Fritz Weaver
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.
Filmography
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Congressman
2016
as Harlan Lantier
We'll Never Have Paris
2014
as Phillipe
The Cobbler
2014
as Mr. Solomon
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
as Hugo Black
This Must Be the Place
2011
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
as Self
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997
as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Broken Trust
1995
as Lionel Nash
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995
Spring Awakening
1994
as Captain Von Koster
Pointman
1994
as Jason
Blind Spot
1993
as Simon
Citizen Cohn
1992
as Sen. Everett Dirksen
Ironclads
1991
as John Ericsson
The Three Little Pigs
1991
Tales from the Darkside
1990
as Dr. Fenner
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990
as Narrator (voice)
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
1989
as Narrator
Under Siege
1986
as Bernard Hughes
Power
1986
as Wallace Furman