Fritz Weaver
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Nathan Fogg
1990
Series
Law & Order
Philip Woodleigh
1990
Series
Law & Order
Larry Weber
1990
Series
Frasier
Trevor Ainsley
1993
Series
The X-Files
Senator Albert Sorenson
1993
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Edwin Dupont
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié
1984
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Judge Lambert
1984
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Kovat
1993
Series
The Love Boat
Mr. Weatherby
1977
Series
Falcon Crest
Arthur Masefield
1981
Series
Magnum, P.I.
Captain J. Cooly
1980
Series
Great Performances
Caterpillar
1971
Series
Great Performances
Creon
1971
Series
Mission: Impossible
Imre Rogosh
1966
Series
Mission: Impossible
Erik Hagar
1966
Series
Mission: Impossible
Emil Skarbeck
1966
Series
Mission: Impossible
George Berlinger
1966
Series
Ironside
Paul Friedland
1967
Series
Hawaii Five-O
Dr. Harvey Danworth
1968
Series
Mannix
Dr. Cameron McKenzie
1967
Series
Mannix
William Avery
1967
Series
The Twilight Zone
William Sturka
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Chancellor
1959
Series
The Fugitive
Joe Tucker
1963
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Memoriam (archive footage)
1956
Series
L.A. Law
Dr. Aaron Pierce
1986
Series
Rawhide
Jonathan Damon
1959
Series
Matlock
Pastor James Hubert
1986
Series
Dr. Kildare
Arthur Hobler
1961
Series
Combat!
Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
1962
Series
Barnaby Jones
Laurence Sheffield
1973
Series
Barnaby Jones
Jason Matthews
1973
Series
Quincy, M.E.
Sen. William Pike
1976
Series
Studio One
George Hanley
1948
Series
Studio One
George
1948
Series
The Big Valley
Burke Jordan
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Hebron Grant
1965
Series
Cannon
1971
Series
The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Star")
1985
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Fenner
1984
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Sir Edmund Halley
1984
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Princey
1979
Series
The F.B.I.
Steven Colton
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
John Thomas Whiting
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Paul Winters
1965
Series
The F.B.I.
Charles Ridgeway
1965
Series
Festival
Brutus
1960
Series
Gunsmoke
Marshal Burl Masters
1955
Series
Monsters
Mr. Hallet
1988
Series
Night Gallery
Dr. Mazi
1970
Series
Room 222
1969
Series
The Invaders
Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
1967
Series
The Defenders
Leo Graves
1961
Series
The Defenders
Vincent Kayle
1961
Series
The Name of the Game
Walter Scharz
1968
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Andrew Vulcan
1964
Series
12 O'Clock High
Col. Peter Raff
1964
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Ted Whitlock
1972
Series
Omnibus
1952
Series
Omnibus
Newspaper Photographer
1952
Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
Asteroth
1987
Series
NET Playhouse
1966
Series
Felony Squad
1966
Series
Wonder Woman
Dr. Solano
1975
Series
The Mod Squad
John Palmer
1968
Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Milovan Djilas
1950
Series
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Dr. Martin Cohen
1971
Series
Petrocelli
Colonel William Fletcher
1974
Series
Espionage
Richard Keller
1963
Film
The Thomas Crown Affair
John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
1999
Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self - Narrator
1959
Series
Holocaust
Dr. Josef Weiss
1978
Series
Cain's Hundred
Martin Weir
1961
Series
The New Breed
Arthur Grissom
1961
Series
The Great Adventure
Colonel Thomas Rose
1963
Film
The Cobbler
Mr. Solomon
2014
Series
DuPont Show of the Month
Charlie Castle
1957
Series
DuPont Show of the Month
Barsad
1957
Series
Dan August
Dr. Michael Serling
1970
CBS Playhouse
David Hoffman
1966
Film
Creepshow
Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
1982
Film
Marathon Man
Professor Biesenthal
1976
Series
Banyon
Whitney Pemberton
1972
Series
The Outcasts
1968
Film
Fail Safe
Col. Cascio
1964
Series
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Series
The Martian Chronicles
Father Peregrine
1980
Film
Demon Seed
Alex Harris
1977
Film
This Must Be the Place
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
2011
Series
Delphi Bureau
Vander
1972
Series
Against the Law
1990
Film
Black Sunday
FBI Agent Sam Corley
1977
Series
Hot Pursuit
1984
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Burnham
1951
Series
A Death in California
Van Niven
1985
Film
Power
Wallace Furman
1986
Film
The Day of the Dolphin
Harold DeMilo
1973
Film
The Big Fix
Oscar Procari Sr.
1978
Film
We'll Never Have Paris
Phillipe
2014
Film
Blind Spot
Simon
1993
Film
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Hugo Black
2013
Film
Broken Trust
Lionel Nash
1995
Film
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
Film
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
2004
Series
I'll Take Manhattan
Mr. Amberville
1987
Film
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Mr. Andrew Borden
1975
Film
The Congressman
Harlan Lantier
2016
Series
Floating Palaces
Self - Narrator (voice)
1996
Film
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
1997
Film
Under Siege
Bernard Hughes
1986
Series
Kung Fu
Hillquist
1972
Film
Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Fenner
1990
Film
Ironclads
John Ericsson
1991
Film
To Trap a Spy
Andrew Vulcan
1965
Film
Pointman
Jason
1994
Film
Nightkill
Herbert Childs
1980
Film
Jaws of Satan
Pater Tom Farrow
1982
Film
Citizen Cohn
Sen. Everett Dirksen
1992
Film
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris
1983
Film
The Borgia Stick
Anderson
1967
Film
The Crucible
Reverend Hale
1967
Film
The Maltese Bippy
Mischa Ravenswood
1969
Film
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Dr. Michael Serling
1980
Film
The Power and the Glory
1963
Film
Rx for the Defense
Dr. Daniel Kemper
1973
Film
See China and Die
Poston
1981
Film
The Hearst and Davies Affair
Arthur Beal
1985
Film
Hunter
Cirrak
1973
Film
The Female Instinct
Anton de Tourolet
1972
Film
Captains Courageous
Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
1977
Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
Captain Cooly
1980
Film
Alice in Wonderland
Caterpillar
1983
Film
A Walk in the Spring Rain
Roger Meredith
1970
Film
A Touch of the Poet
Cornelius Melody
1974
Film
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Company of Killers
John Shankalien
1970
Film
Heat of Anger
Vincent Kagel
1972
Film
Jane Eyre
1961
Film
Berlin Affair
Joe Mallicent
1970
Film
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Narrator (voice)
1990
Film
Spring Awakening
Captain Von Koster
1994
Give Me Liberty
George Washington
1974
Film
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Spencer Brydon
1975
Shock-A-Bye Baby
1973
Film
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995
Film
Children of Divorce
Eli Sorenson
1980
Film
The Book of Murder
Henry
1974
Film
Maid in America
Jonas
1982
Film
The Return of Wonder Woman
Dr. Solano
1977
Film
The Guns of August
Narrator (voice)
1964
Film
Antigone
Creon
1974
Film
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
Narrator
1989
Film
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001
Film
The Three Little Pigs
1991
Film
Battles That Doomed Hitler
Narrator (voice)
Man from a Missing Land
Self - Narrator (voice)
1961