Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

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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Known For

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Nathan Fogg

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Philip Woodleigh

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 • as Larry Weber

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993 • as Senator Albert Sorenson

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993 • as Kovat

Frasier

Frasier

1993 • as Trevor Ainsley

Filmography

2020

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/28/2020

2016

The Congressman
The Congressman
as Harlan Lantier
Movie - Released: 4/9/2016

2014

We'll Never Have Paris
We'll Never Have Paris
as Phillipe
Movie - Released: 10/1/2014
The Cobbler
The Cobbler
as Mr. Solomon
Movie - Released: 9/11/2014

2013

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Hugo Black
Movie - Released: 10/4/2013

2011

This Must Be the Place
This Must Be the Place
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Movie - Released: 8/24/2011

2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

2001

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Movie - Released: 5/27/2001

2000

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/31/2000

1999

The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
Movie - Released: 8/6/1999

1997

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
Movie - Released: 10/5/1997

1996

Floating Palaces
Floating Palaces
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 4/21/1996

1995

Broken Trust
Broken Trust
as Lionel Nash
Movie - Released: 8/6/1995

1994

Pointman
Pointman
as Jason
Movie - Released: 1/25/1994
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening
as Captain Von Koster
Movie - Released: 11/6/1994

1993

Blind Spot
Blind Spot
as Simon
Movie - Released: 5/2/1993
Frasier
Frasier
as Trevor Ainsley
TV - Released: 9/16/1993
The X-Files
The X-Files
as Senator Albert Sorenson
TV - Released: 9/10/1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Kovat
TV - Released: 1/3/1993

1992

Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
as Sen. Everett Dirksen
Movie - Released: 8/22/1992

1991

The Three Little Pigs
The Three Little Pigs
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991
Ironclads
Ironclads
as John Ericsson
Movie - Released: 3/11/1991

1990

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/2/1990
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Fenner
Movie - Released: 11/29/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Nathan Fogg
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Against the Law
Against the Law
TV - Released: 9/23/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Philip Woodleigh
TV - Released: 9/13/1990
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Larry Weber
TV - Released: 9/13/1990

1989

The Spirit of Pittsburgh
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W.
Movie - Released: 4/30/1989

1988

Monsters
Monsters
TV - Released: 10/22/1988

1987

Friday the 13th: The Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Asteroth
TV - Released: 10/3/1987
I'll Take Manhattan
I'll Take Manhattan
as Mr. Amberville
TV - Released: 3/1/1987

1986

Under Siege
Under Siege
as Bernard Hughes
Movie - Released: 2/9/1986
Power
Power
as Wallace Furman
Movie - Released: 1/31/1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
as Dr. Aaron Pierce
TV - Released: 9/15/1986
Matlock
Matlock
as Pastor James Hubert
TV - Released: 3/3/1986

1985

The Hearst and Davies Affair
The Hearst and Davies Affair
as Arthur Beal
Movie - Released: 1/14/1985
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "The Star")
TV - Released: 9/27/1985
A Death in California
A Death in California
as Van Niven
TV - Released: 5/12/1985

1984

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Edwin Dupont
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Fenner
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Hot Pursuit
Hot Pursuit
TV - Released: 9/22/1984
Tales from the Darkside
Tales from the Darkside
as Sir Edmund Halley
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié
TV - Released: 9/30/1984
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Judge Lambert
TV - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
as Caterpillar
Movie - Released: 10/3/1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Osiris
Movie - Released: 11/16/1983

1982

Maid in America
Maid in America
as Jonas
Movie - Released: 9/22/1982
Creepshow
Creepshow
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
Movie - Released: 11/10/1982

1981

See China and Die
See China and Die
as Poston
Movie - Released: 12/9/1981
Jaws of Satan
Jaws of Satan
as Pater Tom Farrow
Movie - Released: 7/24/1981
Falcon Crest
Falcon Crest
as Arthur Masefield
TV - Released: 12/4/1981

1980

Nightkill
Nightkill
as Herbert Childs
Movie - Released: 12/18/1980
Children of Divorce
Children of Divorce
as Eli Sorenson
Movie - Released: 11/24/1980
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
as Dr. Michael Serling
Movie - Released: 1/1/1980
Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I.
as Captain J. Cooly
TV - Released: 12/11/1980
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles
as Father Peregrine
TV - Released: 1/15/1980

1979

Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Princey
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Oscar Procari Sr.
Movie - Released: 10/6/1978
Holocaust
Holocaust
as Dr. Josef Weiss
TV - Released: 4/16/1978

1977

Demon Seed
Demon Seed
as Alex Harris
Movie - Released: 4/7/1977
Black Sunday
Black Sunday
as FBI Agent Sam Corley
Movie - Released: 4/1/1977
Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous
as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
Movie - Released: 12/4/1977
The Return of Wonder Woman
The Return of Wonder Woman
as Dr. Solano
Movie - Released: 9/16/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Mr. Weatherby
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

Marathon Man
Marathon Man
as Professor Biesenthal
Movie - Released: 10/8/1976
Quincy, M.E.
Quincy, M.E.
as Sen. William Pike
TV - Released: 10/3/1976

