Fritz Weaver

Acting

Fritz Weaver

Born January 19, 1926Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA134 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

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Movie

2020

The Congressman
6.2

The Congressman

Movie

2016

We'll Never Have Paris
4.8

We'll Never Have Paris

Movie

2014

The Cobbler
5.9

The Cobbler

Movie

2014

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.3

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Movie

2013

This Must Be the Place
7.0

This Must Be the Place

Movie

2011

Filmography

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold Waras Self (archive footage)Movie
The Congressman
2016The Congressmanas Harlan LantierMovie
We'll Never Have Paris
2014We'll Never Have Parisas PhillipeMovie
The Cobbler
2014The Cobbleras Mr. SolomonMovie
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fightas Hugo BlackMovie
This Must Be the Place
2011This Must Be the Placeas Cheyenne's Father (voice)Movie
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaustas SelfMovie
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001Unsung Heroes of Pearl HarborMovie
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'as Self (archive footage)Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999The Thomas Crown Affairas John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)Movie
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Womenas Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")Movie
Floating Palaces
1996Floating Palacesas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Broken Trust
1995Broken Trustas Lionel NashMovie
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995George Romero's Golden Tales 3Movie
Spring Awakening
1994Spring Awakeningas Captain Von KosterMovie
Pointman
1994Pointmanas JasonMovie
Frasier
1993Frasieras Trevor AinsleyTV
The X-Files
1993The X-Filesas Senator Albert SorensonTV
Blind Spot
1993Blind Spotas SimonMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas KovatTV
Citizen Cohn
1992Citizen Cohnas Sen. Everett DirksenMovie
Ironclads
1991Ironcladsas John EricssonMovie
The Three Little Pigs
1991The Three Little PigsMovie
Tales from the Darkside
1990Tales from the Darksideas Dr. FennerMovie
Against the Law
1990Against the LawTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Nathan FoggTV
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreameras NarratorMovie
My Name Is Bill W.
1989My Name Is Bill W.Movie
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
1989The Spirit of Pittsburghas NarratorMovie
Monsters
1988MonstersTV
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987Friday the 13th: The Seriesas AsterothTV
I'll Take Manhattan
1987I'll Take Manhattanas Mr. AmbervilleTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Dr. Aaron PierceTV
Matlock
1986Matlockas Pastor James HubertTV
Under Siege
1986Under Siegeas Bernard HughesMovie
Power
1986Poweras Wallace FurmanMovie
The Twilight Zone
1985The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The Star")TV
A Death in California
1985A Death in Californiaas Van NivenTV
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985The Hearst and Davies Affairas Arthur BealMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Edwin DupontTV
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Dr. FennerTV
Hot Pursuit
1984Hot PursuitTV
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Artas OsirisMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1983Alice in Wonderlandas CaterpillarMovie
Creepshow
1982Creepshowas Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")Movie
Maid in America
1982Maid in Americaas JonasMovie
Jaws of Satan
1982Jaws of Satanas Pater Tom FarrowMovie
Falcon Crest
1981Falcon Crestas Arthur MasefieldTV
See China and Die
1981See China and Dieas PostonMovie
Nightkill
1980Nightkillas Herbert ChildsMovie
Magnum, P.I.
1980Magnum, P.I.as Captain J. CoolyTV
Children of Divorce
1980Children of Divorceas Eli SorensonMovie
The Martian Chronicles
1980The Martian Chroniclesas Father PeregrineTV
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980Dan August: Once Is Never Enoughas Dr. Michael SerlingMovie
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas PrinceyTV
The Big Fix
1978The Big Fixas Oscar Procari Sr.Movie
Holocaust
