Acting · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · Born January 19, 1926
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.
Movie'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Congressman
2016
as Harlan Lantier
MovieWe'll Never Have Paris
2014
as Phillipe
MovieThe Cobbler
2014
as Mr. Solomon
MovieMuhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
as Hugo Black
MovieThis Must Be the Place
2011
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
MovieImaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
as Self
MovieUnsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001
MovieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
MovieRescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997
as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
TVFloating Palaces
1996
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieBroken Trust
1995
as Lionel Nash
MovieGeorge Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995
MovieSpring Awakening
1994
as Captain Von Koster
MoviePointman
1994
as Jason
TVFrasier
1993
as Trevor Ainsley
TVThe X-Files
1993
as Senator Albert Sorenson
MovieBlind Spot
1993
as Simon
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Kovat
MovieCitizen Cohn
1992
as Sen. Everett Dirksen
MovieIronclads
1991
as John Ericsson
MovieThe Three Little Pigs
1991
MovieTales from the Darkside
1990
as Dr. Fenner
TVAgainst the Law
1990
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Nathan Fogg
MoviePreston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990
as Narrator (voice)
MovieMy Name Is Bill W.
1989
MovieThe Spirit of Pittsburgh
1989
as Narrator
TVMonsters
1988
as Mr. Hallet
TVFriday the 13th: The Series
1987
as Asteroth
TVI'll Take Manhattan
1987
as Mr. Amberville
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Dr. Aaron Pierce
TVMatlock
1986
as Pastor James Hubert
MovieUnder Siege
1986
as Bernard Hughes
MoviePower
1986
as Wallace Furman
TVThe Twilight Zone
1985
as (segment "The Star")
TVA Death in California
1985
as Van Niven
MovieThe Hearst and Davies Affair
1985
as Arthur Beal
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Edwin Dupont
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Dr. Fenner
TVHot Pursuit
1984
MovieDon't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Osiris
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1983
as Caterpillar
MovieCreepshow
1982
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
MovieMaid in America
1982
as Jonas
MovieJaws of Satan
1982
as Pater Tom Farrow
TVFalcon Crest
1981
as Arthur Masefield
MovieSee China and Die
1981
as Poston
MovieNightkill
1980
as Herbert Childs
TVMagnum, P.I.
1980
as Captain J. Cooly
MovieChildren of Divorce
1980
as Eli Sorenson
TVThe Martian Chronicles
1980
as Father Peregrine
MovieDan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
as Dr. Michael Serling
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Princey
MovieThe Big Fix
1978
as Oscar Procari Sr.
TVHolocaust
1978
as Dr. Josef Weiss
MovieCaptains Courageous
1977
as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Mr. Weatherby
MovieThe Return of Wonder Woman
1977
as Dr. Solano
MovieDemon Seed
1977
as Alex Harris
MovieBlack Sunday
1977
as FBI Agent Sam Corley
MovieMarathon Man
1976
as Professor Biesenthal
TVQuincy, M.E.
1976
as Sen. William Pike
TVWonder Woman
1975
as Dr. Solano
MovieThe Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975
as Mr. Andrew Borden
MovieHenry James' The Jolly Corner
1975
as Spencer Brydon
TVPetrocelli
1974
as Colonel William Fletcher
Give Me Liberty
1974
as George Washington
MovieA Touch of the Poet
1974
as Cornelius Melody
MovieThe Book of Murder
1974
as Henry
MovieAntigone
1974
as Creon
MovieThe Day of the Dolphin
1973
as Harold DeMilo
Shock-A-Bye Baby
1973
MovieRx for the Defense
1973
as Dr. Daniel Kemper
TVBarnaby Jones
1973
as Laurence Sheffield
MovieHunter
1973
as Cirrak
MovieThe Female Instinct
1972
as Anton de Tourolet
TVKung Fu
1972
as Hillquist
TVDelphi Bureau
1972
as Vander
TVThe Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Ted Whitlock
TVBanyon
1972
as Whitney Pemberton
MovieHeat of Anger
1972
as Vincent Kagel
TVOwen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
as Dr. Martin Cohen
TVCannon
1971
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Caterpillar
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Dr. Mazi
MovieBerlin Affair
1970
as Joe Mallicent
TVDan August
1970
as Dr. Michael Serling
MovieCompany of Killers
1970
as John Shankalien
MovieA Walk in the Spring Rain
1970
as Roger Meredith
TVRoom 222
1969
MovieThe Maltese Bippy
1969
as Mischa Ravenswood
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
as John Palmer
TVThe Outcasts
1968
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Dr. Harvey Danworth
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Walter Scharz
TVMannix
1967
as Dr. Cameron McKenzie
MovieThe Crucible
1967
as Reverend Hale
TVIronside
1967
as Paul Friedland
MovieThe Borgia Stick
1967
as Anderson
TVThe Invaders
1967
as Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
CBS Playhouse
1966
as David Hoffman
TVNET Playhouse
1966
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Imre Rogosh
TVFelony Squad
1966
TVThe F.B.I.
1965
as Steven Colton
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Burke Jordan
MovieTo Trap a Spy
1965
as Andrew Vulcan
MovieThe Guns of August
1964
as Narrator (voice)
MovieFail Safe
1964
as Col. Cascio
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Andrew Vulcan
TV12 O'Clock High
1964
as Col. Peter Raff
TVEspionage
1963
as Richard Keller
TVThe Great Adventure
1963
as Colonel Thomas Rose
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Joe Tucker
MovieThe Power and the Glory
1963
TVCombat!
1962
as Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
TVThe New Breed
1961
as Arthur Grissom
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Arthur Hobler
TVCain's Hundred
1961
as Martin Weir
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Leo Graves
MovieJane Eyre
1961
TVThe Asphalt Jungle
1961
Man from a Missing Land
1961
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Festival
1960
as Brutus
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as William Sturka
TVThe Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self - Narrator
TVRawhide
1959
as Jonathan Damon
TVDuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Charlie Castle
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Winner
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Marshal Burl Masters
TVOmnibus
1952
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Dr. Burnham
TVArmstrong Circle Theatre
1950
as Milovan Djilas
TVStudio One
1948
as George Hanley
MovieBattles That Doomed Hitler
as Narrator (voice)