1975

The Legend of Lizzie Borden
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
as Mr. Andrew Borden
Movie - Released: 2/10/1975
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
as Spencer Brydon
Movie - Released: 1/1/1975
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Dr. Solano
TV - Released: 11/7/1975

1974

Antigone
Antigone
as Creon
Movie - Released: 2/13/1974
The Book of Murder
The Book of Murder
as Henry
Movie - Released: 3/19/1974
A Touch of the Poet
A Touch of the Poet
as Cornelius Melody
Movie - Released: 1/2/1974
Petrocelli
Petrocelli
as Colonel William Fletcher
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

The Day of the Dolphin
The Day of the Dolphin
as Harold DeMilo
Movie - Released: 12/19/1973
Movie
Shock-A-Bye Baby
Movie - Released: 12/5/1973
Hunter
Hunter
as Cirrak
Movie - Released: 1/9/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Laurence Sheffield
TV - Released: 1/28/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Jason Matthews
TV - Released: 1/28/1973
The Snoop Sisters
The Snoop Sisters
as Anton de Tourolet
TV - Released: 12/19/1973

1972

The Snoop Sisters
The Snoop Sisters
as Anton de Tourolet
Movie - Released: 12/18/1972
Heat of Anger
Heat of Anger
as Vincent Kagel
Movie - Released: 3/3/1972
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
as Hillquist
TV - Released: 10/14/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Ted Whitlock
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
TV
Banyon
as Whitney Pemberton
TV - Released: 9/15/1972

1971

Cannon
Cannon
TV - Released: 9/14/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Caterpillar
TV - Released: 1/28/1971
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Dr. Martin Cohen
TV - Released: 9/16/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Creon
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

A Walk in the Spring Rain
A Walk in the Spring Rain
as Roger Meredith
Movie - Released: 6/17/1970
Company of Killers
Company of Killers
as John Shankalien
Movie - Released: 8/26/1970
Berlin Affair
Berlin Affair
as Joe Mallicent
Movie - Released: 11/2/1970
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Dr. Mazi
TV - Released: 12/16/1970
Dan August
Dan August
as Dr. Michael Serling
TV - Released: 9/23/1970

1969

The Maltese Bippy
The Maltese Bippy
as Mischa Ravenswood
Movie - Released: 6/18/1969
Room 222
Room 222
TV - Released: 9/11/1969

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Dr. Harvey Danworth
TV - Released: 9/20/1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
as John Palmer
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Outcasts
The Outcasts
TV - Released: 9/23/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Walter Scharz
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

The Borgia Stick
The Borgia Stick
as Anderson
Movie - Released: 2/25/1967
The Crucible
The Crucible
as Reverend Hale
Movie - Released: 5/4/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Paul Friedland
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as William Avery
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
Mannix
Mannix
as Dr. Cameron McKenzie
TV - Released: 9/16/1967
The Invaders
The Invaders
as Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
TV - Released: 1/10/1967

1966

Felony Squad
Felony Squad
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
TV
CBS Playhouse
TV - Released: 12/8/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Imre Rogosh
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Erik Hagar
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Emil Skarbeck
TV - Released: 9/17/1966
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as George Berlinger
TV - Released: 9/17/1966

1965

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Steven Colton
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Burke Jordan
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as John Thomas Whiting
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Paul Winters
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Charles Ridgeway
TV - Released: 9/19/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Hebron Grant
TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1964

Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as Col. Cascio
Movie - Released: 10/7/1964
To Trap a Spy
To Trap a Spy
as Andrew Vulcan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
The Guns of August
The Guns of August
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/24/1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Andrew Vulcan
TV - Released: 9/22/1964
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
as Col. Peter Raff
TV - Released: 9/18/1964

1963

The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory
Movie - Released: 5/31/1963
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Colonel Thomas Rose
TV - Released: 9/27/1963
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Joe Tucker
TV - Released: 9/17/1963

1962

Combat!
Combat!
as Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
TV - Released: 10/2/1962

1961

Movie
Man From a Missing Land
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Movie - Released: 4/27/1961
Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred
as Martin Weir
TV - Released: 9/19/1961
The New Breed
The New Breed
as Arthur Grissom
TV - Released: 10/3/1961
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Arthur Hobler
TV - Released: 9/27/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Leo Graves
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Vincent Kayle
TV - Released: 9/16/1961
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle
TV - Released: 4/2/1961

1959

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as William Sturka
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jonathan Damon
TV - Released: 1/9/1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Chancellor
TV - Released: 10/2/1959
TV
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self - Narrator
TV - Released: 1/12/1959

1957

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
as Charlie Castle
TV - Released: 9/29/1957
DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
as Barsad
TV - Released: 9/29/1957

1956

Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Memoriam (archive footage)
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 4/1/1956

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Marshal Burl Masters
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1952

Omnibus
Omnibus
TV - Released: 11/9/1952
Omnibus
Omnibus
as Newspaper Photographer
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Burnham
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Armstrong Circle Theatre
Armstrong Circle Theatre
as Milovan Djilas
TV - Released: 6/6/1950

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as George Hanley
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as George
TV - Released: 11/7/1948

Unknown

Battles That Doomed Hitler
Battles That Doomed Hitler
as Narrator (voice)
Movie
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
Movie