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Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

19/01/1926

Day of Death

26/11/2016
(90) years old

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, 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 ... Read More

Known For

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

The Congressman

The Congressman

We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

The Cobbler

The Cobbler

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

Filmography

Cast

2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

as Self (archive footage)

2016

The Congressman

as Harlan Lantier

2014

We'll Never Have Paris

as Phillipe

2014

The Cobbler

as Mr. Solomon

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

as Hugo Black

2011

This Must Be the Place

as Cheyenne's Father (voice)

2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Hol...

as Self

2001

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

2000

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

as Self (archive footage)

1999

The Thomas Crown Affair

as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)

1997

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycl...

1995

Broken Trust

as Lionel Nash

1995

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

1994

Spring Awakening

as Captain Von Koster

1994

Pointman

as Jason

1993

Blind Spot

as Simon

1992

Citizen Cohn

as Sen. Everett Dirksen

1991

Ironclads

as John Ericsson

1991

The Three Little Pigs

1990

Tales from the Darkside

as Dr. Fenner

1990

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an...

as Narrator

1989

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

as Narrator

1986

Under Siege

as Bernard Hughes

1986

Power

as Wallace Furman

1985

The Hearst and Davies Affair

as Arthur Beal

1983

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at...

as Osiris

1983

Alice in Wonderland

as Caterpillar

1982

Creepshow

as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

1982

Maid in America

as Jonas

1982

Jaws of Satan

as Pater Tom Farrow

1981

See China and Die

as Poston

1980

Nightkill

as Herbert Childs

1980

Children of Divorce

as Eli Sorenson

1980

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

as Dr. Michael Serling

1978

The Big Fix

as Oscar Procari Sr.

1977

Captains Courageous

as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.

1977

The Return of Wonder Woman

as Dr. Solano

1977

Demon Seed

as Alex Harris

1977

Black Sunday

as FBI Agent Sam Corley

1976

Marathon Man

as Professor Biesenthal

1975

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

as Mr. Andrew Borden

1975

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

as Spencer Brydon

1974

Give Me Liberty

as George Washington

1974

A Touch of the Poet

as Cornelius Melody

1974

The Book of Murder

as Henry

1974

Antigone

as Creon

1973

The Day of the Dolphin

as Harold DeMilo

1973

Shock-A-Bye Baby

1973

Rx for the Defense

as Dr. Daniel Kemper

1973

Hunter

as Cirrak

1972

The Female Instinct

as Anton de Tourolet

1972

Heat of Anger

as Vincent Kagel

1970

Berlin Affair

as Joe Mallicent

1970

Company of Killers

as John Shankalien

1970

A Walk in the Spring Rain

as Roger Meredith

1969

The Maltese Bippy

as Mischa Ravenswood

1967

The Crucible

as Reverend Hale

1967

The Borgia Stick

as Anderson

1965

To Trap a Spy

as Andrew Vulcan

1964

The Guns of August

as Narrator (voice)

1964

Fail Safe

as Col. Cascio

1963

The Power and the Glory

1961

Jane Eyre

1961

Man from a Missing Land

as Self - Narrator (voice)