
Fritz Weaver
Acting
Fritz William Weaver (January 19, 1926 β 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
2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
Self (archive footage)
2016The Congressman
Harlan Lantier
2014We'll Never Have Paris
Phillipe
2014The Cobbler
Mr. Solomon
2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Hugo Black
2011This Must Be the Place
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
2001Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2000Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Self (archive footage)
1999The Thomas Crown Affair
John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
1997Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
1995Broken Trust
Lionel Nash
1995George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1994Pointman
Jason
1994Spring Awakening
Captain Von Koster
1993Blind Spot
Simon
1992Citizen Cohn
Sen. Everett Dirksen
1991The Three Little Pigs
1991Ironclads
John Ericsson
1990Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Narrator
1990Tales from the Darkside
Dr. Fenner
1989The Spirit of Pittsburgh
Narrator
1989My Name Is Bill W.
1986Under Siege
Bernard Hughes