Fritz Weaver
Born January 19, 1926 (Age: 100)
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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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Filmography
The Cobbler
2014
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as Mr. Solomon
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Age: 88
This Must Be the Place
2011
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as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
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Age: 85
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 74
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
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as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
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Age: 73
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997
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as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
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Age: 71
Blind Spot
1993
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as Simon
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Age: 67
Citizen Cohn
1992
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as Sen. Everett Dirksen
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Age: 66
Ironclads
1991
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as John Ericsson
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Age: 65
The Three Little Pigs
1991
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as
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Age: 64
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990
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as Narrator
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Age: 64
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
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as
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Age: 63
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
1989
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as Narrator
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Age: 62
Power
1986
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as Wallace Furman
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Age: 60
The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985
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as Arthur Beal
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Age: 58
Creepshow
1982
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as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
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Age: 56
Maid in America
1982
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as Jonas
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Age: 56
See China and Die
1981
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as Poston
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Age: 54
Nightkill
1980
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as Herbert Childs
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Age: 54
Children of Divorce
1980
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as Eli Sorenson
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Age: 54
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980
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as Dr. Michael Serling
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Age: 53
The Big Fix
1978
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as Oscar Procari Sr.
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Age: 52
The Return of Wonder Woman
1977
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as Dr. Solano
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Age: 51
Black Sunday
1977
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as FBI Agent Sam Corley
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Age: 51
Marathon Man
1976
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as Professor Biesenthal
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Age: 50
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
1975
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as Spencer Brydon
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Age: 48
No Image
Give Me Liberty
1974
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as George Washington
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Age: 48
A Touch of the Poet
1974
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as Cornelius Melody
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Age: 48
The Book of Murder
1974
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as Henry
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Age: 48
Antigone
1974
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as Creon
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Age: 48
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
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as Harold DeMilo
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Age: 47
No Image
Shock-A-Bye Baby
1973
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as
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Age: 47
Rx for the Defense
1973
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as Dr. Daniel Kemper
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Age: 47
Hunter
1973
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as Cirrak
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Age: 46
The Female Instinct
1972
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as Anton de Tourolet
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Age: 46
Heat of Anger
1972
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as Vincent Kagel
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Age: 46
The Maltese Bippy
1969
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as Mischa Ravenswood
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Age: 43
To Trap a Spy
1965
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as Andrew Vulcan
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Age: 39
The Guns of August
1964
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 38
Fail Safe
1964
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as Col. Cascio
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Age: 38
The Power and the Glory
1963
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as
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Age: 37
Jane Eyre
1961
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as
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Age: 35
No Image
Man from a Missing Land
1961
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as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Age: 34