Fritz Weaver
Fritz Weaver is known for The Cobbler (2014), The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), This Must Be the Place (2011).
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.
Questions about Fritz Weaver
How many Fritz Weaver films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 66 films with Fritz Weaver, from 1961 to 2020.
What is the best rated Fritz Weaver film?
The best rated Fritz Weaver film in the catalogue is Fail Safe (1964), rated 7.8.
What was the first Fritz Weaver film?
The first Fritz Weaver film in the catalogue is Fail Safe, from 1964.
Who has Fritz Weaver worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Fritz Weaver shares the most credits with Dustin Hoffman (2 films), E.G. Marshall (2 films) and Julie Christie (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (1970) · Theatre World Award (1956)
- Nominations
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (1956)
Known for
Trivia
- Also works as
- musician
- Studied at
- Peabody High School · Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School · HB Studio
- Spouse
- Rochelle Oliver
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
66 films — 66 in the catalogue
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'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
2020 · Self (archive footage)
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6.2 The Congressman
2016 · Harlan Lantier
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4.8 We'll Never Have Paris
2014 · Phillipe
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5.9 The Cobbler
2014 · Mr. Solomon
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6.4 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
2013 · Hugo Black
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7.0 This Must Be the Place
2011 · Cheyenne's Father (voice)
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6.6 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004 · Self
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7.0 Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
2001
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6.8 The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · John Reynolds (Golf Buddy)
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8.5 Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
1997 · Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
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6.3 Broken Trust
1995 · Lionel Nash
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3.0 George Romero's Golden Tales 3
1995
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6.5 Spring Awakening
1994 · Captain Von Koster
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6.3 Pointman
1994 · Jason
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6.2 Blind Spot
1993 · Simon
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6.3 Citizen Cohn
1992 · Sen. Everett Dirksen
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7.4 Ironclads
1991 · John Ericsson
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The Three Little Pigs
1991
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5.9 Tales from the Darkside
1990 · Dr. Fenner
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6.0 Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
1990 · Narrator (voice)
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6.5 My Name Is Bill W.
1989
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The Spirit of Pittsburgh
1989 · Narrator
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7.5 Under Siege
1986 · Bernard Hughes
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5.9 Power
1986 · Wallace Furman
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4.2 The Hearst and Davies Affair
1985 · Arthur Beal
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6.6 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983 · Osiris
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6.8 Alice in Wonderland
1983 · Caterpillar
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6.9 Creepshow
1982 · Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
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10.0 Maid in America
1982 · Jonas
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5.1 Jaws of Satan
1982 · Pater Tom Farrow
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8.0 See China and Die
1981 · Poston
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4.9 Nightkill
1980 · Herbert Childs
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Magnum PI: Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii
1980 · Captain Cooly
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7.5 Children of Divorce
1980 · Eli Sorenson
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5.7 Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
1980 · Dr. Michael Serling
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5.8 The Big Fix
1978 · Oscar Procari Sr.
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7.0 Captains Courageous
1977 · Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
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8.5 The Return of Wonder Woman
1977 · Dr. Solano
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5.9 Demon Seed
1977 · Alex Harris
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6.7 Black Sunday
1977 · FBI Agent Sam Corley
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7.2 Marathon Man
1976 · Professor Biesenthal
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6.9 The Legend of Lizzie Borden
1975 · Mr. Andrew Borden
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6.5 Henry James' The Jolly Corner
1975 · Spencer Brydon
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Give Me Liberty
1974 · George Washington
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10.0 A Touch of the Poet
1974 · Cornelius Melody
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The Book of Murder
1974 · Henry
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Antigone
1974 · Creon
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5.8 The Day of the Dolphin
1973 · Harold DeMilo
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Shock-A-Bye Baby
1973
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9.0 Rx for the Defense
1973 · Dr. Daniel Kemper
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10.0 Hunter
1973 · Cirrak
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7.0 The Female Instinct
1972 · Anton de Tourolet
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10.0 Heat of Anger
1972 · Vincent Kagel
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10.0 Berlin Affair
1970 · Joe Mallicent
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6.5 Company of Killers
1970 · John Shankalien
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5.7 A Walk in the Spring Rain
1970 · Roger Meredith
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6.2 The Maltese Bippy
1969 · Mischa Ravenswood
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4.5 The Crucible
1967 · Reverend Hale
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8.5 The Borgia Stick
1967 · Anderson
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5.9 To Trap a Spy
1965 · Andrew Vulcan
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8.0 The Guns of August
1964 · Narrator (voice)
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7.8 Fail Safe
1964 · Col. Cascio
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9.0 The Power and the Glory
1963
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7.0 Jane Eyre
1961
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6.0
Man from a Missing Land
1961 · Self - Narrator (voice)
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Battles That Doomed Hitler
no date · Narrator (voice)
Series and TV shows
40 titles
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8.4
The X-Files
1993 · Senator Albert Sorenson · 2 ep.
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7.7
Frasier
1993 · Trevor Ainsley
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7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Kovat
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7.3
Law & Order
1990 · Philip Woodleigh
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6.9
Monsters
1988 · Mr. Hallet
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7.3
Friday the 13th: The Series
1987 · Asteroth · 2 ep.
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7.0
L.A. Law
1986 · Dr. Aaron Pierce
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7.1
Matlock
1986 · Pastor James Hubert
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7.7
The Twilight Zone
1985 · (segment "The Star")
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7.5
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Judge Lambert
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7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984 · Dr. Fenner
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5.5
Falcon Crest
1981 · Arthur Masefield
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7.3
Magnum, P.I.
1980 · Captain J. Cooly · 2 ep.
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6.7
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Princey
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7.3
Holocaust
1978 · Dr. Josef Weiss · 4 ep.
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6.3
The Love Boat
1977 · Mr. Weatherby
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7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Sen. William Pike
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7.0
Wonder Woman
1975 · Dr. Solano
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7.2
Petrocelli
1974 · Colonel William Fletcher
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7.1
Barnaby Jones
1973 · Laurence Sheffield
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7.7
Kung Fu
1972 · Hillquist
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7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Ted Whitlock
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6.7
Cannon
1971 · Cast · 3 ep.
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6.1
Great Performances
1971 · Creon
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7.8
Night Gallery
1970 · Dr. Mazi
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7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Dr. Harvey Danworth
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6.1
The Mod Squad
1968 · John Palmer
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6.8
Ironside
1967 · Paul Friedland
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6.8
Mannix
1967 · William Avery
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6.9
The Invaders
1967 · Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
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7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966 · George Berlinger
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6.2
The Big Valley
1965 · Hebron Grant
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5.6
The F.B.I.
1965 · Charles Ridgeway
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7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964 · Col. Peter Raff
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7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Andrew Vulcan
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7.3
The Fugitive
1963 · Joe Tucker
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7.9
Combat!
1962 · Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
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7.3
Rawhide
1959 · Jonathan Damon · 2 ep.
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8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959 · William Sturka
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6.7
Gunsmoke
1955 · Marshal Burl Masters
People data: TMDb.
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