Fritz Weaver
Acting
Born January 19, 1926 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died November 26, 2016
Also known as Fritz William 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.
Awards & recognition
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1970
- Theatre World Award · 1956
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1956 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Power and the Glory
The Twilight Zone
The X-Files
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Night Gallery
Fail Safe
Combat!
Frasier
Kung Fu
Mission: Impossible
Murder, She Wrote
Quincy, M.E.
Law & Order
Friday the 13th: The Series
Magnum, P.I.
The Fugitive
Marathon Man
Hawaii Five-O
Rawhide
L.A. Law
Matlock
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Monsters
This Must Be the Place
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Wonder Woman
Barnaby Jones
The Streets of San Francisco
Creepshow
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
Ironside
The Thomas Crown Affair
Tales of the Unexpected
Mannix
Black Sunday
Gunsmoke
Spring Awakening
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Broken Trust
Blind Spot
The Love Boat
The Congressman
The Big Valley
I'll Take Manhattan
Great Performances
The Cobbler
Demon Seed
The Day of the Dolphin
The Big Fix
Falcon Crest