Acting credits
129
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Fritz Weaver
Acting
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Movies: 63Series: 66
TMDB ID: 6839
IMDb ID: nm0915851
Known for: Acting
Born: January 19, 1926
Died: November 26, 2016
Age: 90
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2020
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q1363890
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Fritz Weaver.
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
6.2
The Congressman
as Harlan Lantier
2016 Movie
4.8
We'll Never Have Paris
as Phillipe
2014 Movie
5.9
The Cobbler
as Mr. Solomon
2014 Movie
6.3
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
as Hugo Black
2013 Movie
7.0
This Must Be the Place
as Cheyenne's Father (voice)
2011 Movie
6.5
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
as Self
2004 Movie
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001 Movie
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
as Self (archive footage)
2000 Movie
6.7
The Thomas Crown Affair
as John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
1999 Movie
7.0
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
1997 Movie
5.2
Broken Trust
as Lionel Nash
1995 Movie
3.0
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995 Movie
5.0
Spring Awakening
as Captain Von Koster
1994 Movie
6.2
Pointman
as Jason
1994 Movie
6.0
Blind Spot
as Simon
1993 Movie
6.0
Citizen Cohn
as Sen. Everett Dirksen
1992 Movie
7.0
Ironclads
as John Ericsson
1991 Movie
The Three Little Pigs
1991 Movie
6.4
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Fenner
1990 Movie
6.0
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
as Narrator
1990 Movie
6.3
My Name Is Bill W.
1989 Movie
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
as Narrator
1989 Movie
7.5
Under Siege
as Bernard Hughes
1986 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Fritz Weaver.
Floating Palaces
as Self - Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
1996 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Trevor Ainsley • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.4
The X-Files
as Senator Albert Sorenson • 2 eps
1993 Series
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Kovat • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.0
Against the Law
1 eps
1990 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Nathan Fogg • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.1
Monsters
1 eps
1988 Series
7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
as Asteroth • 2 eps
1987 Series
5.8
I'll Take Manhattan
as Mr. Amberville • 4 eps
1987 Series
7.0
L.A. Law
as Dr. Aaron Pierce • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.1
Matlock
as Pastor James Hubert • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as (segment "The Star") • 1 eps
1985 Series
3.7
A Death in California
as Van Niven • 2 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Edwin Dupont • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
as Dr. Fenner • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.0
Hot Pursuit
1 eps
1984 Series
5.5
Falcon Crest
as Arthur Masefield • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.3
Magnum, P.I.
as Captain J. Cooly • 2 eps
1980 Series
6.9
The Martian Chronicles
as Father Peregrine • 1 eps
1980 Series
6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
as Princey • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.3
Holocaust
as Dr. Josef Weiss • 4 eps
1978 Series
6.3
The Love Boat
as Mr. Weatherby • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
as Sen. William Pike • 1 eps
1976 Series
7.0
Wonder Woman
as Dr. Solano • 1 eps
1975 Series