Fritz Weaver
Known for Acting
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
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
The Cobbler
2014
as Mr. Solomon
Creepshow
1982
as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
Demon Seed
1977
as Alex Harris
Marathon Man
1976
as Professor Biesenthal
Fail Safe
1964
as Col. Cascio
Power
1986
as Wallace Furman
Tales from the Darkside
1990
as Dr. Fenner
This Must Be the Place
2011
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Ironclads
1991
as John Ericsson
The Female Instinct
1972
as Anton de Tourolet
We'll Never Have Paris
2014
as Phillipe
Black Sunday
1977
as FBI Agent Sam Corley
Jaws of Satan
1982
as Pater Tom Farrow
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013
as Hugo Black
Pointman
1994
as Jason
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
The Day of the Dolphin
1973
as Harold DeMilo
The Maltese Bippy
1969
as Mischa Ravenswood
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004
as Self