Fritz Weaver

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

153

Gender

Male

Birthday

1926-01-19

Day of death

2016-11-26 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The X-Files

    The X-Files

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Cobbler

    The Cobbler

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Creepshow

    Creepshow

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Nightkill

    Nightkill

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Antigone

    Antigone

  • The Female Instinct

    The Female Instinct

  • Pointman

    Pointman

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • Power

    Power

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • The Maltese Bippy

    The Maltese Bippy

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Maid in America

    Maid in America

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Congressman

    The Congressman

  • Jaws of Satan

    Jaws of Satan

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • Delphi Bureau

    Delphi Bureau

  • The Martian Chronicles

    The Martian Chronicles

  • Marathon Man

    Marathon Man

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

  • Spring Awakening

    Spring Awakening

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • Ironclads

    Ironclads

  • Shock-A-Bye Baby

    Shock-A-Bye Baby

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • We'll Never Have Paris

    We'll Never Have Paris

  • Demon Seed

    Demon Seed

  • A Death in California

    A Death in California

  • I'll Take Manhattan

    I'll Take Manhattan

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • To Trap a Spy

    To Trap a Spy

  • The Day of the Dolphin

    The Day of the Dolphin

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

  • My Name Is Bill W.

    My Name Is Bill W.

  • Floating Palaces

    Floating Palaces

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

    Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

  • Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

    Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

  • See China and Die

    See China and Die

  • Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

    Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

  • Children of Divorce

    Children of Divorce

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

  • The Return of Wonder Woman

    The Return of Wonder Woman

  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

    Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

  • A Walk in the Spring Rain

    A Walk in the Spring Rain

  • Heat of Anger

    Heat of Anger

  • A Touch of the Poet

    A Touch of the Poet

  • The Borgia Stick

    The Borgia Stick

  • The Book of Murder

    The Book of Murder

  • The Guns of August

    The Guns of August

  • 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair

    The Hearst and Davies Affair

  • Rx for the Defense

    Rx for the Defense

  • Company of Killers

    Company of Killers

  • Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

    Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

  • George Romero's Golden Tales 3

    George Romero's Golden Tales 3

  • Berlin Affair

    Berlin Affair

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Henry James' The Jolly Corner

    Henry James' The Jolly Corner

  • The Three Little Pigs

    The Three Little Pigs

  • Give Me Liberty

    Give Me Liberty

  • Battles That Doomed Hitler

    Battles That Doomed Hitler

  • Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

    Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

  • The Spirit of Pittsburgh

    The Spirit of Pittsburgh

  • Man from a Missing Land

    Man from a Missing Land