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Fritz Weaver

Acting

Born: 1926-01-19
Died: 2016-11-26
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1

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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Awards & Nominations2 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1970
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1956
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

1956

Acting132 titles

Maid in America
10.0
Movie

Maid in America

1982Comedy
Heat of Anger
10.0
Movie

Heat of Anger

1972Drama
Berlin Affair
10.0
Movie

Berlin Affair

1970Drama
A Touch of the Poet
10.0
Movie

A Touch of the Poet

1974Drama
Hunter
10.0
Movie

Hunter

1973Drama
The Great Adventure
10.0
Series

The Great Adventure

1963-1964Drama
Floating Palaces
10.0
Series

Floating Palaces

1996Documentary
Espionage
10.0
Series

Espionage

1963-1964Action
The Power and the Glory
9.0
Movie

The Power and the Glory

1963Drama
Rx for the Defense
9.0
Movie

Rx for the Defense

1973Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The Borgia Stick
8.5
Movie

The Borgia Stick

1967Thriller
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
8.5
Movie

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

1997Drama
The Return of Wonder Woman
8.5
Movie

The Return of Wonder Woman

1977Drama
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
The X-Files
8.4
Series

The X-Files

1993-2018Thriller
See China and Die
8.0
Movie

See China and Die

1981Horror
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
8.0
Movie

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000Documentary
The Guns of August
8.0
Movie

The Guns of August

1964Documentary
Banyon
8.0
Series

Banyon

1972-1973Drama
The Bell Telephone Hour
8.0
Series

The Bell Telephone Hour

1959-1968Drama
Delphi Bureau
8.0
Series

Delphi Bureau

1972-1973Drama
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
7.9
Series

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993-1999Sci-Fi
Fail Safe
7.8
Movie

Fail Safe

1964Thriller
Combat!
7.8
Series

Combat!

1962-1967Drama
Night Gallery
7.8
Series

Night Gallery

1970-1973Sci-Fi
Kung Fu
7.7
Series

Kung Fu

1972-1975Action
The Twilight Zone
7.7
Series

The Twilight Zone

1985-1989Sci-Fi
Frasier
7.7
Series

Frasier

1993-2004Comedy
The New Breed
7.7
Series

The New Breed

1961-1962Drama
Mission: Impossible
7.6
Series

Mission: Impossible

1966-1973Action
Under Siege
7.5
Movie

Under Siege

1986Thriller
Children of Divorce
7.5
Movie

Children of Divorce

1980Drama
Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Series

Murder, She Wrote

1984-1996Thriller
Quincy, M.E.
7.5
Series

Quincy, M.E.

1976-1983Thriller
Ironclads
7.4
Movie

Ironclads

1991Drama
DuPont Show of the Month
7.4
Series

DuPont Show of the Month

1957-1961Drama
Magnum, P.I.
7.3
Series

Magnum, P.I.

1980-1988Thriller
Law & Order
7.3
Series

Law & Order

1990 - ...Thriller
Friday the 13th: The Series
7.3
Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

1987-1990Thriller
The Fugitive
7.3
Series

The Fugitive

1963-1967Action
Holocaust
7.3
Series

Holocaust

1978Drama
NET Playhouse
7.3
Series

NET Playhouse

1966-1972Drama
Marathon Man
7.2
Movie

Marathon Man

1976Thriller
Tales from the Darkside
7.2
Series

Tales from the Darkside

1984-1988Drama
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
Series

Hawaii Five-O

1968-1980Action
Rawhide
7.2
Series

Rawhide

1959-1965Action
Petrocelli
7.2
Series

Petrocelli

1974-1976Drama
Dan August
7.2
Series

Dan August

1970-1971Drama
12 O'Clock High
7.2
Series

12 O'Clock High

1964-1967Drama
L.A. Law
7.1
Series

L.A. Law

1986-1994Drama
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
Series

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

1964-1968Action
Matlock
7.1
Series

Matlock

1986-1995Drama
Monsters
7.1
Series

Monsters

1988-1991Sci-Fi
The Female Instinct
7.0
Movie

The Female Instinct

1972Comedy
This Must Be the Place
7.0
Movie

This Must Be the Place

2011Drama
Jane Eyre
7.0
Movie

Jane Eyre

1961Drama
Captains Courageous
7.0
Movie

Captains Courageous

1977Action
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
7.0
Movie

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

2001Documentary
The Streets of San Francisco
7.0
Series

The Streets of San Francisco

1972-1977Thriller
Wonder Woman
7.0
Series

Wonder Woman

1975-1979Sci-Fi
Against the Law
7.0
Series

Against the Law

1990-1991Drama
The Name of the Game
7.0
Series

The Name of the Game

1968-1971Action
Barnaby Jones
7.0
Series

Barnaby Jones

1973-1980Thriller
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
6.9
Movie

