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, ''

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'' for which he was nominated for a

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. In cinema, he made his debut in the film ''

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'' (1964) and also appeared in '' Marathon Man'' (1976), ''

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'' (1982), and '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1999). Among many television roles, he performed in the movie ''

The Legend of Lizzie Borden ''The Legend of Lizzie Borden'' is a 1975 American historical mystery television film directed by Paul Wendkos and starring Elizabeth Montgomery—in an Emmy-nominated performance—as Lizzie Borden, an American woman who was accused of murdering ...

'' (1975). He also worked in science fiction and fantasy, especially in television series and movies like ''

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'', '' 'Way Out'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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,'' and ''

Demon Seed ''Demon Seed'' is a 1977 American science fiction–horror film directed by Donald Cammell. It stars Julie Christie and Fritz Weaver. The film was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Dean Koontz, and concerns the imprisonment and forc ...

''. Weaver also narrated educational TV programs.

Early life

Weaver was born in

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, Pennsylvania, on January 19, 1926, the son of Elsa W. Weaver (née Stringaro) and John Carson Weaver. His mother was of Italian descent and his father was a social worker from Pittsburgh with deep American roots. His brother was the illustrator Robert Weaver, and his younger sister was

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Mary Dodson. Weaver attended the

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at the

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as a child, followed by Peabody High School. He served in the

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as a

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during

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Career

Following the war, Weaver worked at various jobs before turning to acting in the early 1950s. His first acting role for television came in 1956 for an episode of ''

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''. Weaver continued to act in

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during the next four decades. In 1969, he appeared as Hebron Grant, a Mormon married to two women, on ''

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'' in the episode "A Passage of Saints." He also appeared in several episodes of Mission Impossible. He also appeared in the made-for-TV movies ''

'' (1978) and ''

'' (1975) in which he played Andrew Borden. He earned an

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nomination for the former; the award went to his co-star

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. Weaver won the

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and the

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for Outstanding Performance for the

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play '' Child's Play'' (1970). His other Broadway credits included ''

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'' (Tony nomination and

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win), '' All American'', ''

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'', ''

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'', “The Price,” ''

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'', and ''

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''. He appeared in the off-Broadway play ''Burnt Piano'' for the HB Playwrights Theatre, and with

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in a television adaptation of

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's play ''The World of

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''. Weaver also acted in motion pictures, generally as a supporting player. He appeared in such movies as ''

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'' (1964; as a jingoist and increasingly unstable U.S. Air Force colonel, ashamed of his foreign-born and alcoholic parents, whom he refers to as "those people"), '' Marathon Man'' (1976; as a professor advising the protagonist, a graduate student), '' Black Sunday'' (1977; as the lead FBI agent in an anti-terrorism effort), ''

'' (1982; as a scientist who discovers a monster in a crate), and

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's remake of '' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1999). He also had roles in ''

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'' (1973), ''

'' (1977), '' The Big Fix'' (1978), and

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's ''

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'' (1986). Beginning in 1995, Weaver worked primarily as a

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, providing narration for programs on the

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. After making his third guest appearance on ''

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'' in 2005, Weaver made a "secret decision to retire." In 2010, Weaver was inducted into the

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. Shortly thereafter, he came out of retirement to make an uncredited cameo in '' This Must Be the Place'' (2011), voicing the deceased father of

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's protagonist. He went on to give prominent supporting performances in the

-nominated television film ''

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'' (2013) and the theatrically-released '' We'll Never Have Paris'' (2014), ''

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'' (2014), and ''

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'' (2016).

Personal life and death

His first marriage ended in divorce. Weaver's second marriage was to actress

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in 1997. He died at his home in

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on November 26, 2016, at the age of 90.

Select filmography

Film

*'' To Trap a Spy'' (1964) – Andrew Vulcan (archive footage) *''

'' (1964) – Colonel Cascio *''

The Borgia Stick ''The Borgia Stick'' is a 1967 American made-for-television crime drama film starring Don Murray and Inger Stevens. It featured Fritz Weaver, Barry Nelson, Barnard Hughes, Conrad Bain, and Sorrell Booke in supporting roles, and was directed by ...

'' (1967) – Anderson *''

The Maltese Bippy ''The Maltese Bippy'' is a 1969 film directed by Norman Panama and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film is a vehicle for comedy team Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, who had recently found fame in their television show ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In ...

'' (1969) – Mischa Ravenswood *''

A Walk in the Spring Rain ''A Walk in the Spring Rain'' is a 1970 American romantic drama film in Eastmancolor made by Columbia Pictures, directed by Guy Green and produced by Stirling Silliphant, from his own screenplay based on the novel by Rachel Maddux. Outside loca ...

'' (1970) – Roger Meredith *''

'' (1973) – Harold DeMilo *''

'' (1975) – Andrew Borden *'' Marathon Man'' (1976) – Professor Biesenthal *'' Black Sunday'' (1977) – Corley *''

'' (1977) – Alex Harris *''Captains Courageous'' (1977) – Harvey Cheyne Sr. *'' The Big Fix'' (1978) – Oscar Procari Sr. *''

Martian Chronicles ''The Martian Chronicles'' is a science fiction fix-up novel, published in 1950, by American writer Ray Bradbury that chronicles the exploration and settlement of Mars, the home of indigenous Martians, by Americans leaving a troubled Earth that ...

'' (1980) – Father Peregrine *''

Nightkill ''Nightkill'' is a 1980 West German-American crime horror thriller film directed by Ted Post and starring Robert Mitchum and Jaclyn Smith. The screenplay concerns an adulteress who hatches a plot to murder her millionaire husband while her love ...

