An autographed publicity still of Weaver.
Fritz William Weaver (January 19, 1926 – November 26, 2016) was an American actor who had a decades-long career in theatre, film, and television. His best-known works include Fail Safe, Marathon Man, Holocaust and Creepshow.
Before acting he served in the Civilian Public Service during World War II due to being a conscientious objector. He was married twice, to Sylvia Short (with whom he had two children) and actress Rochelle Oliver. He was also the brother-in-law of Jack Dodson, best-known for playing Howard Sprague on The Andy Griffith Show.
Works with Fritz Weaver include:
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Film roles
- Fail Safe (1964): Col. Cascio
- Marathon Man (1976): Professor Biesenthal
- Black Sunday (1977): Sam Corley
- Demon Seed (1977): Alex Harris
- Creepshow (1982): Dexter Stanley ("The Crate" segment)
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1999): John Reynolds
- The Cobbler (2014): Mr. Solomon
Television roles
- Playhouse 90 (1 episode, 1959): King
- The Twilight Zone (2 episodes, 1960–61): William Sturka/Chancellor
- The Defenders (2 episodes, 1961–63): Leo Graves/Vincent Kayle
- Dr. Kildare (1 episode, 1963): Arthur Hobler
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1 episode, 1964): Andrew Vulcan
- Rawhide (2 episodes, 1964): Jonathan Damon
- The Fugitive (1 episode, 1966): Joe Tucker
- Combat! (1 episode, 1966): Maj. Chaplain Ernest Miller
- Mission: Impossible (4 episodes, 1966–71): Imre Rogosh/George Berlinger/Emil Skarbeck/Erik Hagar
- The F.B.I. (4 episodes, 1966–71): Steven Colton/John Thomas Whiting/Paul Winters/Charles Ridgeway
- The Invaders (1 episode, 1967): Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke
- Gunsmoke (1 episode, 1967): Marshal Burl Masters
- The Big Valley (2 episodes, 1967–69): Burke Jordan/Hebron Grant
- Mannix (2 episodes, 1968–73): Dr. Cameron McKenzie/William Avery
- The Felony Squad (2 episodes, 1968): Nicky Bender
- Ironside (1 episode, 1970): Paul Friedland
- Dan August (1 episode, 1971): Dr. Michael Serling
- Night Gallery (1 episode, 1971): Dr. Mazi
- Cannon (3 episodes, 1971–75): Leo Kern/Raymond Thurston/Piermont
- Room 222 (1 episode, 1972): Janos Kulevich
- The Mod Squad (1 episode, 1972): John Palmer
- Barnaby Jones (2 episodes, 1973–74): Jason Matthews/Laurence Sheffield
- Kung Fu (1 episode, 1974): Hillquist
- Petrocelli (1 episode, 1974): Col. William Fletcher
- Movin' On (1 episode, 1974): Eli Hoffner
- The Legend of Lizzie Borden (TV movie, 1975): Andrew Borden
- The Streets of San Francisco (1 episode, 1975): Ted Whitlock
- Wonder Woman (1 episode, 1977): Dr. Solano
- Holocaust (4 episodes, 1978): Dr. Josef Weiss
- Hawaii Five-O (1 episode), 1979): Dr. Harvey Danworth
- Magnum, P.I. (2 episodes, 1980): Capt. J. Cooly, USN
- The Martian Chronicles (1980): Father Peregrine
- Quincy, M.E. (1 episode, 1981): Sen. William Pike
- Don't Eat the Pictures (TV special, 1983): Osiris
- Tales of the Unexpected (1 episode, 1984): Princey
- The Love Boat (1 episode, 1984): Mr. Weatherby
- Tales from the Darkside (2 episodes, 1984–86): Dr. Fenner/Sir Edmund Halley
- The Twilight Zone (1 episode, 1985): Father Matthew Costigan
- Murder, She Wrote (3 episodes, 1985–87): Judge Lambert/Edwin Dupont/Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié
- One Life to Live (2 episodes, 1989): Arthur Gorman
- Friday the 13th: The Series (2 episodes, 1989): Asteroth
- Monsters (1 episode, 1989): Mr. Hallet
- Matlock (1 episode, 1989): Pastor James Hubert
- Law & Order (3 episodes, 1991–2005): Philip Woodleigh/Larry Weber/Nathan Fogg
- All My Children (24 episodes, 1992): Hugo Marick
- L.A. Law (1 episode, 1994): Dr. Aaron Pierce
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1 episode, 1994): Kovat
- The X-Files (2 episodes, 1996): Sen. Albert Sorensen
- Promised Land (1 episode, 1998): Oliver Hooper
- Frasier (1 episode, 1998): Sir Trevor Ainsley
Theatre roles
- Hamlet (1958): Hamlet
- The Crucible (1991): Deputy Governor Danforth
