Actor
Fritz Weaver
100 years · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA · 63 films
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.
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Best known for
The Cobbler
2014 · Mr. Solomon
On Plex
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
On Philo
This Must Be the Place
2011 · Cheyenne's Father (voice)
On Plex
Marathon Man
1976 · Professor Biesenthal
On fuboTV
Creepshow
1982 · Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
On Philo
Fail Safe
1964 · Col. Cascio
On Tubi TV
Filmography 62
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020 · Self (archive footage)
The Congressman
2016 · Harlan Lantier
On Hoopla
We'll Never Have Paris
2014 · Phillipe
On Hoopla
The Cobbler
2014 · Mr. Solomon
On Plex
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013 · Hugo Black
On HBO Max
This Must Be the Place
2011 · Cheyenne's Father (voice)
On Plex
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004 · Self
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001 · Actor
On History Vault
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
On Philo
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997 · Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Broken Trust
1995 · Lionel Nash
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995 · Actor
Spring Awakening
1994 · Captain Von Koster
On Tubi TV
Pointman
1994 · Jason
Blind Spot
1993 · Simon
On Philo
Citizen Cohn
1992 · Sen. Everett Dirksen
Ironclads
1991 · John Ericsson
The Three Little Pigs
1991 · Narrator (voice)
Tales from the Darkside
1990 · Dr. Fenner
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990 · Narrator (voice)
My Name Is Bill W.
1989 · Actor
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
1989 · Narrator
Under Siege
1986 · Bernard Hughes
Power
1986 · Wallace Furman
On Howdy Amazon Channel