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

1975Drama
Creepshow
6.9
Movie

Creepshow

1982Horror
The Martian Chronicles
6.9
Series

The Martian Chronicles

1980Sci-Fi
Ironside
6.9
Series

Ironside

1967-1975Thriller
The Thomas Crown Affair
6.8
Movie

The Thomas Crown Affair

1999Drama
Alice in Wonderland
6.8
Movie

Alice in Wonderland

1983Sci-Fi
Mannix
6.8
Series

Mannix

1967-1975Action
The Invaders
6.8
Series

The Invaders

1967-1968Action
Tales of the Unexpected
6.8
Series

Tales of the Unexpected

1979-1988Drama
Black Sunday
6.7
Movie

Black Sunday

1977Action
Gunsmoke
6.7
Series

Gunsmoke

1955-1975Action
Cannon
6.7
Series

Cannon

1971-1976Drama
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
6.6
Movie

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004Documentary
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
6.6
Movie

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

1983Drama
Company of Killers
6.5
Movie

Company of Killers

1970Drama
Spring Awakening
6.5
Movie

Spring Awakening

1994Drama
My Name Is Bill W.
6.5
Movie

My Name Is Bill W.

1989Drama
Henry James' The Jolly Corner
6.5
Movie

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

1975Drama
Felony Squad
6.5
Series

Felony Squad

1966-1969Thriller
The Outcasts
6.5
Series

The Outcasts

1968-1969Action
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
6.5
Series

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

1971-1974Drama
Tales from the Darkside
6.4
Movie

Tales from the Darkside

1990Horror
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
6.4
Movie

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

2013Drama
Pointman
6.3
Movie

Pointman

1994Action
Broken Trust
6.3
Movie

Broken Trust

1995Drama
Citizen Cohn
6.3
Movie

Citizen Cohn

1992Drama
Omnibus
6.3
Series

Omnibus

1952-1961Documentary
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
The Love Boat
6.3
Series

The Love Boat

1977-1987Drama
Blind Spot
6.2
Movie

Blind Spot

1993Drama
The Maltese Bippy
6.2
Movie

The Maltese Bippy

1969Thriller
The Congressman
6.2
Movie

The Congressman

2016Drama
The Big Valley
6.2
Series

The Big Valley

1965-1969Action
A Death in California
6.2
Series

A Death in California

1985Drama
I'll Take Manhattan
6.2
Series

I'll Take Manhattan

1987Drama
Room 222
6.1
Series

Room 222

1969-1974Comedy
The Mod Squad
6.1
Series

The Mod Squad

1968-1973Action
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
6.0
Movie

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

1990Documentary
To Trap a Spy
5.9
Movie

To Trap a Spy

1965Action
Demon Seed
5.9
Movie

Demon Seed

1977Horror
The Day of the Dolphin
5.9
Movie

The Day of the Dolphin

1973Drama
The Cobbler
5.9
Movie

The Cobbler

2014Sci-Fi
Power
5.9
Movie

Power

1986Drama
The Big Fix
5.8
Movie

The Big Fix

1978Comedy
Hot Pursuit
5.8
Series

Hot Pursuit

1984-1985Drama
A Walk in the Spring Rain
5.7
Movie

A Walk in the Spring Rain

1970Romance
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
5.7
Movie

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

1980Action
Falcon Crest
5.7
Series

Falcon Crest

1981-1990Drama
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Series

Dr. Kildare

1961-1966Drama
The F.B.I.
5.6
Series

The F.B.I.

1965-1974Thriller
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
Cain's Hundred
5.3
Series

Cain's Hundred

1961-1962Drama
Jaws of Satan
5.1
Movie

Jaws of Satan

1982Horror
The Asphalt Jungle
5.0
Series

The Asphalt Jungle

1961Drama
We'll Never Have Paris
4.8
Movie

We'll Never Have Paris

2014Comedy
Nightkill
4.8
Movie

Nightkill

1980Thriller
The Crucible
4.5
Movie

The Crucible

1967Drama
Armstrong Circle Theatre
4.5
Series

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950-1967Drama
The Hearst and Davies Affair
4.2
Movie

The Hearst and Davies Affair

1985Romance
George Romero's Golden Tales 3
3.0
Movie

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

1995Horror
The Three Little Pigs
0
Cartoon

The Three Little Pigs

1991Animation
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
0
Movie

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

1989Documentary
Battles That Doomed Hitler
0
Movie

Battles That Doomed Hitler

2024Drama
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
0
Movie

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

2020Documentary
Antigone
0
Movie

Antigone

1974Drama
The Book of Murder
0
Movie

The Book of Murder

1974Drama
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama