8.4
TV
Acting
Fritz Weaver
- Born
- Died
- (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 137 titles
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). 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.
Signature work
Known For
8.4
TV
5.9
Movie
The Cobbler
6.8
Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair
7.0
Movie
This Must Be the Place
7.2
Movie
Marathon Man
6.9
Movie
Creepshow
8.5
TV
The Twilight Zone
7.9
TV
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.7
TV
Frasier
7.3
TV
Law & Order
7.8
Movie
Fail Safe
7.0
TV
Wonder Woman
7.5
TV
Murder, She Wrote
7.3
TV
Magnum, P.I.
7.6
TV
Mission: Impossible
5.9
Movie
Demon Seed
7.7
TV
The Twilight Zone
7.7
TV
Kung Fu
Acting credits 137
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Battles That Doomed Hitler Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 2020 | 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | The Congressman Film | Harlan Lantier |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris Film | Phillipe |
| 2014 | The Cobbler Film | Mr. Solomon |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Film | Hugo Black |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place Film | Cheyenne's Father (voice) |
| 2004 | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Film | Self |
| 2001 | Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor Film | |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair Film | John Reynolds (Golf Buddy) |
| 1997 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women Film | Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") |
| 1996 | Floating Palaces TV | Self - Narrator (voice) (2 ep) |
| 1995 | Broken Trust Film | Lionel Nash |
| 1995 | George Romero's Golden Tales 3 Film | |
| 1994 | Spring Awakening Film | Captain Von Koster |
| 1994 | Pointman Film | Jason |
| 1993 | Frasier TV | Trevor Ainsley (1 ep) |
| 1993 | The X-Files TV | Senator Albert Sorenson (2 ep) |
| 1993 | Blind Spot Film | Simon |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV | Kovat (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn Film | Sen. Everett Dirksen |
| 1991 | Ironclads Film | John Ericsson |
| 1991 | The Three Little Pigs Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside Film | Dr. Fenner |
| 1990 | Against the Law TV | (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Law & Order TV | Nathan Fogg, Philip Woodleigh, Larry Weber (1 ep) |
| 1990 | Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer Film | Narrator (voice) |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. Film | |
| 1989 | The Spirit of Pittsburgh Film | Narrator |
| 1988 | Monsters TV | Mr. Hallet (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Series TV | Asteroth (2 ep) |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan TV | Mr. Amberville (4 ep) |
| 1986 | L.A. Law TV | Dr. Aaron Pierce (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Pastor James Hubert (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Under Siege Film | Bernard Hughes |
| 1986 | Power Film | Wallace Furman |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone TV | (segment "The Star") (1 ep) |
| 1985 | A Death in California TV | Van Niven (2 ep) |
| 1985 | The Hearst and Davies Affair Film | Arthur Beal |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote TV | Edwin Dupont, Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié, Judge Lambert (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside TV | Dr. Fenner, Sir Edmund Halley (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Hot Pursuit TV | (1 ep) |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Film | Osiris |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderland Film | Caterpillar |
| 1982 | Creepshow Film | Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") |
| 1982 | Maid in America Film | Jonas |
| 1982 | Jaws of Satan Film | Pater Tom Farrow |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest TV | Arthur Masefield (1 ep) |
| 1981 | See China and Die Film | Poston |
| 1980 | Nightkill Film | Herbert Childs |
| 1980 | Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii Film | Captain Cooly |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. TV | Captain J. Cooly (2 ep) |
| 1980 | Children of Divorce Film | Eli Sorenson |
| 1980 | The Martian Chronicles TV | Father Peregrine (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never Enough Film | Dr. Michael Serling |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected TV | Princey (1 ep) |
| 1978 | The Big Fix Film | Oscar Procari Sr. |
| 1978 | Holocaust TV | Dr. Josef Weiss (4 ep) |
| 1977 | Captains Courageous Film | Harvey Cheyne, Sr. |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Mr. Weatherby (1 ep) |