Fritz Weaver
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
29 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Hugo Black | Film |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Place | Cheyenne's Father (voice) | Film |
| 2004 | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | Self | Film |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | John Reynolds (Golf Buddy) | Film |
| 1993 | Blind Spot | Simon | Film |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohn | Sen. Everett Dirksen | Film |
| 1991 | Ironclads | John Ericsson | Film |
| 1990 | Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Film | |
| 1986 | Power | Wallace Furman | Film |
| 1982 | Jaws of Satan | Pater Tom Farrow | Film |
| 1982 | Creepshow | Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") | Film |
| 1981 | See China and Die | Poston | Film |
| 1980 | Nightkill | Herbert Childs | Film |
| 1978 | The Big Fix | Oscar Procari Sr. | Film |
| 1978 | Holocaust | Dr. Josef Weiss | TV |
| 1977 | Black Sunday | FBI Agent Sam Corley | Film |
| 1977 | Demon Seed | Alex Harris | Film |
| 1976 | Marathon Man | Professor Biesenthal | Film |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Mr. Andrew Borden | Film |
| 1974 | A Touch of the Poet | Cornelius Melody | Film |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphin | Harold DeMilo | Film |
| 1970 | A Walk in the Spring Rain | Roger Meredith | Film |
| 1970 | Company of Killers | John Shankalien | Film |
| 1969 | The Maltese Bippy | Mischa Ravenswood | Film |
| 1967 | The Borgia Stick | Anderson | Film |
| 1965 | To Trap a Spy | Andrew Vulcan | Film |
| 1964 | Fail Safe | Col. Cascio | Film |
| 1964 | The Guns of August | Narrator (voice) | Film |
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