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

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The Congressman

2016 ⭐ 6.2

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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013 ⭐ 6.4

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This Must Be the Place

2011 ⭐ 7.0

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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004 ⭐ 6.6

Career timeline

2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

Self (archive footage) · 2020

2016

The Congressman

Harlan Lantier · 2016

⭐ 6.2

2014

We'll Never Have Paris

Phillipe · 2014

⭐ 4.8

The Cobbler Notable

Mr. Solomon · 2014

⭐ 5.9

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Hugo Black · 2013

⭐ 6.4

2011

This Must Be the Place Notable

Cheyenne's Father (voice) · 2011

⭐ 7.0

2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Self · 2004

⭐ 6.6

2001

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor Notable

2001

⭐ 7.0

2000

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2000

⭐ 8.0

1999

The Thomas Crown Affair Notable

John Reynolds (Golf Buddy) · 1999

⭐ 6.8

1997

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women Notable

Father Theas (segment "Woman o · 1997

⭐ 8.5

1995

Broken Trust

Lionel Nash · 1995

⭐ 6.3

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

1995

⭐ 3.0

1994

Spring Awakening

Captain Von Koster · 1994

⭐ 6.5

Pointman

Jason · 1994

⭐ 6.3

1993

Blind Spot

Simon · 1993

⭐ 6.2

1992

Citizen Cohn

Sen. Everett Dirksen · 1992

⭐ 6.3

1991

Ironclads Notable

John Ericsson · 1991

⭐ 7.4

The Three Little Pigs

1991

1990

Tales from the Darkside

Dr. Fenner · 1990

⭐ 6.4

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Narrator · 1990

⭐ 6.0

1989

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

⭐ 6.5

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

Narrator · 1989

1986

Under Siege Notable

Bernard Hughes · 1986

⭐ 7.5

Power

Wallace Furman · 1986

⭐ 5.9

1985

The Hearst and Davies Affair

Arthur Beal · 1985

⭐ 4.2

1983

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Osiris · 1983

⭐ 6.6

Alice in Wonderland

Caterpillar · 1983

⭐ 6.8

Frequently appears with

Treat Williams

Charlie Winship

Elizabeth Marvel

Rae Blanchard

Ryan Merriman

Jared Barnes

Chris Conroy

Ben

George Hamilton

Laird Devereaux

Christopher Plummer

John Marshall Harlan

Frank Langella

Chief Justice Warren Burg

Ed Begley Jr.

Justice Harry Blackmun

Peter Gerety

William Brennan

Barry Levinson

Justice Potter Stewart

Full filmography

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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

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The Congressman

2016 ⭐ 6.2

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We'll Never Have Paris

2014 ⭐ 4.8

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The Cobbler

2014 ⭐ 5.9

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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013 ⭐ 6.4

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This Must Be the Place

2011 ⭐ 7.0

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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004 ⭐ 6.6

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Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

2001 ⭐ 7.0

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Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000 ⭐ 8.0

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The Thomas Crown Affair

1999 ⭐ 6.8

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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997 ⭐ 8.5

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Broken Trust

1995 ⭐ 6.3

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George Romero's Golden Tales 3

1995 ⭐ 3.0

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Spring Awakening

1994 ⭐ 6.5

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Pointman

1994 ⭐ 6.3

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Blind Spot

1993 ⭐ 6.2

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Citizen Cohn

1992 ⭐ 6.3

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Ironclads

1991 ⭐ 7.4

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The Three Little Pigs

1991

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Tales from the Darkside

1990 ⭐ 6.4