Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1926-01-19
Day of Death
2016-11-26
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography (65)
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020
The Congressman
2016
We'll Never Have Paris
2014
The Cobbler
2014
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
This Must Be the Place
2011
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997
Broken Trust
1995
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995
Spring Awakening
1994
