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.
Acted in 123
2010s
- 2016
- 2014
- 2013
- 2011
2000s
- 2001
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Movie
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
- 1995
Broken Trust
Lionel Nash
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
Movie
- 1994
Spring Awakening
Captain Von Koster
- 1993
Blind Spot
Simon
- 1992
Citizen Cohn
Sen. Everett Dirksen
- 1991
Ironclads
John Ericsson
- 1990
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Fenner
Against the Law
TV
1980s
- 1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Movie
- 1988
- 1987
I'll Take Manhattan
Mr. Amberville · 4 episodes
- 1986
Under Siege
Bernard Hughes
- 1985
A Death in California
Van Niven · 2 episodes
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Arthur Beal
- 1984
Hot Pursuit
TV
- 1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris
Alice in Wonderland
Caterpillar
- 1982
Maid in America
Jonas
Jaws of Satan
Pater Tom Farrow
- 1981
See China and Die
Poston
- 1980
Children of Divorce
Eli Sorenson
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
The Big Fix
Oscar Procari Sr.
- 1977
Captains Courageous
Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
The Return of Wonder Woman
Dr. Solano
Black Sunday
FBI Agent Sam Corley
- 1976
- 1975
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Spencer Brydon
- 1974
Give Me Liberty
George Washington
A Touch of the Poet
Cornelius Melody
The Book of Murder
Henry
Antigone
Creon
- 1973
The Day of the Dolphin
Harold DeMilo
Rx for the Defense
Dr. Daniel Kemper
Hunter
Cirrak
- 1972
The Female Instinct
Anton de Tourolet
Kung Fu
Hillquist · 1 episode
Delphi Bureau
Vander · 1 episode
Heat of Anger
Vincent Kagel
- 1971
- 1970
Berlin Affair
Joe Mallicent
Company of Killers
John Shankalien
A Walk in the Spring Rain
Roger Meredith
1960s
- 1969
The Maltese Bippy
Mischa Ravenswood
- 1968
- 1967
The Borgia Stick
Anderson
- 1966
- 1965
To Trap a Spy
Andrew Vulcan
- 1964
- 1963
The Power and the Glory
Movie
- 1962
- 1961
Jane Eyre
Mason
The Asphalt Jungle
TV
- 1960
1950s
- 1959
- 1957
- 1955
- 1952
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Burnham · 1 episode
- 1950
1940s
- 1948
Appearances10
2020s
- 2020
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
1990s
- 1996
Floating Palaces
Self - Narrator (voice) · 2 episodes
- 1991
- 1990
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1989
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
Narrator
1960s
- 1964
The Guns of August
Narrator (voice)
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
No release date
Battles That Doomed Hitler
Narrator (voice)