Fritz Weaver

Acting

January 19, 1926 – November 26, 2016 (aged 90)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War2020 · Self (archive footage)

The Congressman

The Congressman2016 · Harlan Lantier

We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris2014 · Phillipe

The Cobbler

The Cobbler2014 · Mr. Solomon

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight2013 · Hugo Black

This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place2011 · Cheyenne's Father (voice)

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004 · Self

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor2001

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair1999 · John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women1997 · Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

Floating Palaces

Floating Palaces1996 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Broken Trust

Broken Trust1995 · Lionel Nash

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

George Romero's Golden Tales 31995

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening1994 · Captain Von Koster

Pointman

Pointman1994 · Jason

Frasier

Frasier1993 · Trevor Ainsley

The X-Files

The X-Files1993 · Senator Albert Sorenson

Blind Spot

Blind Spot1993 · Simon

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · Kovat

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn1992 · Sen. Everett Dirksen

Ironclads

Ironclads1991 · John Ericsson

The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs1991

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside1990 · Dr. Fenner

Against the Law

Against the Law1990

Law & Order

Law & Order1990 · Nathan Fogg

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer1990 · Narrator (voice)

My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.1989

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

The Spirit of Pittsburgh1989 · Narrator

Monsters

Monsters1988 · Mr. Hallet

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series1987 · Asteroth

I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan1987 · Mr. Amberville

L.A. Law

L.A. Law1986 · Dr. Aaron Pierce

Matlock

Matlock1986 · Pastor James Hubert

Under Siege

Under Siege1986 · Bernard Hughes

Power

Power1986 · Wallace Furman

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone1985 · (segment "The Star")

A Death in California

A Death in California1985 · Van Niven

The Hearst and Davies Affair

The Hearst and Davies Affair1985 · Arthur Beal

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote1984 · Edwin Dupont

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside1984 · Dr. Fenner

Holocaust

Holocaust1978 · Dr. Josef Weiss

Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair1970