Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-01-19

Day of Death

2016-11-26 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Fritz William Weaver

Fritz Weaver

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.

Known For

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

The Borgia Stick

The Borgia Stick

Under Siege

Under Siege

Acting

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

The Thomas Crown Affair

as

John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)

Fail Safe

1964

Fail Safe

as

Col. Cascio

See China and Die

1981

See China and Die

as

Poston

Marathon Man

1976

Marathon Man

as

Professor Biesenthal

The Borgia Stick

1967

The Borgia Stick

as

Anderson

The Power and the Glory

1963

The Power and the Glory

as

The Three Little Pigs

1991

The Three Little Pigs

as

To Trap a Spy

1964

To Trap a Spy

as

Andrew Vulcan

The Female Instinct

1972

The Female Instinct

as

Anton de Tourolet

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

1989

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

as

Narrator

We'll Never Have Paris

2014

We'll Never Have Paris

as

Phillipe

Demon Seed

1977

Demon Seed

as

Alex Harris

Black Sunday

1977

Black Sunday

as

FBI Agent Sam Corley

This Must Be the Place

2011

This Must Be the Place

as

Cheyenne's Father (voice)

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

as

Self

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

as

Mr. Andrew Borden

Ironclads

1991

Ironclads

as

John Ericsson

Battles That Doomed Hitler

Battles That Doomed Hitler

as

Narrator (voice)

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

as

Self (archive footage)

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as

Self (archive footage)

A Walk in the Spring Rain

1970

A Walk in the Spring Rain

as

Roger Meredith

Company of Killers

1970

Company of Killers

as

John Shankalien

Man From a Missing Land

1961

Man From a Missing Land

as

Narrator

Nightkill

1980

Nightkill

as

Herbert Childs

Antigone

1974

Antigone

as

Creon

Pointman

1994

Pointman

as

Jason

Jane Eyre

1961

Jane Eyre

as

Blind Spot

1993

Blind Spot

as

Simon

Jaws of Satan

1982

Jaws of Satan

as

Pater Tom Farrow

Alice in Wonderland

1983

Alice in Wonderland

as

Caterpillar

The Book of Murder

1974

The Book of Murder

as

Henry

The Day of the Dolphin

1973

The Day of the Dolphin

as

Harold DeMilo

Maid in America

1982

Maid in America

as

Jonas

The Big Fix

1978

The Big Fix

as

Oscar Procari Sr.

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

1983

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

as

Osiris

Heat of Anger

1972

Heat of Anger

as

Vincent Kagel

The Maltese Bippy

1969

The Maltese Bippy

as

Mischa Ravenswood

The Hearst and Davies Affair

1985

The Hearst and Davies Affair

as

Arthur Beal

Broken Trust

1995

Broken Trust

as

Lionel Nash

Creepshow

1982

Creepshow

as

Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

Under Siege

1986

Under Siege

as

Bernard Hughes

Shock-A-Bye Baby

1973

Shock-A-Bye Baby

as

The Cobbler

2014

The Cobbler

as

Mr. Solomon

Berlin Affair

1970

Berlin Affair

as

Joe Mallicent

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

as

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

1990

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

as

Narrator

Children of Divorce

1980

Children of Divorce

as

Eli Sorenson

Spring Awakening

1994

Spring Awakening

as

Captain Von Koster

The Crucible

1967

The Crucible

as

Reverend Hale

The Congressman

2016

The Congressman

as

Harlan Lantier

Tales from the Darkside

1990

Tales from the Darkside

as

Dr. Fenner

Power

1986

Power

as

Wallace Furman

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

as

Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

The Guns of August

1964

The Guns of August

as

Narrator (voice)

Captains Courageous

1977

Captains Courageous

as

Harvey Cheyne, Sr.

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

1980

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

as

Dr. Michael Serling

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

2001

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

as

Citizen Cohn

1992

Citizen Cohn

as

Sen. Everett Dirksen

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

as

Hugo Black

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

My Name Is Bill W.

as

A Touch of the Poet

1974

A Touch of the Poet

as

Cornelius Melody

Hunter

1973

Hunter

as

Cirrak

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

1975

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

as

Spencer Brydon

The Return of Wonder Woman

1977

The Return of Wonder Woman

as

Dr. Solano

Rx for the Defense

1973

Rx for the Defense

as

Dr. Daniel Kemper

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

as

Arthur Masefield

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Dr. Aaron Pierce

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Edwin Dupont

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Captain J. Cooly

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

as

Colonel Thomas Rose

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Dr. Fenner

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

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

as

Andrew Vulcan

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Nathan Fogg

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

as

Martin Weir

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

as

Hillquist

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Steven Colton

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

as

Asteroth

Matlock

Matlock

as

Pastor James Hubert

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

(segment "The Star")

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Dr. Harvey Danworth

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

as

Sen. William Pike

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

as

Ted Whitlock

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

as

Father Peregrine

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Room 222

Room 222

as

Frasier

Frasier

as

Trevor Ainsley

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

John Palmer

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Marshal Burl Masters

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Senator Albert Sorenson

Studio One

Studio One

as

George Hanley

Combat!

Combat!

as

Major Chaplain Ernest Miller

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Dr. Mazi

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

as

Dr. Solano

Cannon

Cannon

as

Monsters

Monsters

as

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

William Sturka

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Dr. Burnham

Ironside

Ironside

as

Paul Friedland

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

as

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Jonathan Damon

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

as

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Joe Tucker

Banyon

Banyon

as

Whitney Pemberton

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Burke Jordan

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

as

Colonel William Fletcher

Against the Law

Against the Law

as

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

as

The New Breed

The New Breed

as

Arthur Grissom

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

as

Holocaust

Holocaust

as

Dr. Josef Weiss

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Arthur Hobler

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Leo Graves

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Vincent Kayle

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

as

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

as

Charlie Castle

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Chancellor

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

as

Sir Edmund Halley

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

John Thomas Whiting

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Paul Winters

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

as

Charles Ridgeway

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Hebron Grant

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Caterpillar

A Death in California

A Death in California

as

Van Niven

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Philip Woodleigh

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Walter Scharz

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Larry Weber

I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan

as

Mr. Amberville

Studio One

Studio One

as

George

Dan August

Dan August

as

Dr. Michael Serling

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Mr. Weatherby

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Laurence Sheffield

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

as

Dr. Martin Cohen

Mannix

Mannix

as

William Avery

Mannix

Mannix

as

Dr. Cameron McKenzie

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Erik Hagar

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Imre Rogosh

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Emil Skarbeck

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

George Berlinger

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

as

Self - Narrator

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

as

Col. Peter Raff

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre

as

Milovan Djilas

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as

Kovat

Floating Palaces

Floating Palaces

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Invaders

The Invaders

as

Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

as

Barsad

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Jason Matthews

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Creon

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Princey

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Judge Lambert

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Newspaper Photographer

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Winner

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Delphi Bureau

Delphi Bureau

as

Vander

Production

Crew

Directing