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Fritz Weaver

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Fritz Weaver, the American actor, was born on January 19, 1926, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during World War II, breaking into acting in the early 1950s. He made his Broadway debut in October 1955 in "The Chalk Garden," which garnered five Tony Award nominations... See full bio »

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2013 Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight (post-production)
Hugo Black
 
2011 This Must Be the Place
Cheyenne's Father (voice)
 
1991-2005 Law & Order (TV series)
Larry Weber / Nathan Fogg / Philip Woodleigh
– Tombstone (2005) … Nathan Fogg
– Promises to Keep (1993) … Larry Weber
– Sonata for Solo Organ (1991) … Philip Woodleigh
 
1999 The Thomas Crown Affair
John Reynolds
 
1998 Frasier (TV series)
Sir Trevor Ainsley
– Hot Ticket (1998) … Sir Trevor Ainsley
 
1998 Promised Land (TV series)
Oliver Hooper
– Recycled (1998) … Oliver Hooper
 
1997 Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women (TV movie)
Father Theas (segment "Woman on a Bicycle")
 
1996 The X-Files (TV series)
Senator Albert Sorenson
– Terma (1996) … Senator Albert Sorenson
– Tunguska (1996) … Senator Albert Sorenson
 
1996 Floating Palaces (TV movie)
Narrator
 
1995 Broken Trust (TV movie)
 
1994 Spring Awakening (TV movie)
Capt. Von Koster
 
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Kovat
– Tribunal (1994) … Kovat
 
1994 L.A. Law (TV series)
Dr. Aaron Pierce
– Dead Issue (1994) … Dr. Aaron Pierce
 
1994 Pointman (TV movie)
Jason
 
1993 Class of '96 (TV series)
Professor Bennenger
– The Jessica File (1993) … Professor Bennenger
 
1993 Blind Spot (TV movie)
Simon
 
1970 All My Children (TV series)
Hugo Marick (1992, 1998)
 
1992 Citizen Cohn (TV movie)
Sen. Everett Dirksen
 
1991 Ironclads (TV movie)
John Ericsson
 
1991 The Three Little Pigs (short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1990 Against the Law (TV series)
Skipper Haverhill
– The Price of Life (1990) … Skipper Haverhill
– Pilot (1990) … Skipper Haverhill
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– Preston Sturges: The Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1990) … Narrator (voice)
 
1989 Matlock (TV series)
Pastor James Hubert
– The Buddies (1989) … Pastor James Hubert
 
1989 Monsters (TV series)
Mr. Hallet
– Jar (1989) … Mr. Hallet
 
1989 Friday the 13th (TV series)
Asteroth
– The Prophecies (1989) … Asteroth
– The Prophecies: Part II (1989) … Asteroth
 
1989 My Name Is Bill W. (TV movie)
Dr. Burnham, Lois' Father
 
1985-1987 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Edwin Dupont / Judge Lambert / Paris Inspector Panassic
– A Fashionable Way to Die (1987) … Paris Inspector Panassic
– Night of the Headless Horseman (1987) … Edwin Dupont
– Tough Guys Don't Die (1985) … Judge Lambert
 
1987 I'll Take Manhattan (TV mini-series)
 
1986 D.C. Cops (TV movie)
Maxwell Vance
 
1986 Dream West (TV mini-series)
Sen. Thomas Hart Benton
 
1986 Under Siege (TV movie)
Bernard Hughes
 
1986 Power
Wallace Furman, New Mexico Gubernatorial Candidate
 
1984-1986 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Dr. Fenner / Sir Edmund Halley
– Comet Watch (1986) … Sir Edmund Halley
– Inside the Closet (1984) … Dr. Fenner
 
1985 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Fr. Matthew Karsighan (segment "The Star")
– Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star (1985) … Fr. Matthew Karsighan (segment "The Star")
 
1985 A Death in California (TV mini-series)
Van Niven
– Episode #1.2 (1985) … Van Niven
– Episode #1.1 (1985) … Van Niven
 
1985 The Hearst and Davies Affair (TV movie)
Arthur Beal
 
1984 Hawaiian Heat (TV series)
Hawthorne
– Ancient Fires (1984) … Hawthorne
 
1984 The Love Boat (TV series)
Mr. Weatherby
– Soap Gets in Your Eyes/A Match Made in Heaven/Tugs of the Heart (1984) … Mr. Weatherby
 
1984 Hot Pursuit (TV series)
Watkins
– Portrait of a Lady Killer (1984) … Watkins
 
1984 Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Princey
– Wet Saturday (1984) … Princey
 
1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (TV movie)
Osiris
 
1974-1983 Great Performances (TV series)
Caterpillar / Creon
– Alice in Wonderland (1983) … Caterpillar
– Antigone (1974) … Creon
 
1982 Maid in America (TV movie)
Jonas
 
1982 Creepshow
Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
 
1982 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Arthur Maesfield
– Dark Journey (1982) … Arthur Maesfield
 
1981 See China and Die (TV movie)
Poston
 
1981 Jaws of Satan
Father Tom Farrow
 
1981 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
Senator William Pike
– To Kill in Plain Sight (1981) … Senator William Pike
 
1980 Nightkill
Herbert Childs
 
1980 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Captain Cooly / Captain J. Cooly, USN
– Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii: Part 1 (1980) … Captain J. Cooly, USN
– Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii: Part 2 (1980) … Captain Cooly
 
1980 Children of Divorce (TV movie)
Eli Sorenson
 
1980 The Martian Chronicles (TV mini-series)
Father Peregrine
– The Martians (1980) … Father Peregrine (credit only)
– The Settlers (1980) … Father Peregrine
– The Expeditions (1980) … Father Peregrine (credit only)
 
1980 Dan August: Once Is Never Enough (TV movie)
Dr. Michael Serling
 
1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Dr. Danworth
– A Very Personal Matter (1979) … Dr. Danworth
 
1978 The Big Fix
Oscar Procari, Sr.
 
1978 Holocaust (TV mini-series)
Dr. Josef Weiss
– Part 4 (1978) … Dr. Josef Weiss
– Part 3 (1978) … Dr. Josef Weiss
– Part 2 (1978) … Dr. Josef Weiss
– Part I: The Gathering Darkness (1978) … Dr. Josef Weiss
 
1977 Captains Courageous (TV movie)
Harvey Cheyne, Sr.
 
1977 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Dr. Solano
– The Return of Wonder Woman (1977) … Dr. Solano
 
1977 Demon Seed
Alex Harris
 
1977 Black Sunday
FBI Agent Sam Corley
 
1976 Marathon Man
Prof. Biesenthal
 
1971-1975 Cannon (TV series)
Leo Kern / Mr. Schumann / Raymond Thurston
– The Games Children Play (1975) … Mr. Schumann
– Hard Rock Roller Coaster (1973) … Raymond Thurston
– The Nowhere Man (1971) … Leo Kern
 
1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Ted Whitlock
– Spooks for Sale (1975) … Ted Whitlock
 
1975 The Legend of Lizzie Borden (TV movie)
Mr. Andrew Borden
 
1975 The Jolly Corner (TV short)
Spencer Brydon
 
1974 Movin' On (TV series)
Eli Hoffner
– Hoots (1974) … Eli Hoffner
 
1974 Petrocelli (TV series)
Colonel Fletcher
– The Double Negative (1974) … Colonel Fletcher
 
1973-1974 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Jason Matthews / Laurence Sheffield
– Conspiracy of Terror (1974) … Laurence Sheffield
– The Black Art of Dying (1973) … Jason Matthews
 
1974 A Touch of the Poet (TV movie)
Cornelius Melody
 
1974 The Wide World of Mystery (TV series)
Henry
– The Book of Murder (1974) … Henry
 
1974 Kung Fu (TV series)
Hillquist
– The Way of Violence Has No Mind (1974) … Hillquist
 
1974 Give Me Liberty (TV movie)
 
1973 The Day of the Dolphin
Harold DeMilo
 
1973 Rx for the Defense (TV movie)
Dr. Daniel Kemper
 
1973 The Delphi Bureau (TV series)
Vander
– The Day of Justice Project (1973) … Vander
 
1968-1973 Mannix (TV series)
Dr. Cameron McKenzie / William Avery
– A Problem of Innocence (1973) … William Avery
– Edge of the Knife (1968) … Dr. Cameron McKenzie
 
1973 Hunter (TV movie)
Cirrak
 
1972 The Snoop Sisters (TV series)
Anton de Tourolet
– The Female Instinct (1972) … Anton de Tourolet
 
1972 Mod Squad (TV series)
John Palmer
– The Twain (1972) … John Palmer
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
Whitney Pemberton
– Completely Out of Print (1972) … Whitney Pemberton
 
1972 Heat of Anger (TV movie)
Vincent Kagel
 
1972 Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (TV series)
Dr. Martin Cohen
– Murder in the Abstract (1972) … Dr. Martin Cohen
 
1972 Room 222 (TV series)
– We Hold These Truths (1972)
 
1972 Medical Center (TV series)
Dr. Matthews
– Fatal Decision (1972) … Dr. Matthews
 
1966-1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Emil Skarbeck / Erik Hagar / George Berlinger / …
– Underwater (1971) … George Berlinger
– Illusion (1969) … Emil Skarbeck
– Charity (1967) … Erik Hagar
– Operation Rogosh (1966) … Imre Rogosh
 
1971 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Dr. Mazi (segment "A Question of Fear")
– A Question of Fear/The Devil Is Not Mocked (1971) … Dr. Mazi (segment "A Question of Fear")
 
1971 Company of Killers (TV movie)
John Shankalien
 
1966-1971 The F.B.I. (TV series)
John Thomas Whiting / Professor Paul Winters / Steven Colton
– The Deadly Gift (1971)
– The Challenge (1969) … Professor Paul Winters
– The Mercenary (1968) … John Thomas Whiting
– The Camel's Nose (1966) … Steven Colton
 
1971 Men at Law (TV series)
John C. Tilton
– This Money Kills Dreams (1971) … John C. Tilton
 
1971 Dan August (TV series)
Dr. Michael Serling
– Prognosis: Homicide (1971) … Dr. Michael Serling
 
1970 Berlin Affair (TV movie)
Joe Mallicent
 
1970 A Walk in the Spring Rain
Roger Meredith
 
1970 Ironside (TV series)
Paul Friedland
– Ransom (1970) … Paul Friedland
 
1969 The Maltese Bippy
Mischa Ravenswood
 
1967-1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Burke Jordan / Hebron Grant
– A Passage of Saints (1969) … Hebron Grant
– Four Days to Furnace Hill (1967) … Burke Jordan
 
1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Colonel Walter Scharz
– The Inquiry (1969) … Colonel Walter Scharz
 
1969 Felony Squad (TV series)
Bender
– Conspiracy of Power: Part 2 (1969) … Bender
– Conspiracy of Power: Part 1 (1969) … Bender
 
1968 The Outcasts (TV series)
Sam Croft
– The Man from Bennington (1968) … Sam Croft
 
1968 CBS Playhouse (TV series)
David Hoffman
– The People Next Door (1968) … David Hoffman
 
1968 N.Y.P.D. (TV series)
Lipton
– Nothing Is Real But the Dead: Part 2 (1968) … Lipton
 
1968 Gentle Ben (TV series)
Oce Franklin
– Take a Giant Step (1968) … Oce Franklin
 
1968 Premiere (TV series)
Niklaus
– The Freebooters (1968) … Niklaus
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
– The Captive (1967) … Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
 
1967 The Crucible (TV movie)
Reverend Hale
 
1967 The Borgia Stick (TV movie)
Anderson
 
1967 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Marshal Burl Masters
– Old Friend (1967) … Marshal Burl Masters
 
1966 Combat! (TV series)
Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
– The Chapel at Able-Five (1966) … Major Chaplain Ernest Miller
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Joe Tucker
– A Taste of Tomorrow (1966) … Joe Tucker
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Jonathan Damon
– Damon's Road: Part II (1964) … Jonathan Damon
– Damon's Road: Part I (1964) … Jonathan Damon
 
1964 12 O'Clock High (TV series)
Peter Raff
– The Hours Before Dawn (1964) … Peter Raff
 
1964 The Rogues (TV series)
General Cione
– The Stefanini Dowry (1964) … General Cione
 
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Andrew Vulcan
– The Vulcan Affair (1964) … Andrew Vulcan
 
1964 Fail-Safe
Colonel Cascio
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Colonel Thomas Rose
– Escape (1964) … Colonel Thomas Rose
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
Richard Keller
– Medal for a Turned Coat (1964) … Richard Keller
 
1962-1964 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
Father Wickford
– The Seeing Heart (1964) … Father Wickford
– The Soft Touch (1962)
 
1961-1963 The Defenders (TV series)
Leo Graves / Vincent Kayle
– The Traitor (1963) … Vincent Kayle
– The Riot (1961) … Leo Graves
 
1963 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Arthur Hobler
– The Thing Speaks for Itself (1963) … Arthur Hobler
 
1956-1962 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Carl Schard / Douglas Oberon / Francis
– The Duchess and the Smugs (1962) … Francis
– The Devil Makes Sunday (1961)
– Little Tin God (1959) … Carl Schard
– We Must Kill Toni (1956) … Douglas Oberon
 
1962 Cain's Hundred (TV series)
Martin Weir
– The Manipulator: Raymond Cruz (1962) … Martin Weir
 
1961 The Power and the Glory (TV movie)
Schoolmaster
 
1961 The New Breed (TV series)
Arthur Grissom
– Death of a Ghost (1961) … Arthur Grissom
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Victor Vanda
– The Dark Night (1961) … Victor Vanda
 
1960-1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Chancellor / William Sturka
– The Obsolete Man (1961) … Chancellor
– Third from the Sun (1960) … William Sturka
 
1961 Jane Eyre (TV movie)
Mason
 
1961 'Way Out (TV series)
Dr. Landy
– William and Mary (1961) … Dr. Landy
 
1957-1961 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Barsad / Charlie Castle / Horace, Sr.
– The Night of the Storm (1961) … Horace, Sr.
– A Tale of Two Cities (1958) … Barsad
– Beyond This Place (1957) … Charlie Castle
 
1961 Play of the Week (TV series)
James Califer
– The Potting Shed (1961) … James Califer
 
1960 Festival (TV series)
– Julius Caesar (1960)
 
1960 CBS Repertoire Workshop (TV series)
Writer
– The Seven Who Were Hanged (1960) … Writer
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
King
– Out of Dust (1959) … King
 
1958 Omnibus (TV series)
Newspaper Photographer
– Moment of Truth (1958) … Newspaper Photographer
 
1958 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
Milovan Djilas
– The New Class (1958) … Milovan Djilas
 
1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
George Hanley
– The Deaf Heart (1957)
– The Playwright and the Stars (1957) … George Hanley
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2005 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator
– General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend (2005) … Himself - Narrator
 
2004 Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1998 The Spanish American War (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
1998 America's Five Star Heroes: Gods of War (TV documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1989 The Infinite Voyage (TV series documentary)
Narrator
– The Great Dinosaur Hunt (1989) … Narrator
 
1987 We the People 200: The Constitutional Gala (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1970 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.98 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 The 24th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
 
1967 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself - Narrator
– Casals at Marlboro (1967) … Himself - Narrator
 
1967 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
– The Questions (1967)
 
1965 I've Got a Secret (TV series)
Celebrity Guest
– Episode dated 7 June 1965 (1965) … Celebrity Guest
 
1964 The Guns of August (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1964 To Trap a Spy
Andrew Vulcan
 

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(1955) Stage: Appeared in Enid Bagnold's "The Chalk Garden," at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York City with Gladys Cooper, Siobhan McKenna, Percy Waram, Marian Seldes and Betsy von Furstenberg in the cast. Albert Marre was director. Cecil Beaton was designer. See more »

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Won Broadway's 1970 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Child's Play." He had previously been nominated as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) in 1956 for Enid Bagnold's "The Chalk Garden." See more »

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Star Sign:

Capricorn