'' (1980) – Herbert Childs *''

Jaws of Satan ''Jaws of Satan'', also called by its working title ''King Cobra'', is a 1982 American horror film directed by Bob Claver, and starring Fritz Weaver, Gretchen Corbett, Jon Korkes, and Christina Applegate, in her feature film debut. Its plot fol ...

'' (1981) – Father Tom Farrow *''

'' (1982) – Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate") *''

'' (1986) – Wallace Furman *'' The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1999) – John Reynolds *'' This Must Be the Place'' (2011) – Cheyenne's Father (voice) *''

'' (2013) – Hugo Black *'' We'll Never Have Paris'' (2014) – Phillipe *''

'' (2014) – Mr. Solomon *''

'' (2016) – Harlan Lantier (final film role)

Television

*'' Beyond This Place'' (1957) – Charlie Castle *'' Way Out'' (1961, Episode: "William and Mary") – Dr. Landy *''

'' (1961, Episodes: "

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" / "

The Obsolete Man "The Obsolete Man" is episode 65 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone'', starring Burgess Meredith as Romney Wordsworth, the accused, and Fritz Weaver as the Chancellor (and prosecutor). It originally aired on June 2, ...

") – William Sturka / Chancellor *''

The Asphalt Jungle ''The Asphalt Jungle'' is a 1950 American film noir heist film directed by John Huston. Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city. The film stars Sterling Hayden and Lo ...

'' (1961) – Victor Vanda *''

Dr. Kildare Dr. James Kildare is a fictional American medical doctor, originally created in the 1930s by the author Frederick Schiller Faust under the pen name Max Brand. Shortly after the character's first appearance in a magazine story, Paramount Pictur ...

'' (1963) – Arthur Hobler *''

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' is an American spy fiction television series produced by MGM Television, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television and first broadcast on NBC. The series follows secret agents, played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, who wo ...

'' (1964) – Andrew Vulcan *''

Twelve O'Clock High ''Twelve O'Clock High'' is a 1949 American war film about aircrews in the United States Army's Eighth Air Force, who flew daylight bombing missions against Germany and Occupied France during the early days of American involvement in World War II ...

'' (1964) – Col. Peter Raff *'' Rawhide'' (1964) – Jonathan Damon *'' The Fugitive'' (1966, Season 3 Episode 28 "A Taste of Tomorrow") – Joe Tucker *''

Combat! ''Combat!'' is an American television drama series that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The exclamation point in ''Combat!'' was depicted on-screen as a stylized bayonet. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American sol ...

'' (1966) – Major Chaplain Ernest Miller *''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centers on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central character ...

'' (1967) – Marshal Burl Masters *''

The Invaders ''The Invaders'' is an American science-fiction television series created by Larry Cohen that aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1967 to 1968. Roy Thinnes stars as David Vincent, who after stumbling across evidence of an in-progress invasion ...

'' (1967, Episode 30 "The Captive") – Deputy Ambassador Peter Borke *''

'' (1967–1969) – Hebron Grant / Burke Jordan *''

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'' (1971) – "The Nowhere Man" - Leo Kern *''

'' (1971) – Dr. Mazi (segment "A Question of Fear") *'' Mission: Impossible'' (1966–1971) – George Berlinger / Emil Skarbeck / Erik Hagar / Imre Rogosh *''

Mannix ''Mannix'' is an American detective television series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS. It was created by Richard Levinson and William Link, and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller. The title character, Joe Mannix, is a private inves ...

'' (1968–1973) – William Avery / Dr. Cameron McKenzie *''

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'' (1974) – Hillquist *''

Great Performances ''Great Performances'' is a television anthology series dedicated to the performing arts; the banner has been used to televise theatrical performances such as plays, musicals, opera, ballet, concerts, as well as occasional documentaries. It is pr ...

'' (1974) – Creon (Antigone) *''

The New Land ''The New Land'' ( sv, Nybyggarna) is a 1972 Swedish film directed and co-written by Jan Troell and starring Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Eddie Axberg, Allan Edwall, Monica Zetterlund, and Pierre Lindstedt. It and its 1971 predecessor, ''The Emi ...

'' (1974, Episode: "The Word is: Giving" – unaired) *''

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'' (1975) – Ted Whitlock *''

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'' (1977) – Dr. Solano *''

'' (1978) – Dr. Josef Weiss *''

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'' (1979) – Dr. Harvey Danworth *''

'' (1980) – Father Peregrine *''

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'' (1980) – Captain J. Cooly, USN *'' Don't Eat the Pictures'' (1983) –

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*''

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'' (Episodes: "Comet Watch" (1986), "Inside the Closet" (1984)) – Sir

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/ Dr. Fenner *''

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'' (1984–1987) – Paris Inspector Hugues Panassié / Edwin Dupont / Judge Lambert *''

(1985, Episode 13; segment "

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") – Father Matthew Karsighan *''

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'' (1986) – Sen. Thomas Hart Benton *''

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'' (1987) – Mr. Amberville *'' Friday the 13th: The Series'' (1989, in the two-part episode of the third-season opener named "The Prophecies") – Asteroth *'' Matlock'' (1989) – Pastor James Hubert *''

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'' (1992) – Hugo Marick *'' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (1994, S2:E25 "

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") – Kovat *''

'' (1996) – Senator Albert Sorenson *''

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'' (1998) – Sir Trevor Ainsley *''

'' (1991–2005) – Nathan Fogg / Larry Weber / Philip Woodleigh

References

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