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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PHOTOS

TV Series

Falcon Crest

Falcon Crest

5.538
L.A. Law

L.A. Law

7.1
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

7.3
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

0
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

7.174
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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

7.185
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
Cain's Hundred

Cain's Hundred

4.7
Kung Fu

Kung Fu

7.7
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
Friday the 13th: The Series

Friday the 13th: The Series

7.3
Matlock

Matlock

7.108
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

7.748
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.13
Quincy, M.E.

Quincy, M.E.

7.509
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

6.925
The Martian Chronicles

The Martian Chronicles

6.895
Omnibus

Omnibus

6
Room 222

Room 222

6
Frasier

Frasier

7.681
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

6.208
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

6.558
The X-Files

The X-Files

8.379
Studio One

Studio One

5
Combat!

Combat!

7.649
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

7.797
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

7.034
Cannon

Cannon

6.5
Monsters

Monsters

7.1
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Ironside

Ironside

6.8
Felony Squad

Felony Squad

6.4
Rawhide

Rawhide

7.13
The Outcasts

The Outcasts

5.3
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.207
Banyon

Banyon

7
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

6.074
Petrocelli

Petrocelli

7.1
Against the Law

Against the Law

6
Hot Pursuit

Hot Pursuit

5
The New Breed

The New Breed

7
CBS Playhouse

CBS Playhouse

7
Holocaust

Holocaust

7.331
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

5.5
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.2
The Defenders

The Defenders

6.2
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

5
DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

6.75
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

8.5
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

7.174
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

5.455
The Big Valley

The Big Valley

6.074
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.5
A Death in California

A Death in California

1.5
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

6.8
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.4
I'll Take Manhattan

I'll Take Manhattan

6.429
Studio One

Studio One

5
Dan August

Dan August

6.8
The Love Boat

The Love Boat

6.3
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

6.9
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

6.3
Mannix

Mannix

6.686
Mannix

Mannix

6.686
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

7.6
The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

7.333
12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

7.15
Armstrong Circle Theatre

Armstrong Circle Theatre

3
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

7.9
Floating Palaces

Floating Palaces

0
The Invaders

The Invaders

6.807
DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

6.75
Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

6.9
Great Performances

Great Performances

5.5
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

6.711
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

5.917
Omnibus

Omnibus

6
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

5.917
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

5.917

Movies

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

6.748
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

7.8
See China and Die

See China and Die

0
Marathon Man

Marathon Man

7.2
The Borgia Stick

The Borgia Stick

7.8
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

0
The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Pigs

0
To Trap a Spy

To Trap a Spy

5.6
The Female Instinct

The Female Instinct

0
The Spirit of Pittsburgh

The Spirit of Pittsburgh

0
We'll Never Have Paris

We'll Never Have Paris

4.8
Demon Seed

Demon Seed

5.9
Black Sunday

Black Sunday

6.737
This Must Be the Place

This Must Be the Place

6.993
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

6.5
The Legend of Lizzie Borden

The Legend of Lizzie Borden

6.767
Ironclads

Ironclads

7
Battles That Doomed Hitler

Battles That Doomed Hitler

0
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

0
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War

0
Company of Killers

Company of Killers

4
A Walk in the Spring Rain

A Walk in the Spring Rain

5.8
Man From a Missing Land

Man From a Missing Land

6
Nightkill

Nightkill

5.1
Antigone

Antigone

0
Pointman

Pointman

6.2
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

0
Blind Spot

Blind Spot

6
Jaws of Satan

Jaws of Satan

5
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

6.8
The Book of Murder

The Book of Murder

0
The Day of the Dolphin

The Day of the Dolphin

5.82
Maid in America

Maid in America

0
The Big Fix

The Big Fix

5.7
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

6.5
Heat of Anger

Heat of Anger

0
The Maltese Bippy

The Maltese Bippy

5.4
The Hearst and Davies Affair

The Hearst and Davies Affair

3.8
Broken Trust

Broken Trust

5.2
Creepshow

Creepshow

6.9
Under Siege

Under Siege

7.5
Shock-A-Bye Baby

Shock-A-Bye Baby

0
The Cobbler

The Cobbler

5.858
Berlin Affair

Berlin Affair

0
George Romero's Golden Tales 3

George Romero's Golden Tales 3

4
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer

6
Children of Divorce

Children of Divorce

6
Spring Awakening

Spring Awakening

5
The Crucible

The Crucible

3.5
The Congressman

The Congressman

6.25
Tales from the Darkside

Tales from the Darkside

6
Power

Power

5.916
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women

7
The Guns of August

The Guns of August

0
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

6
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

Dan August: Once Is Never Enough

4
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor

0
Citizen Cohn

Citizen Cohn

6.25
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight

6.3
My Name Is Bill W.

My Name Is Bill W.

6.5
A Touch of the Poet

A Touch of the Poet

0
Hunter

Hunter

0
Henry James' The Jolly Corner

Henry James' The Jolly Corner

4
The Return of Wonder Woman

The Return of Wonder Woman

7