1926-01-19 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War | Self (archive footage) | 2020-01-28 |
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The Congressman | Harlan Lantier | 2016-04-09 |
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The Cobbler | Mr. Solomon | 2014-09-11 |
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We'll Never Have Paris | Phillipe | 2014-10-01 |
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Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight | Hugo Black | 2013-10-04 |
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This Must Be the Place | Cheyenne's Father (voice) | 2011-08-24 |
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust | Self | 2004-01-01 |
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Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor | 2001-05-27 | |
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Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-10-31 |
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The Thomas Crown Affair | John Reynolds (Golf Buddy) | 1999-08-06 |
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Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women | Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle") | 1997-10-05 |
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Broken Trust | Lionel Nash | 1995-08-06 |
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George Romero's Golden Tales 3 | 1995-02-06 | |
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Pointman | Jason | 1994-01-25 |
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Spring Awakening | Captain Von Koster | 1994-11-06 |
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Blind Spot | Simon | 1993-05-02 |
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Citizen Cohn | Sen. Everett Dirksen | 1992-08-22 |
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Ironclads | John Ericsson | 1991-03-11 |
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The Three Little Pigs | 1991-01-01 | |
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Tales from the Darkside | Dr. Fenner | 1990-11-29 |
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Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer | Narrator | 1990-07-02 |
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The Spirit of Pittsburgh | Narrator | 1989-01-01 |
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My Name Is Bill W. | 1989-04-30 | |
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Power | Wallace Furman | 1986-01-31 |
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Under Siege | Bernard Hughes | 1986-02-09 |
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The Hearst and Davies Affair | Arthur Beal | 1985-01-14 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Caterpillar | 1983-10-03 |
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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Osiris | 1983-11-16 |
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Creepshow | Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") | 1982-11-10 |
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Maid in America | Jonas | 1982-09-22 |
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Jaws of Satan | Pater Tom Farrow | 1982-01-15 |
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See China and Die | Poston | 1981-01-09 |
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Nightkill | Herbert Childs | 1980-12-18 |
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Children of Divorce | Eli Sorenson | 1980-11-24 |
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Dan August: Once Is Never Enough | Dr. Michael Serling | 1980-01-01 |
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The Big Fix | Oscar Procari Sr. | 1978-10-06 |
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Demon Seed | Alex Harris | 1977-04-07 |
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Captains Courageous | Harvey Cheyne, Sr. | 1977-12-04 |
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The Return of Wonder Woman | Dr. Solano | 1977-09-16 |
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Black Sunday | FBI Agent Sam Corley | 1977-04-01 |
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Marathon Man | Professor Biesenthal | 1976-10-08 |
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Henry James' The Jolly Corner | Spencer Brydon | 1975-01-01 |
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The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Mr. Andrew Borden | 1975-02-10 |
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The Book of Murder | Henry | 1974-03-19 |
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A Touch of the Poet | Cornelius Melody | 1974-04-24 |
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Antigone | Creon | 1974-02-13 |
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Hunter | Cirrak | 1973-01-09 |
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Shock-A-Bye Baby | 1973-12-05 | |
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The Day of the Dolphin | Harold DeMilo | 1973-12-19 |
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Rx for the Defense | Dr. Daniel Kemper | 1973-04-15 |
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Heat of Anger | Vincent Kagel | 1972-03-03 |
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The Female Instinct | Anton de Tourolet | 1972-12-18 |
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Company of Killers | John Shankalien | 1970-08-26 |
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A Walk in the Spring Rain | Roger Meredith | 1970-06-17 |
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Berlin Affair | Joe Mallicent | 1970-11-02 |
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The Maltese Bippy | Mischa Ravenswood | 1969-06-18 |
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The Crucible | Reverend Hale | 1967-05-04 |
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The Borgia Stick | Anderson | 1967-02-25 |
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The Guns of August | Narrator (voice) | 1964-12-24 |
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Fail Safe | Col. Cascio | 1964-10-07 |
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To Trap a Spy | Andrew Vulcan | 1964-01-01 |
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The Power and the Glory | 1963-05-31 | |
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Jane Eyre | 1961-04-27 | |
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Man from a Missing Land | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1961-01-01 |
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Battles That Doomed Hitler | Narrator (voice) |
