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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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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020

as Self (archive footage)

The Congressman

The Congressman

2016

as Harlan Lantier

We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

2014

as Phillipe

The Cobbler

The Cobbler

2014

as Mr. Solomon

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013

as Hugo Black

This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place

2011

as Cheyenne's Father (voice)

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

as Self

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

2001

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000

as Self (archive footage)

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999

as John Reynolds

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997

as Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")

Floating Palaces

Floating Palaces

1996

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Broken Trust

Broken Trust

1995

as Lionel Nash

Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

1994

as Captain Von Koster

Pointman

Pointman

1994

as Jason

Frasier

Frasier

1993

as Trevor Ainsley

The X-Files

The X-Files

1993

as Senator Albert Sorenson

Blind Spot

Blind Spot

1993

as Simon

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

as Kovat

Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

1992

as Sen. Everett Dirksen

Ironclads

Ironclads

1991

as John Ericsson

The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs

1991

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1990

as Dr. Fenner

Against the Law

Against the Law

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

as Nathan Fogg

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

as Philip Woodleigh

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

as Larry Weber

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

1990

as Narrator

My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

1989

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

1989

as Narrator

Monsters

Monsters

1988

Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987

as Asteroth

I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan

1987

as Mr. Amberville

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

1986

as Dr. Aaron Pierce

Matlock

Matlock

1986

as Pastor James Hubert

Under Siege

Under Siege

1986

as Bernard Hughes

Power

Power

1986

as Wallace Furman

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1985

A Death in California

A Death in California

1985

as Van Niven

The Hearst and Davies Affair

The Hearst and Davies Affair

1985

as Arthur Beal

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Edwin Dupont

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as Dr. Fenner

Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as Sir Edmund Halley

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984

as Judge Lambert

Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

1984

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

1983

as Osiris

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1983

as Caterpillar

Creepshow

Creepshow

1982

as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

Maid in America

Maid in America

1982

as Jonas

See China and Die

See China and Die

1981

as Poston

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

1981

as Arthur Masefield

Jaws of Satan

Jaws of Satan

1981

as Pater Tom Farrow

Nightkill

Nightkill

1980

as Herbert Childs

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980

Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

1980

as Eli Sorenson

The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

1980

as Father Peregrine

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

1980

as Dr. Michael Serling

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

as Princey

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978

as Oscar Procari Sr.

Holocaust

Holocaust

1978

as Dr. Josef Weiss

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1977

as Harvey Cheyne, Sr.

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

as Mr. Weatherby

Demon Seed

Demon Seed

1977

as Alex Harris

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

1977

as FBI Agent Sam Corley

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

1976

as Professor Biesenthal

Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

1976

as Sen. William Pike

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975

as Dr. Solano

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975

as Mr. Andrew Borden

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

1974

as Colonel William Fletcher

The Book of Murder

The Book of Murder

1974

as Henry

Antigone

Antigone

1974

as Creon

A Touch of the Poet

A Touch of the Poet

1974

as Cornelius Melody

The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

1973

as Harold DeMilo

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

1973

as Anton de Tourolet

Shock-A-Bye Baby

Shock-A-Bye Baby

1973

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

as Laurence Sheffield

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

1973

as Jason Matthews

Hunter

Hunter

1973

as Cirrak

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

1972

as Anton de Tourolet

Kung Fu

Kung Fu

1972

as Hillquist

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972

as Ted Whitlock

Banyon

Banyon

1972

as Whitney Pemberton

Heat of Anger

Heat of Anger

1972

as Vincent Kagel

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971

as Dr. Martin Cohen

Cannon

Cannon

1971

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

as Caterpillar

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

as Creon

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1970

as Dr. Mazi

Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair

1970

as Joe Mallicent

Dan August

Dan August

1970

as Dr. Michael Serling

Company of Killers

Company of Killers

1970

as John Shankalien

A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain

1970

as Roger Meredith

Room 222

Room 222

1969

The Maltese Bippy

The Maltese Bippy

1969

as Mischa Ravenswood

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

as John Palmer

The Outcasts

The Outcasts

1968

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968

as Dr. Harvey Danworth

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

as Walter Scharz

Mannix

Mannix

1967

as William Avery

Mannix

Mannix

1967

as Dr. Cameron McKenzie

The Crucible

The Crucible

1967

as Reverend Hale

Ironside

Ironside

1967

as Paul Friedland

The Borgia Stick

The Borgia Stick

1967

as Anderson

The Invaders

The Invaders

1967

as Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke

CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

1966

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Erik Hagar

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Imre Rogosh

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

as Emil Skarbeck

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966

as George Berlinger

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as Steven Colton

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as John Thomas Whiting

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as Paul Winters

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965

as Charles Ridgeway

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Burke Jordan

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965

as Hebron Grant

The Guns of August

The Guns of August

1964

as Narrator (voice)

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

1964

as Col. Cascio

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Andrew Vulcan

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964

as Col. Peter Raff

To Trap a Spy

To Trap a Spy

1964

as Andrew Vulcan

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1963

as Colonel Thomas Rose

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963

as Joe Tucker

The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

1963

Combat!

Combat!

1962

as Major Chaplain Ernest Miller

The New Breed

The New Breed

1961

as Arthur Grissom

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Arthur Hobler

Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

1961

as Martin Weir

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

as Leo Graves

The Defenders

The Defenders

1961

as Vincent Kayle

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1961

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1961

Man From a Missing Land

Man From a Missing Land

1961

as Narrator

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as William Sturka

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Chancellor

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959

as Self - Narrator

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Jonathan Damon

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

as Charlie Castle

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957

as Barsad

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Nominee

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Memoriam (archive footage)

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Marshal Burl Masters

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Dr. Burnham

Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950

as Milovan Djilas

Studio One

Studio One

1948

as George Hanley

Studio One

Studio One

1948

as George

Battles That Doomed Hitler

Battles That Doomed Hitler

as Narrator

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

George Romero's Golden Tales 3