Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/19/1926
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Fritz William Weaver
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 Tw...
Known For
Creepshow
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
The Thomas Crown Affair
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Nightkill
as Herbert Childs
Berlin Affair
as Joe Mallicent
Blind Spot
as Simon
The Congressman
as Harlan Lantier
Power
as Wallace Furman
Black Sunday
as FBI Agent Sam Corley
Spring Awakening
as Captain Von Koster
Broken Trust
as Lionel Nash
Hunter
as Cirrak
Antigone
as Creon
Under Siege
as Bernard Hughes
Captains Courageous
as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
Pointman
as Jason
The Cobbler
as Mr. Solomon
This Must Be the Place
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
The Big Fix
as Oscar Procari Sr.
To Trap a Spy
as Andrew Vulcan
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Fenner