Known For
Acting
Known Credits
157
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 19, 1926 (100 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
| 2020 | 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold Waras Self (archive footage) | |
| 2016 | The Congressmanas Harlan Lantier | |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Parisas Phillipe | |
| 2014 | The Cobbleras Mr. Solomon | |
| 2013 | Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fightas Hugo Black | |
| 2011 | This Must Be the Placeas Cheyenne's Father (voice) | |
| 2004 | Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaustas Self | |
| 2001 | Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harboras | |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affairas John Reynolds (Golf Buddy) | |
| 1997 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Womenas Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") | |
| 1996 | Floating Palacesas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1995 | Broken Trustas Lionel Nash | |
| 1995 | George Romero's Golden Tales 3as | |
| 1994 | Spring Awakeningas Captain Von Koster | |
| 1994 | Pointmanas Jason | |
| 1993 | Frasieras Trevor Ainsley | |
| 1993 | The X-Filesas Senator Albert Sorenson | |
| 1993 | Blind Spotas Simon | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Kovat | |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohnas Sen. Everett Dirksen | |
| 1991 | Ironcladsas John Ericsson | |
| 1991 | The Three Little Pigsas | |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darksideas Dr. Fenner | |
| 1990 | Against the Lawas | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Larry Weber | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Nathan Fogg | |
| 1990 | Law & Orderas Philip Woodleigh | |
| 1990 | Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreameras Narrator (voice) | |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W.as | |
| 1989 | The Spirit of Pittsburghas Narrator | |
| 1988 | Monstersas Mr. Hallet | |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th: The Seriesas Asteroth | |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattanas Mr. Amberville | |
| 1986 | L.A. Lawas Dr. Aaron Pierce | |
| 1986 | Matlockas Pastor James Hubert | |
| 1986 | Under Siegeas Bernard Hughes | |
| 1986 | Poweras Wallace Furman | |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zoneas (segment "The Star") | |
| 1985 | A Death in Californiaas Van Niven | |
| 1985 | The Hearst and Davies Affairas Arthur Beal | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Edwin Dupont | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Judge Lambert | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wroteas Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié | |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darksideas Dr. Fenner | |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darksideas Sir Edmund Halley | |
| 1984 | Hot Pursuitas | |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Artas Osiris | |
| 1983 | Alice in Wonderlandas Caterpillar | |
| 1982 | Creepshowas Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") | |
| 1982 | Maid in Americaas Jonas | |
| 1982 | Jaws of Satanas Pater Tom Farrow | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crestas Arthur Masefield | |
| 1981 | See China and Dieas Poston | |
| 1980 | Nightkillas Herbert Childs | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I.as Captain J. Cooly | |
| 1980 | Children of Divorceas Eli Sorenson | |
| 1980 | The Martian Chroniclesas Father Peregrine | |
| 1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never Enoughas Dr. Michael Serling | |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpectedas Princey | |
| 1978 | The Big Fixas Oscar Procari Sr. | |
| 1978 | Holocaustas Dr. Josef Weiss | |
| 1977 | Captains Courageousas Harvey Cheyne, Sr. | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Mr. Weatherby | |
| 1977 | The Return of Wonder Womanas Dr. Solano | |
| 1977 | Demon Seedas Alex Harris | |
| 1977 | Black Sundayas FBI Agent Sam Corley | |
| 1976 | Marathon Manas Professor Biesenthal | |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E.as Sen. William Pike | |
| 1975 | Wonder Womanas Dr. Solano | |
| 1975 | The Legend of Lizzie Bordenas Mr. Andrew Borden | |
| 1975 | Henry James' The Jolly Corneras Spencer Brydon | |
| 1974 | Petrocellias Colonel William Fletcher | |
| 1974 | Give Me Libertyas George Washington | |
| 1974 | A Touch of the Poetas Cornelius Melody | |
| 1974 | The Book of Murderas Henry | |
| 1974 | Antigoneas Creon | |
| 1973 | The Day of the Dolphinas Harold DeMilo | |
| 1973 | Shock-A-Bye Babyas | |
| 1973 | Rx for the Defenseas Dr. Daniel Kemper | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jonesas Jason Matthews | |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jonesas Laurence Sheffield | |
| 1973 | Hunteras Cirrak | |
| 1972 | The Female Instinctas Anton de Tourolet | |
| 1972 | Kung Fuas Hillquist | |
| 1972 | Delphi Bureauas Vander | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Franciscoas Ted Whitlock | |
| 1972 | Banyonas Whitney Pemberton | |
| 1972 | Heat of Angeras Vincent Kagel | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Lawas Dr. Martin Cohen | |
| 1971 | Cannonas | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Caterpillar | |
| 1971 | Great Performancesas Creon | |
| 1970 | Night Galleryas Dr. Mazi | |
| 1970 | Berlin Affairas Joe Mallicent | |
| 1970 | Dan Augustas Dr. Michael Serling | |
| 1970 | Company of Killersas John Shankalien | |
| 1970 | A Walk in the Spring Rainas Roger Meredith | |
| 1969 | Room 222as | |
| 1969 | The Maltese Bippyas Mischa Ravenswood | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squadas John Palmer | |
| 1968 | The Outcastsas | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Gameas Walter Scharz | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-Oas Dr. Harvey Danworth | |
| 1967 | Mannixas Dr. Cameron McKenzie | |
| 1967 | Mannixas William Avery | |
| 1967 | The Crucibleas Reverend Hale | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas Paul Friedland | |
| 1967 | The Borgia Stickas Anderson | |
| 1967 | The Invadersas Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke | |
| 1966 | CBS Playhouseas David Hoffman | |
| 1966 | NET Playhouseas | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas Emil Skarbeck | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas Erik Hagar | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas George Berlinger | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas Imre Rogosh | |
| 1966 | Felony Squadas | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Charles Ridgeway | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as John Thomas Whiting | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Paul Winters | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Steven Colton | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Burke Jordan | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Hebron Grant | |
| 1965 | To Trap a Spyas Andrew Vulcan | |
| 1964 | The Guns of Augustas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1964 | Fail Safeas Col. Cascio | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Andrew Vulcan | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock Highas Col. Peter Raff | |
| 1963 | Espionageas Richard Keller | |
| 1963 | The Great Adventureas Colonel Thomas Rose | |
| 1963 | The Fugitiveas Joe Tucker | |
| 1963 | The Power and the Gloryas | |
| 1962 | Combat!as Major Chaplain Ernest Miller | |
| 1961 | The New Breedas Arthur Grissom | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildareas Arthur Hobler | |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundredas Martin Weir | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Leo Graves | |
| 1961 | The Defendersas Vincent Kayle | |
| 1961 | Jane Eyreas | |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungleas | |
| 1961 | Man from a Missing Landas Self - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1960 | Festivalas Brutus | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas Chancellor | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas William Sturka | |
| 1959 | The Bell Telephone Houras Self - Narrator | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Jonathan Damon | |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Monthas Barsad | |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Monthas Charlie Castle | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Memoriam (archive footage) | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Winner | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Marshal Burl Masters | |
| 1952 | Omnibusas | |
| 1952 | Omnibusas Newspaper Photographer | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Dr. Burnham | |
| 1950 | Armstrong Circle Theatreas Milovan Djilas | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas George | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas George Hanley | |
| Battles That Doomed Hitleras Narrator (voice) |
