Fritz Weaver1926 - 2016

usually

Actor

Popularity

2.5

Famous

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.

Credits

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0
0.1
The Congressman
The Congressman

2016

Drama

as Harlan Lantier

6.3
0.3
We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris

2014

Comedy • Romance

as Phillipe

4.8
0.9
The Cobbler
The Cobbler

2014

Comedy • Drama • Fantasy

as Mr. Solomon

5.9
3.9
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

Drama • TV Movie

as Hugo Black

6.3
1.1
This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place

2011

Drama

as Cheyenne's Father (voice)

7
1
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

Documentary • History

as Self

6.5
0.2
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
0
0.1
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

0
0.2
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

Crime • Drama • Romance

as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)

6.7
3.6
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997

Drama • History • TV Movie • War

as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

7
0.2
Broken Trust
Broken Trust

1995

Drama • TV Movie

as Lionel Nash

5.2
0.4
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening

1994

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

as Captain Von Koster

5
0.6
Pointman
Pointman

1994

Action • TV Movie

as Jason

6.2
0.4
Blind Spot
Blind Spot

1993

Drama • TV Movie

as Simon

6
0.4
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn

1992

Drama • History • TV Movie

as Sen. Everett Dirksen

6.3
0.7
Ironclads
Ironclads

1991

History • TV Movie • War

as John Ericsson

7
0.4
The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs

1991

Animation • Family

0
0.1
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside

1990

Comedy • Horror

as Dr. Fenner

6.8
0.3
My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W.

1989

Drama • TV Movie

6.5
0.5
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
The Spirit of Pittsburgh

1989

Documentary

as Narrator

0
0
Under Siege
Under Siege

1986

Thriller

as Bernard Hughes

7.5
0.2
Power
Power

1986

Drama

as Wallace Furman

5.9
1.5
The Hearst and Davies Affair
The Hearst and Davies Affair

1985

Drama • Romance

as Arthur Beal

3.8
0.2
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983

Family • Fantasy • Music • TV Movie

as Osiris

6.5
0.2
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

1983

Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy

as Caterpillar

6.8
0.3
Creepshow
Creepshow

1982

Comedy • Horror

as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

6.9
1.8
Maid in America
Maid in America

1982

Comedy • Romance • TV Movie

as Jonas

0
0.2
See China and Die
See China and Die

1981

Drama • Horror • TV Movie • Thriller

as Poston

0
0.3
Jaws of Satan
Jaws of Satan

1981

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Pater Tom Farrow

5
0.6
Nightkill
Nightkill

1980

Crime • Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Herbert Childs

5.1
0.4
Children of Divorce
Children of Divorce

1980

Drama • TV Movie

as Eli Sorenson

6
0.1
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

1980

Action • Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Dr. Michael Serling

4
0.1
The Big Fix
The Big Fix

1978

Comedy • Mystery • Thriller

as Oscar Procari Sr.

5.7
0.4
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous

1977

Adventure • TV Movie

as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.

6
0.2
The Return of Wonder Woman
7
0.2
Demon Seed
Demon Seed

1977

Horror • Science Fiction

as Alex Harris

5.9
1.5
Black Sunday
Black Sunday

1977

Action • Drama • Thriller

as FBI Agent Sam Corley

6.7
0.8
Marathon Man
Marathon Man

1976

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Professor Biesenthal

7.2
2.1
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975

Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as Mr. Andrew Borden

6.7
0.5
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Henry James' The Jolly Corner

1975

Drama

as Spencer Brydon

0
0.1
The Book of Murder
The Book of Murder

1974

Crime • Horror • Mystery • TV Movie

as Henry

0
0.1
Antigone
Antigone

1974

as Creon

0
0.2
A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet

1974

Drama • TV Movie

as Cornelius Melody

0
0.2
The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin

1973

Adventure • Drama • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Harold DeMilo

5.8
0.5
Shock-A-Bye Baby
Shock-A-Bye Baby

1973

Mystery

0
0.1
The Snoop Sisters
The Snoop Sisters

1972

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Mystery • TV Movie

as Anton de Tourolet

0
0.2
Heat of Anger
Heat of Anger

1972

Drama • TV Movie

as Vincent Kagel

0
0.1
Berlin Affair
Berlin Affair

1970

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Joe Mallicent

0
0.2
Company of Killers
Company of Killers

1970

Action • Crime • Drama • TV Movie

as John Shankalien

4
0.3
A Walk in the Spring Rain
A Walk in the Spring Rain

1970

Drama • Romance

as Roger Meredith

5.8
0.3
The Maltese Bippy
The Maltese Bippy

1969

Comedy • Horror • Mystery

as Mischa Ravenswood

5.4
0.2
The Borgia Stick
The Borgia Stick

1967

Crime • Thriller

as Anderson

7.8
0.1
Fail Safe
Fail Safe

1964

Drama • Thriller • War

as Col. Cascio

7.8
2.1
To Trap a Spy
To Trap a Spy

1964

Adventure

as Andrew Vulcan

5.6
0.4
The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory

1963

Drama • TV Movie

0
0.4
Battles That Doomed Hitler
Battles That Doomed Hitler

Documentary • History • War

as Narrator (voice)

0
0.1
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre

1961

Drama • Romance • TV Movie

0
0.2
Hunter
Hunter

1973

TV Movie • Thriller

as Cirrak

0
0.4
The Crucible
The Crucible

1967

Drama • TV Movie

as Reverend Hale

3.5
0.3
The Guns of August
The Guns of August

1964

Documentary

as Narrator (voice)

0
0.1
Man From a Missing Land
Man From a Missing Land

1961

Documentary

as Narrator

6
0

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