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
Creepshow
(1982)
Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999)
John Reynolds
Demon Seed
(1977)
Alex Harris
The Cobbler
(2014)
Mr. Solomon
Fail Safe
(1964)
Col. Cascio
Marathon Man
(1976)
Professor Biesenthal
Power
(1986)
Wallace Furman
This Must Be the Place
(2011)
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
The Crucible
(1967)
Reverend Hale
Black Sunday
(1977)
FBI Agent Sam Corley
We'll Never Have Paris
(2014)
Phillipe
Full Filmography
Acting
Man From a Missing Land
(1961)
Narrator
Jane Eyre
(1961)
The Power and the Glory
(1963)
To Trap a Spy
(1964)
Andrew Vulcan
Fail Safe
(1964)
Col. Cascio
The Guns of August
(1964)
Narrator (voice)
The Borgia Stick
(1967)
Anderson
The Crucible
(1967)
Reverend Hale
The Maltese Bippy
(1969)
Mischa Ravenswood
Berlin Affair
(1970)
Joe Mallicent
Company of Killers
(1970)
John Shankalien
A Walk in the Spring Rain
(1970)
Roger Meredith
The Snoop Sisters
(1972)
Anton de Tourolet
Heat of Anger
(1972)
Vincent Kagel
Shock-A-Bye Baby
(1973)
The Day of the Dolphin
(1973)
Harold DeMilo
Antigone
(1974)
Creon
A Touch of the Poet
(1974)
Cornelius Melody
The Book of Murder
(1974)
Henry
The Legend of Lizzie Borden
(1975)
Mr. Andrew Borden
Marathon Man
(1976)
Professor Biesenthal
Captains Courageous
(1977)
Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
Black Sunday
(1977)
FBI Agent Sam Corley
Demon Seed
(1977)
Alex Harris
The Big Fix
(1978)
Oscar Procari Sr.
Children of Divorce
(1980)
Eli Sorenson
Dan August: Once Is Never Enough
(1980)
Dr. Michael Serling
Nightkill
(1980)
Herbert Childs
Jaws of Satan
(1981)
Pater Tom Farrow
See China and Die
(1981)
Poston
Creepshow
(1982)
Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
Maid in America
(1982)
Jonas
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
(1983)
Osiris
Alice in Wonderland
(1983)
Caterpillar
The Hearst and Davies Affair
(1985)
Arthur Beal
Under Siege
(1986)
Bernard Hughes
Power
(1986)
Wallace Furman
The Spirit of Pittsburgh
(1989)
Narrator
My Name Is Bill W.
(1989)
Tales from the Darkside
(1990)
Dr. Fenner
Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer
(1990)
Narrator
The Three Little Pigs
(1991)
Ironclads
(1991)
John Ericsson
Citizen Cohn
(1992)
Sen. Everett Dirksen
Blind Spot
(1993)
Simon
Pointman
(1994)
Jason
Spring Awakening
(1994)
Captain Von Koster
Broken Trust
(1995)
Lionel Nash
Rescuers: Stories of Courage - Two Women
(1997)
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
The Thomas Crown Affair
(1999)
John Reynolds
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor
(2001)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
(2004)
Self
This Must Be the Place
(2011)
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
(2013)
Hugo Black
The Cobbler
(2014)
Mr. Solomon
We'll Never Have Paris
(2014)
Phillipe
The Congressman
(2016)
Harlan Lantier
'Fail-Safe' and the Cold War
(2020)
Self (archive footage)