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.
Marathon Man
This Must Be the Place
Fail Safe
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Borgia Stick
My Name Is Bill W.
Creepshow
Demon Seed
To Trap a Spy
The Big Fix
The Day of the Dolphin
Power
Black Sunday
Citizen Cohn
Jaws of Satan
The Maltese Bippy
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Ironclads
See China and Die
Company of Killers
