Fritz Weaver
Actor
- Born
- January 19, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- November 26, 2016 (age 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
The Cobbler
September 11, 2014
The Thomas Crown Affair
August 6, 1999
This Must Be the Place
August 24, 2011
Marathon Man
October 8, 1976
Creepshow
November 10, 1982
Fail Safe
October 7, 1964
Demon Seed
April 7, 1977
Black Sunday
April 1, 1977
We'll Never Have Paris
October 1, 2014
Power
January 31, 1986
The Day of the Dolphin
December 19, 1973
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
October 4, 2013
Acting66
- 2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War as Self (archive footage)
- 2016The Congressman as Harlan Lantier
- 2014We'll Never Have Paris as Phillipe
- 2014The Cobbler as Mr. Solomon
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight as Hugo Black
- 2011This Must Be the Place as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
- 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as Self
- 2001Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
- 1999The Thomas Crown Affair as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
- 1997Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women