Fritz Weaver

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

155

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

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • 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.

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Creepshow

    Creepshow

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

    Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • Nightkill

    Nightkill

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • Berlin Affair

    Berlin Affair

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • The Congressman

    The Congressman

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • Spring Awakening

    Spring Awakening

  • Pointman

    Pointman

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Cobbler

    The Cobbler

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

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

    Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday

  • Power

    Power

  • Antigone

    Antigone

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • My Name Is Bill W.

    My Name Is Bill W.

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • The Day of the Dolphin

    The Day of the Dolphin

  • The Martian Chronicles

    The Martian Chronicles

  • A Walk in the Spring Rain

    A Walk in the Spring Rain

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • Marathon Man

    Marathon Man

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • We'll Never Have Paris

    We'll Never Have Paris

  • Jaws of Satan

    Jaws of Satan

  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

    Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

  • Children of Divorce

    Children of Divorce

  • To Trap a Spy

    To Trap a Spy

  • Heat of Anger

    Heat of Anger

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

  • The Borgia Stick

    The Borgia Stick

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair

    The Hearst and Davies Affair

  • George Romero's Golden Tales 3

    George Romero's Golden Tales 3

  • See China and Die

    See China and Die

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

  • The Maltese Bippy

    The Maltese Bippy

  • The Guns of August

    The Guns of August

  • Rx for the Defense

    Rx for the Defense

  • The Return of Wonder Woman

    The Return of Wonder Woman

  • The Female Instinct

    The Female Instinct

  • Delphi Bureau

    Delphi Bureau

  • I'll Take Manhattan

    I'll Take Manhattan

  • Demon Seed

    Demon Seed

  • 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

  • Company of Killers

    Company of Killers

  • Maid in America

    Maid in America

  • Man from a Missing Land

    Man from a Missing Land

  • A Death in California

    A Death in California

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • Shock-A-Bye Baby

    Shock-A-Bye Baby

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

    Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • The Three Little Pigs

    The Three Little Pigs

  • Ironclads

    Ironclads

  • Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

    Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

  • The Book of Murder

    The Book of Murder

  • Battles That Doomed Hitler

    Battles That Doomed Hitler

  • A Touch of the Poet

    A Touch of the Poet

  • 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

  • Floating Palaces

    Floating Palaces

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Henry James' The Jolly Corner

    Henry James' The Jolly Corner

  • The Spirit of Pittsburgh

    The Spirit of Pittsburgh

  • Give me liberty

    Give me liberty