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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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 | 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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Spring Awakening | Captain Von Koster | 1994-11-06 |
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Pointman | Jason | 1994-01-25 |
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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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Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer | Narrator | 1990-07-02 |
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Tales from the Darkside | Dr. Fenner | 1990-11-29 |
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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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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Osiris | 1983-11-16 |
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Alice in Wonderland | Caterpillar | 1983-10-03 |
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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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See China and Die | Poston | 1981-12-09 |
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Jaws of Satan | Pater Tom Farrow | 1981-07-24 |
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Nightkill | Herbert Childs | 1980-12-18 |
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Dan August: Once Is Never Enough | Dr. Michael Serling | 1980-01-01 |
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Children of Divorce | Eli Sorenson | 1980-11-24 |
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The Big Fix | Oscar Procari Sr. | 1978-10-06 |
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Captains Courageous | Harvey Cheyne, Sr. | 1977-12-04 |
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Black Sunday | FBI Agent Sam Corley | 1977-04-01 |
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Demon Seed | Alex Harris | 1977-04-07 |
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Marathon Man | Professor Biesenthal | 1976-10-08 |
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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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Antigone | Creon | 1974-02-13 |
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A Touch of the Poet | Cornelius Melody | 1974-01-02 |
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The Day of the Dolphin | Harold DeMilo | 1973-12-19 |
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Shock-A-Bye Baby | 1973-12-05 | |
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Heat of Anger | Vincent Kagel | 1972-03-03 |
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The Snoop Sisters | 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 Borgia Stick | Anderson | 1967-02-25 |
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The Crucible | Reverend Hale | 1967-05-04 |
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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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Man From a Missing Land | Narrator | 1961-01-01 |
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Jane Eyre | 1961-04-27 | |
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Battles That Doomed Hitler | Narrator |
