Fritz William Weaver (January , âˆ' November , ) was an American
actor in television, stage, and motion pictures. He portrayed Dr.
Josef Weiss in the epic television drama, Holocaust. In cinema, he
made his debut in the film Fail Safe () and also appeared in Marathon
Man (), Creepshow () and The Thomas Crown Affair (). Among many
television roles, he performed in two seminal projects: the movie The
Legend of Lizzie Borden () and the mini-series Holocaust (), for which
Weaver was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. 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. Weaver also narrated
educational TV programs.Weaver was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
on January , , the son of Elsa W. (née Stringaro) Weaver and John
Carson Weaver. His mother was of Italian descent and his father was a
social worker from Pittsburgh with deep American roots. His younger
sister was art director Mary Dodson.Weaver attended the Fanny Edel
Falk Laboratory School at the University of Pittsburgh as a child,
followed by Peabody High School. He served in the Civilian Public
Service as a conscientious objector during World War II.Following the
war, Weaver worked at various jobs before turning to acting in the
early s. His first acting role for television came in for an episode
of The United States Steel Hour. Weaver continued to act in television
during the next four decades. In he appeared as Hebron Grant, a
Mormon married to two women, on The Big Valley in the episode "A
Passage of Saints."
actor in television, stage, and motion pictures. He portrayed Dr.
Josef Weiss in the epic television drama, Holocaust. In cinema, he
made his debut in the film Fail Safe () and also appeared in Marathon
Man (), Creepshow () and The Thomas Crown Affair (). Among many
television roles, he performed in two seminal projects: the movie The
Legend of Lizzie Borden () and the mini-series Holocaust (), for which
Weaver was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. 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. Weaver also narrated
educational TV programs.Weaver was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
on January , , the son of Elsa W. (née Stringaro) Weaver and John
Carson Weaver. His mother was of Italian descent and his father was a
social worker from Pittsburgh with deep American roots. His younger
sister was art director Mary Dodson.Weaver attended the Fanny Edel
Falk Laboratory School at the University of Pittsburgh as a child,
followed by Peabody High School. He served in the Civilian Public
Service as a conscientious objector during World War II.Following the
war, Weaver worked at various jobs before turning to acting in the
early s. His first acting role for television came in for an episode
of The United States Steel Hour. Weaver continued to act in television
during the next four decades. In he appeared as Hebron Grant, a
Mormon married to two women, on The Big Valley in the episode "A
Passage of Saints."
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