Fritz Weaver
ActingBorn Jan 19, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USADied Nov 26, 2016
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
Law & Order
7.31990TV Show
Frasier
7.71993TV Show
The X-Files
8.41993TV Show
The Love Boat
6.31977TV Show
Ironside
6.81967TV Show
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.91993TV Show
Murder, She Wrote
7.51984TV Show
Hawaii Five-O
7.21968TV Show
Falcon Crest
5.51981TV Show
Magnum, P.I.
7.31980TV Show
Mission: Impossible
7.61966TV Show
L.A. Law
7.11986TV Show
Filmography
Acting
- 2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold Waras Self (archive footage)
- 2016The Congressmanas Harlan Lantier
- 2014We'll Never Have Parisas Phillipe
- 2014The Cobbleras Mr. Solomon
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fightas Hugo Black
- 2011This Must Be the Placeas Cheyenne's Father (voice)
- 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust