Fritz Weaver

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

154

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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • The Fugitive

    The Fugitive

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Quincy, M.E.

    Quincy, M.E.

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • 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.

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • The Defenders

    The Defenders

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

    Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Friday the 13th: The Series

    Friday the 13th: The Series

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Armstrong Circle Theatre

    Armstrong Circle Theatre

  • Petrocelli

    Petrocelli

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Room 222

    Room 222

  • Monsters

    Monsters

  • Dan August

    Dan August

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Creepshow

    Creepshow

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Cain's Hundred

    Cain's Hundred

  • The Outcasts

    The Outcasts

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • See China and Die

    See China and Die

  • The Hearst and Davies Affair

    The Hearst and Davies Affair

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • CBS Playhouse

    CBS Playhouse

  • Marathon Man

    Marathon Man

  • The Cobbler

    The Cobbler

  • Heat of Anger

    Heat of Anger

  • The Guns of August

    The Guns of August

  • This Must Be the Place

    This Must Be the Place

  • George Romero's Golden Tales 3

    George Romero's Golden Tales 3

  • Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

    Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

  • The Crucible

    The Crucible

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

    Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

  • Jane Eyre

    Jane Eyre

  • Power

    Power

  • Blind Spot

    Blind Spot

  • Broken Trust

    Broken Trust

  • Spring Awakening

    Spring Awakening

  • The Day of the Dolphin

    The Day of the Dolphin

  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Black Sunday

    Black Sunday

  • A Touch of the Poet

    A Touch of the Poet

  • Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

  • The Return of Wonder Woman

    The Return of Wonder Woman

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Borgia Stick

    The Borgia Stick

  • The Power and the Glory

    The Power and the Glory

  • We'll Never Have Paris

    We'll Never Have Paris

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • The Martian Chronicles

    The Martian Chronicles

  • A Walk in the Spring Rain

    A Walk in the Spring Rain

  • Tales from the Darkside

    Tales from the Darkside

  • The Maltese Bippy

    The Maltese Bippy

  • To Trap a Spy

    To Trap a Spy

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • The Female Instinct

    The Female Instinct

  • Nightkill

    Nightkill

  • Against the Law

    Against the Law

  • Antigone

    Antigone

  • Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

    Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

  • Children of Divorce

    Children of Divorce

  • Citizen Cohn

    Citizen Cohn

  • The Legend of Lizzie Borden

    The Legend of Lizzie Borden

  • The Congressman

    The Congressman

  • Company of Killers

    Company of Killers

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Berlin Affair

    Berlin Affair

  • My Name Is Bill W.

    My Name Is Bill W.

  • Delphi Bureau

    Delphi Bureau

  • Demon Seed

    Demon Seed

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • A Death in California

    A Death in California

  • Ironclads

    Ironclads

  • Jaws of Satan

    Jaws of Satan

  • Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

    Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

  • I'll Take Manhattan

    I'll Take Manhattan

  • Pointman

    Pointman

  • Maid in America

    Maid in America

  • Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

    Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

  • Kung Fu

    Kung Fu

  • Floating Palaces

    Floating Palaces

  • Under Siege

    Under Siege

  • Man From a Missing Land

    Man From a Missing Land

  • Henry James' The Jolly Corner

    Henry James' The Jolly Corner

  • Rx for the Defense

    Rx for the Defense

  • 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

  • The Book of Murder

    The Book of Murder

  • 'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

    'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

  • Shock-A-Bye Baby

    Shock-A-Bye Baby

  • Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

    Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

  • The Three Little Pigs

    The Three Little Pigs

  • Battles That Doomed Hitler

    Battles That Doomed Hitler

  • The Spirit of Pittsburgh

    The Spirit of Pittsburgh