Overview
Fritz Weaver
Known For
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
Documentary of the little-known Americans who defended Pearl Harbor on...
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Documentary featuring interviews with director Sidney Lumet, "Fail-Safe" (2000) producer...
The Thomas Crown Affair
Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a...
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
First in a series of anthology films dealing with Christians...
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.