Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Acting
Born 1926-01-19 - Died 2016-11-26Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies (66)

The Thomas Crown Affair
6.8

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999Movie6.8
Creepshow
6.9

Creepshow

1982Movie6.9
The Cobbler
5.9

The Cobbler

2014Movie5.9
Marathon Man
7.2

Marathon Man

1976Movie7.2
Power
5.9

Power

1986Movie5.9
This Must Be the Place
7.0

This Must Be the Place

2011Movie7.0
The Borgia Stick
8.5

The Borgia Stick

1967Movie8.5
Demon Seed
5.9

Demon Seed

1977Movie5.9
Fail Safe
7.8

Fail Safe

1964Movie7.8
Black Sunday
6.7

Black Sunday

1977Movie6.7
The Day of the Dolphin
5.8

The Day of the Dolphin

1973Movie5.8
The Big Fix
5.8

The Big Fix

1978Movie5.8
We'll Never Have Paris
4.8

We'll Never Have Paris

2014Movie4.8
The Female Instinct
7.0

The Female Instinct

1972Movie7.0
The Power and the Glory
9.0

The Power and the Glory

1963Movie9.0
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.4

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013Movie6.4
Under Siege
7.5

Under Siege

1986Movie7.5
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
6.0

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

1990Movie6.0
See China and Die
8.0

See China and Die

1981Movie8.0
Pointman
6.3

Pointman

1994Movie6.3
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii

Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii

1980Movie
Children of Divorce
7.5

Children of Divorce

1980Movie7.5
Tales from the Darkside
5.9

Tales from the Darkside

1990Movie5.9
Broken Trust
6.3

Broken Trust

1995Movie6.3
My Name Is Bill W.
6.5

My Name Is Bill W.

1989Movie6.5
Alice in Wonderland
6.8

Alice in Wonderland

1983Movie6.8
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
6.9

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975Movie6.9
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
8.5

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997Movie8.5
Jaws of Satan
5.1

Jaws of Satan

1982Movie5.1
Spring Awakening
6.5

Spring Awakening

1994Movie6.5
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
6.6

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004Movie6.6
Nightkill
4.9

Nightkill

1980Movie4.9
The Congressman
6.2

The Congressman

2016Movie6.2
Citizen Cohn
6.3

Citizen Cohn

1992Movie6.3
Hunter
10.0

Hunter

1973Movie10.0
Blind Spot
6.2

Blind Spot

1993Movie6.2
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
5.7

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

1980Movie5.7
To Trap a Spy
5.9

To Trap a Spy

1965Movie5.9
Ironclads
7.4

Ironclads

1991Movie7.4
Give Me Liberty

Give Me Liberty

1974Movie
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
6.6

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

1983Movie6.6
The Crucible
4.5

The Crucible

1967Movie4.5
The Hearst and Davies Affair
4.2

The Hearst and Davies Affair

1985Movie4.2
Heat of Anger
10.0

Heat of Anger

1972Movie10.0
Berlin Affair
10.0

Berlin Affair

1970Movie10.0
A Walk in the Spring Rain
5.7

A Walk in the Spring Rain

1970Movie5.7
Rx for the Defense
9.0

Rx for the Defense

1973Movie9.0
Captains Courageous
7.0

Captains Courageous

1977Movie7.0
The Maltese Bippy
6.2

The Maltese Bippy

1969Movie6.2
Shock-A-Bye Baby

Shock-A-Bye Baby

1973Movie
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020Movie
Maid in America
10.0

Maid in America

1982Movie10.0
Company of Killers
6.5

Company of Killers

1970Movie6.5
A Touch of the Poet
10.0

A Touch of the Poet

1974Movie10.0
The Return of Wonder Woman
8.5

The Return of Wonder Woman

1977Movie8.5
The Book of Murder

The Book of Murder

1974Movie
The Spirit of Pittsburgh

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

1989Movie
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
7.0

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

2001Movie7.0
Battles That Doomed Hitler

Battles That Doomed Hitler

Movie
The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs

1991Movie
The Guns of August
8.0

The Guns of August

1964Movie8.0
Jane Eyre
7.0

Jane Eyre

1961Movie7.0
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
6.5

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

1975Movie6.5
Antigone

Antigone

1974Movie
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
3.0

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

1995Movie3.0
Man from a Missing Land
6.0

Man from a Missing Land

1961Movie6.0

TV Shows (71)

Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
Frasier
7.7

Frasier

1993Series7.7
The X-Files
8.4

The X-Files

1993Series8.4
The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977Series6.3
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993Series7.9
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Hawaii Five-O
7.2

Hawaii Five-O

1968Series7.2
Falcon Crest
5.5

Falcon Crest

1981Series5.5
Magnum, P.I.
7.3

Magnum, P.I.

1980Series7.3
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
L.A. Law
7.1

L.A. Law

1986Series7.1
Great Performances
6.1

Great Performances

1971Series6.1
Tales from the Darkside
7.2

Tales from the Darkside

1984Series7.2
The Fugitive
7.3

The Fugitive

1963Series7.3
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
Dr. Kildare
5.7

Dr. Kildare

1961Series5.7
Mannix
6.8

Mannix

1967Series6.8
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Matlock
7.1

Matlock

1986Series7.1
Night Gallery
7.8

Night Gallery

1970Series7.8
Combat!
7.9

Combat!

1962Series7.9
Omnibus
7.0

Omnibus

1952Series7.0
Quincy, M.E.
7.5

Quincy, M.E.

1976Series7.5
Rawhide
7.2

Rawhide

1959Series7.2
The Twilight Zone
7.7

The Twilight Zone

1985Series7.7
The Big Valley
6.2

The Big Valley

1965Series6.2
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
Barnaby Jones
7.1

Barnaby Jones

1973Series7.1
Room 222
6.1

Room 222

1969Series6.1
Cannon
6.7

Cannon

1971Series6.7
Studio One
5.4

Studio One

1948Series5.4
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

1979Series6.8
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
The Defenders
6.3

The Defenders

1961Series6.3
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
The Invaders
6.9

The Invaders

1967Series6.9
Monsters
7.0

Monsters

1988Series7.0
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964Series7.2
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
12 O'Clock High
7.2

12 O'Clock High

1964Series7.2
Friday the 13th: The Series
7.3

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987Series7.3
Wonder Woman
7.0

Wonder Woman

1975Series7.0
Armstrong Circle Theatre
4.5

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950Series4.5
NET Playhouse
7.3

NET Playhouse

1966Series7.3
Petrocelli
7.2

Petrocelli

1974Series7.2
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.5

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971Series6.5
Felony Squad
6.5

Felony Squad

1966Series6.5
The Mod Squad
6.1

The Mod Squad

1968Series6.1
The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959Series8.0
DuPont Show of the Month
7.4

DuPont Show of the Month

1957Series7.4
Cain's Hundred
5.2

Cain's Hundred

1961Series5.2
The New Breed
7.7

The New Breed

1961Series7.7
Espionage
10.0

Espionage

1963Series10.0
The Martian Chronicles
7.1

The Martian Chronicles

1980Series7.1
The Great Adventure
10.0

The Great Adventure

1963Series10.0
Holocaust
7.3

Holocaust

1978Series7.3
Hot Pursuit
5.8

Hot Pursuit

1984Series5.8
Dan August
7.2

Dan August

1970Series7.2
Banyon
8.0

Banyon

1972Series8.0
CBS Playhouse
7.0

CBS Playhouse

1966Series7.0
Festival

Festival

1960Series
Against the Law
7.0

Against the Law

1990Series7.0
The Outcasts
6.5

The Outcasts

1968Series6.5
The Asphalt Jungle
5.0

The Asphalt Jungle

1961Series5.0
A Death in California
6.2

A Death in California

1985Series6.2
Delphi Bureau
8.0

Delphi Bureau

1972Series8.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8
I'll Take Manhattan
6.2

I'll Take Manhattan

1987Series6.2
Floating Palaces
10.0

Floating Palaces

1996Series10.0
Kung Fu
7.7

Kung Fu

1972Series7.7