1978Holocaustas Dr. Josef WeissTV
Captains Courageous
1977Captains Courageousas Harvey Cheyne, Sr.Movie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Mr. WeatherbyTV
The Return of Wonder Woman
1977The Return of Wonder Womanas Dr. SolanoMovie
Demon Seed
1977Demon Seedas Alex HarrisMovie
Black Sunday
1977Black Sundayas FBI Agent Sam CorleyMovie
Marathon Man
1976Marathon Manas Professor BiesenthalMovie
Quincy, M.E.
1976Quincy, M.E.as Sen. William PikeTV
Wonder Woman
1975Wonder Womanas Dr. SolanoTV
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975The Legend of Lizzie Bordenas Mr. Andrew BordenMovie
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
1975Henry James' The Jolly Corneras Spencer BrydonMovie
Petrocelli
1974Petrocellias Colonel William FletcherTV
G
1974Give Me Libertyas George WashingtonMovie
A Touch of the Poet
1974A Touch of the Poetas Cornelius MelodyMovie
The Book of Murder
1974The Book of Murderas HenryMovie
Antigone
1974Antigoneas CreonMovie
The Day of the Dolphin
1973The Day of the Dolphinas Harold DeMiloMovie
S
1973Shock-A-Bye BabyMovie
Rx for the Defense
1973Rx for the Defenseas Dr. Daniel KemperMovie
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jonesas Laurence SheffieldTV
Hunter
1973Hunteras CirrakMovie
The Female Instinct
1972The Female Instinctas Anton de TouroletMovie
Kung Fu
1972Kung Fuas HillquistTV
Delphi Bureau
1972Delphi Bureauas VanderTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Ted WhitlockTV
Banyon
1972Banyonas Whitney PembertonTV
Heat of Anger
1972Heat of Angeras Vincent KagelMovie
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Dr. Martin CohenTV
Cannon
1971CannonTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas CaterpillarTV
Night Gallery
1970Night Galleryas Dr. MaziTV
Berlin Affair
1970Berlin Affairas Joe MallicentMovie
Dan August
1970Dan Augustas Dr. Michael SerlingTV
Company of Killers
1970Company of Killersas John ShankalienMovie
A Walk in the Spring Rain
1970A Walk in the Spring Rainas Roger MeredithMovie
Room 222
1969Room 222TV
The Maltese Bippy
1969The Maltese Bippyas Mischa RavenswoodMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod Squadas John PalmerTV
The Outcasts
1968The OutcastsTV
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas Dr. Harvey DanworthTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Walter ScharzTV
Mannix
1967Mannixas William AveryTV
The Crucible
1967The Crucibleas Reverend HaleMovie
Ironside
1967Ironsideas Paul FriedlandTV
The Borgia Stick
1967The Borgia Stickas AndersonMovie
The Invaders
1967The Invadersas Deputy Ambassador Peter BorkeTV
C
1966CBS PlayhouseTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Imre RogoshTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Steven ColtonTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas Burke JordanTV
To Trap a Spy
1965To Trap a Spyas Andrew VulcanMovie
The Guns of August
1964The Guns of Augustas Narrator (voice)Movie
Fail Safe
1964Fail Safeas Col. CascioMovie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Andrew VulcanTV
12 O'Clock High
196412 O'Clock Highas Col. Peter RaffTV
The Great Adventure
1963The Great Adventureas Colonel Thomas RoseTV
The Fugitive
1963The Fugitiveas Joe TuckerTV
The Power and the Glory
1963The Power and the GloryMovie
Combat!
1962Combat!as Major Chaplain Ernest MillerTV
The New Breed
1961The New Breedas Arthur GrissomTV
Dr. Kildare
1961Dr. Kildareas Arthur HoblerTV
Cain's Hundred
1961Cain's Hundredas Martin WeirTV
The Defenders
1961The Defendersas Leo GravesTV
Jane Eyre
1961Jane EyreMovie
The Asphalt Jungle
1961The Asphalt JungleTV
M
1961Man from a Missing Landas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas William SturkaTV
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959The Bell Telephone Houras Self - NarratorTV
Rawhide
1959Rawhideas Jonathan DamonTV
DuPont Show of the Month
1957DuPont Show of the Monthas Charlie CastleTV
Tony Awards
1956Tony Awardsas Self - WinnerTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Marshal Burl MastersTV
Omnibus
1952OmnibusTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dr. BurnhamTV
Armstrong Circle Theatre
1950Armstrong Circle Theatreas Milovan DjilasTV
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas George HanleyTV
Battles That Doomed Hitler
—Battles That Doomed Hitleras Narrator (voice)Movie