Fritz Weaver

Acting

Fritz Weaver

Born 19 January 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Died 26 November 2016 at 90

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

Highlights

The X-Files1993 · Series · Senator Albert Sorenson
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · William Sturka
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · Series · Kovat
Frasier1993 · Series · Trevor Ainsley
Marathon Man1976 · Film · Professor Biesenthal
This Must Be the Place2011 · Film · Cheyenne's Father (voice)

Filmography

Movies

56 films

The Congressman2016 · Film · Harlan Lantier
We'll Never Have Paris2014 · Film · Phillipe
The Cobbler2014 · Film · Mr. Solomon
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight2013 · Film · Hugo Black
This Must Be the Place2011 · Film · Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor2001 · Film
The Thomas Crown Affair1999 · Film · John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women1997 · Film · Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Broken Trust1995 · Film · Lionel Nash
George Romero's Golden Tales 31995 · Film
Spring Awakening1994 · Film · Captain Von Koster
Pointman1994 · Film · Jason
Blind Spot1993 · Film · Simon
Citizen Cohn1992 · Film · Sen. Everett Dirksen
Ironclads1991 · Film · John Ericsson
Tales from the Darkside1990 · Film · Dr. Fenner
My Name Is Bill W.1989 · Film
Under Siege1986 · Film · Bernard Hughes
Power1986 · Film · Wallace Furman
The Hearst and Davies Affair1985 · Film · Arthur Beal
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art1983 · Film · Osiris
Alice in Wonderland1983 · Film · Caterpillar
Creepshow1982 · Film · Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
Maid in America1982 · Film · Jonas
Jaws of Satan1982 · Film · Pater Tom Farrow
See China and Die1981 · Film · Poston
Nightkill1980 · Film · Herbert Childs
Children of Divorce1980 · Film · Eli Sorenson
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough1980 · Film · Dr. Michael Serling
The Big Fix1978 · Film · Oscar Procari Sr.
Captains Courageous1977 · Film · Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
The Return of Wonder Woman1977 · Film · Dr. Solano
Demon Seed1977 · Film · Alex Harris
Black Sunday1977 · Film · FBI Agent Sam Corley
Marathon Man1976 · Film · Professor Biesenthal
The Legend of Lizzie Borden1975 · Film · Mr. Andrew Borden
Henry James' The Jolly Corner1975 · Film · Spencer Brydon
Give Me Liberty1974 · Film · George Washington
A Touch of the Poet1974 · Film · Cornelius Melody
The Book of Murder1974 · Film · Henry
Antigone1974 · Film · Creon
The Day of the Dolphin1973 · Film · Harold DeMilo
Rx for the Defense1973 · Film · Dr. Daniel Kemper
Hunter1973 · Film · Cirrak
The Female Instinct1972 · Film · Anton de Tourolet
Heat of Anger1972 · Film · Vincent Kagel
Berlin Affair1970 · Film · Joe Mallicent
Company of Killers1970 · Film · John Shankalien
A Walk in the Spring Rain1970 · Film · Roger Meredith
The Maltese Bippy1969 · Film · Mischa Ravenswood
The Crucible1967 · Film · Reverend Hale
The Borgia Stick1967 · Film · Anderson
To Trap a Spy1965 · Film · Andrew Vulcan
Fail Safe1964 · Film · Col. Cascio
The Power and the Glory1963 · Film
Jane Eyre1961 · Film · Mason

Filmography

Series

65 shows

Frasier1993 · Series · Trevor Ainsley
The X-Files1993 · Series · Senator Albert Sorenson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · Series · Kovat
Against the Law1990 · Series
Law & Order1990 · Series · Nathan Fogg
Monsters1988 · Series · Mr. Hallet
Friday the 13th: The Series1987 · Series · Asteroth
I'll Take Manhattan1987 · Series · Mr. Amberville
L.A. Law1986 · Series · Dr. Aaron Pierce
Matlock1986 · Series · Pastor James Hubert
The Twilight Zone1985 · Series · (segment "The Star")
A Death in California1985 · Series · Van Niven
Murder, She Wrote1984 · Series · Edwin Dupont
Tales from the Darkside1984 · Series · Dr. Fenner
Hot Pursuit1984 · Series
Falcon Crest1981 · Series · Arthur Masefield
Magnum, P.I.1980 · Series · Captain J. Cooly
The Martian Chronicles1980 · Series · Father Peregrine
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Series · Princey
Holocaust1978 · Series · Dr. Josef Weiss
The Love Boat1977 · Series · Mr. Weatherby
Quincy, M.E.1976 · Series · Sen. William Pike
Wonder Woman1975 · Series · Dr. Solano
Petrocelli1974 · Series · Colonel William Fletcher
Barnaby Jones1973 · Series · Laurence Sheffield
Kung Fu1972 · Series · Hillquist
Delphi Bureau1972 · Series · Vander
The Streets of San Francisco1972 · Series · Ted Whitlock
Banyon1972 · Series · Whitney Pemberton
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law1971 · Series · Dr. Martin Cohen
Cannon1971 · Series
Great Performances1971 · Series · Caterpillar
Night Gallery1970 · Series · Dr. Mazi
Dan August1970 · Series · Dr. Michael Serling
Room 2221969 · Series
Hawaii Five-O1969 · Series · Dr. Harvey Danworth
The Mod Squad1968 · Series · John Palmer
The Outcasts1968 · Series
The Name of the Game1968 · Series · Walter Scharz
Mannix1967 · Series · William Avery
Ironside1967 · Series · Paul Friedland
The Invaders1967 · Series · Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
NET Playhouse1966 · Series
Mission: Impossible1966 · Series · Imre Rogosh
Felony Squad1966 · Series
The F.B.I.1965 · Series · Steven Colton
The Big Valley1965 · Series · Burke Jordan
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964 · Series · Andrew Vulcan
12 O'Clock High1964 · Series · Col. Peter Raff
Espionage1963 · Series · Richard Keller
The Great Adventure1963 · Series · Colonel Thomas Rose
The Fugitive1963 · Series · Joe Tucker
Combat!1962 · Series · Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
The New Breed1961 · Series · Arthur Grissom
Dr. Kildare1961 · Series · Arthur Hobler
Cain's Hundred1961 · Series · Martin Weir
The Defenders1961 · Series · Leo Graves
The Asphalt Jungle1961 · Series
Festival1960 · Series · Brutus
The Twilight Zone1959 · Series · William Sturka
Rawhide1959 · Series · Jonathan Damon
DuPont Show of the Month1957 · Series · Charlie Castle
Gunsmoke1955 · Series · Marshal Burl Masters
Armstrong Circle Theatre1950 · Series · Milovan Djilas
Studio One1948 · Series · George Hanley