
1973Shock-A-Bye BabyFilm
1972Kung FuHillquistSeries
1972The Streets of San FranciscoTed WhitlockSeries
1972BanyonWhitney PembertonSeries
1972The Female InstinctAnton de TouroletFilm
1972Heat of AngerVincent KagelFilm
1972Delphi BureauVanderSeries
1971Cannon · 3 episodesSeries
1971Great PerformancesCaterpillar, CreonSeries
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawDr. Martin CohenSeries
1970Night GalleryDr. MaziSeries
1970A Walk in the Spring RainRoger MeredithFilm
1970Dan AugustDr. Michael SerlingSeries
1970Company of KillersJohn ShankalienFilm
1970Berlin AffairJoe MallicentFilm
1969Hawaii Five-ODr. Harvey DanworthSeries
1969Room 222Series
1969The Maltese BippyMischa RavenswoodFilm
1968The Mod SquadJohn PalmerSeries
1968The Name of the GameWalter ScharzSeries
1968The OutcastsSeries
1967IronsidePaul FriedlandSeries
1967The InvadersDeputy Ambassador Peter BorkeSeries
1967MannixWilliam Avery, Dr. Cameron McKenzieSeries
1967The CrucibleReverend HaleFilm
1967The Borgia StickAndersonFilm
1966Mission: ImpossibleErik Hagar, Imre Rogosh, Emil Skarbeck, George BerlingerSeries
1966Felony Squad · 2 episodesSeries
1966NET PlayhouseSeries
1966CBS PlayhouseDavid HoffmanSeries
1965The Big ValleyBurke Jordan, Hebron GrantSeries
1965The F.B.I.Steven Colton, John Thomas Whiting, Paul Winters, Charles RidgewaySeries
1965To Trap a SpyAndrew VulcanFilm
1964Fail SafeCol. CascioFilm
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Andrew VulcanSeries
196412 O'Clock HighCol. Peter RaffSeries
1964The Guns of AugustNarrator (voice)Film
1963The FugitiveJoe TuckerSeries
1963The Power and the GloryFilm
1963The Great AdventureColonel Thomas RoseSeries
1963EspionageRichard KellerSeries
1962Combat!Major Chaplain Ernest MillerSeries
1961Dr. KildareArthur HoblerSeries
1961The DefendersLeo Graves, Vincent KayleSeries
1961Cain's HundredMartin WeirSeries
1961The New BreedArthur GrissomSeries
1961Jane EyreFilm
1961Man from a Missing LandSelf - Narrator (voice)Film
1961The Asphalt JungleSeries
1960FestivalBrutusSeries
1959The Twilight ZoneWilliam Sturka, ChancellorSeries
1959RawhideJonathan Damon · 2 episodesSeries
1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf - NarratorSeries
1957DuPont Show of the MonthCharlie Castle, BarsadSeries
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner, Self - Memoriam (archive footage)Series
1955GunsmokeMarshal Burl MastersSeries
1952Omnibus, Newspaper PhotographerSeries
1951Hallmark Hall of FameDr. BurnhamSeries
1950Armstrong Circle TheatreMilovan DjilasSeries
1948Studio OneGeorge HanleySeries
—Battles That Doomed HitlerNarrator (voice)Film