Person
Fritz Weaver
Acting · 1926–2016 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Known for
Law & Order
Nathan Fogg
The X-Files
Senator Albert Sorenson
Frasier
Trevor Ainsley
Murder, She Wrote
Edwin Dupont
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Kovat
The Love Boat
Mr. Weatherby
Mannix
William Avery
The Fugitive
Joe Tucker
The Twilight Zone
William Sturka
Magnum, P.I.
Captain J. Cooly
Filmography
- 2020'Fail-Safe' and the Cold WarSelf (archive footage)
- 2016The CongressmanHarlan Lantier
- 2014We'll Never Have ParisPhillipe
- 2014The CobblerMr. Solomon
- 2013Muhammad Ali's Greatest FightHugo Black
- 2011This Must Be the PlaceCheyenne's Father (voice)
- 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustSelf
- 2001Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
- 1999The Thomas Crown AffairJohn Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
- 1997Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two WomenFather Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
- 1996Floating PalacesSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1995Broken TrustLionel Nash
- 1995George Romero's Golden Tales 3
- 1994Spring AwakeningCaptain Von Koster
- 1994PointmanJason
- 1993FrasierTrevor Ainsley
- 1993The X-FilesSenator Albert Sorenson
- 1993Blind SpotSimon
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineKovat
- 1992Citizen CohnSen. Everett Dirksen
- 1991IroncladsJohn Ericsson
- 1991The Three Little Pigs
- 1990Tales from the DarksideDr. Fenner
- 1990Against the Law
- 1990Law & OrderNathan Fogg
- 1990Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American DreamerNarrator (voice)
- 1989My Name Is Bill W.
- 1989The Spirit of PittsburghNarrator
- 1988MonstersMr. Hallet
- 1987Friday the 13th: The SeriesAsteroth
- 1987I'll Take ManhattanMr. Amberville
- 1986L.A. LawDr. Aaron Pierce
- 1986MatlockPastor James Hubert
- 1986Under SiegeBernard Hughes
- 1986PowerWallace Furman
- 1985The Twilight Zone(segment "The Star")
- 1985A Death in CaliforniaVan Niven
- 1985The Hearst and Davies AffairArthur Beal
- 1984Murder, She WroteEdwin Dupont
- 1984Tales from the DarksideDr. Fenner
- 1984Hot Pursuit
- 1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtOsiris
- 1983Alice in WonderlandCaterpillar
- 1982CreepshowDexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
- 1982Maid in AmericaJonas
- 1982Jaws of SatanPater Tom Farrow
- 1981Falcon CrestArthur Masefield
- 1981See China and DiePoston
- 1980NightkillHerbert Childs
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Captain J. Cooly
- 1980Children of DivorceEli Sorenson
- 1980The Martian ChroniclesFather Peregrine
- 1980Dan August: Once Is Never EnoughDr. Michael Serling
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedPrincey
- 1978The Big FixOscar Procari Sr.
- 1978HolocaustDr. Josef Weiss
- 1977Captains CourageousHarvey Cheyne, Sr.
- 1977The Love BoatMr. Weatherby
- 1977The Return of Wonder WomanDr. Solano
- 1977Demon SeedAlex Harris
- 1977Black SundayFBI Agent Sam Corley
- 1976Marathon ManProfessor Biesenthal
- 1976Quincy, M.E.Sen. William Pike
- 1975Wonder WomanDr. Solano
- 1975The Legend of Lizzie BordenMr. Andrew Borden
- 1975Henry James' The Jolly CornerSpencer Brydon
- 1974PetrocelliColonel William Fletcher
- 1974Give Me LibertyGeorge Washington
- 1974A Touch of the PoetCornelius Melody
- 1974The Book of MurderHenry
- 1974AntigoneCreon
- 1973The Day of the DolphinHarold DeMilo
- 1973Shock-A-Bye Baby
- 1973Rx for the DefenseDr. Daniel Kemper
- 1973Barnaby JonesLaurence Sheffield
- 1973HunterCirrak
- 1972The Female InstinctAnton de Tourolet
- 1972Kung FuHillquist
- 1972Delphi BureauVander
- 1972The Streets of San FranciscoTed Whitlock
- 1972BanyonWhitney Pemberton
- 1972Heat of AngerVincent Kagel
- 1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawDr. Martin Cohen
- 1971Cannon
- 1971Great PerformancesCaterpillar
- 1970Night GalleryDr. Mazi
- 1970Berlin AffairJoe Mallicent
- 1970Dan AugustDr. Michael Serling
- 1970Company of KillersJohn Shankalien
- 1970A Walk in the Spring RainRoger Meredith
- 1969Room 222
- 1969The Maltese BippyMischa Ravenswood
- 1968The Mod SquadJohn Palmer
- 1968The Outcasts
- 1968Hawaii Five-ODr. Harvey Danworth
- 1968The Name of the GameWalter Scharz
- 1967MannixWilliam Avery
- 1967The CrucibleReverend Hale
- 1967IronsidePaul Friedland
- 1967The Borgia StickAnderson
- 1967The InvadersDeputy Ambassador Peter Borke
- 1966CBS PlayhouseDavid Hoffman
- 1966NET Playhouse
- 1966Mission: ImpossibleErik Hagar
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1965The F.B.I.Steven Colton
- 1965The Big ValleyBurke Jordan
- 1965To Trap a SpyAndrew Vulcan
- 1964The Guns of AugustNarrator (voice)
- 1964Fail SafeCol. Cascio
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Andrew Vulcan
- 196412 O'Clock HighCol. Peter Raff
- 1963EspionageRichard Keller
- 1963The Great AdventureColonel Thomas Rose
- 1963The FugitiveJoe Tucker
- 1963The Power and the Glory
- 1962Combat!Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
- 1961The New BreedArthur Grissom
- 1961Dr. KildareArthur Hobler
- 1961Cain's HundredMartin Weir
- 1961The DefendersLeo Graves
- 1961Jane Eyre
- 1961The Asphalt Jungle
- 1961Man from a Missing LandSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1960FestivalBrutus
- 1959The Twilight ZoneWilliam Sturka
- 1959The Bell Telephone HourSelf - Narrator
- 1959RawhideJonathan Damon
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthCharlie Castle
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Winner
- 1955GunsmokeMarshal Burl Masters
- 1952Omnibus
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDr. Burnham
- 1950Armstrong Circle TheatreMilovan Djilas
- 1948Studio OneGeorge Hanley
- —Battles That Doomed HitlerNarrator (voice)
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