Weaver, Fritz (b. 1926), actor. The tall, introspective leading man, who has played many stern, emotionless characters, was born in Pittsburgh, educated at the University of Chicago, and trained at the Herbert Berghof Studio before making his debut in regional theatre in 1952. Weaver started performing Off Broadway two years later, then made an auspicious Broadway bow as the scowling servant Maitland in The Chalk Garden (1955). Subsequent performances of note include Peer Gynt and King Henry IV (both in 1960), Sherlock Holmes in the musical Baker Street (1965), a stern Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady (1968), the much‐hated, much‐abused schoolteacher Jerome Malley in Child's Play (1970), college professor Niles Harris recovering from a nervous breakdown in Angels Fall (1983), and the opinionated financier Messerschmann in Ring round the Moon (1999).
Fritz Weaver
| American Theater Guide: Fritz Weaver |
| Actor: Fritz Weaver |
- Born: Jan 19, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Occupation: Actor
- Active: '60s-2000s
- Major Genres: Drama, History
- Career Highlights: Holocaust, Creepshow, Fail-Safe
- First Major Screen Credit: The Twilight Zone: Third From the Sun (1960)
Biography
Upon earning his BA degree from the University of Chicago, Fritz Weaver began his formal acting training at the H-B studios. Paying his dues with such regional stock companies as Virginia's Barter Theatre and Massachussett's Group 20 Players, Weaver made his first off-Broadway appearance in a 1954 production of The Way of the World. His inaugural Broadway effort was 1955's The Chalk Circle. Weaver went on to appear in such classic stage roles as Hamlet and Peer Gynt, and also amassed a remarkable list of film credits, including two Twilight Zone appearances. In 1964, he made his film debut as the unstable Colonel Caserio in the doomsday thriller Fail Safe. The following year, he starred on Broadway in Baker Street, a musicalization of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories. In 1970, he won the Tony award for his work as Jerome Malley in Child's Play. Most often cast as aristocratic villains in films (his resemblance to William F. Buckley has not gone unnoticed by producers), Fritz Weaver made his biggest international impact in the sympathetic role of Josef Weiss in the TV miniseries Holocaust (1978). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide| Filmography: Fritz Weaver |
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| Born | Fritz William Weaver January 19, 1926 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor/Voice actor |
| Years active | 1956–present |
| Spouse(s) | Rochelle Oliver (1997-present) Sylvia Short (1953-1979) |
Fritz William Weaver (born January 19, 1926) is an American actor and voice actor.
Life and career
Weaver was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Elsa W. (née Stringaro) and John Carson Weaver.[1] His mother was of Italian descent and his father was a social worker from Pittsburgh.[2] Weaver attended Peabody High School. He served in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during World War II, breaking into acting in the early 1950s. His first television role came in 1956 on an episode of The United States Steel Hour. He would continue to appear on television during the next four decades, appearing on such shows as The Twilight Zone (in episodes "Third from the Sun" and "The Obsolete Man"), Beyond This Place, Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Rawhide, Mission: Impossible, Combat!, Gunsmoke, Mannix, Kung Fu, Hawaii Five-O, Magnum P.I., Murder, She Wrote, Matlock, Law & Order, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (in the episode "Tribunal"), The X-Files, and Frasier. Weaver also starred in the TV movies Holocaust (1978), and The Legend of Lizzie Borden..
Weaver won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for Child's Play (1970). Additional Broadway theatre credits include The Chalk Garden (Tony nomination and Theatre World Award win), All American, Baker Street, Absurd Person Singular, Love Letters, and The Crucible. He appeared Off-Broadway in Burnt Piano for HB Playwrights Theatre.
He has appeared in many films, generally as a supporting actor. Of these, the most well-known are probably Marathon Man, Black Sunday and Creepshow, and the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. Other notable movies include Power (1986), Demon Seed (1977), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), and Fail-Safe (1964).
Since 1995, Weaver has worked primarily as a voice actor, providing narration for programs on the History Channel. Weaver is twice married. He was married to Sylvia Short from 1953-1979. He is currently married to Rochelle Oliver. He has two children from his first marriage named Lydia and Anthony. Emmy-nominated art director Mary Weaver Dodson is his sister. His son is the science-fiction and horror novelist Fritz Weaver.
References
- ^ "Fritz Weaver Biography". filmreference. 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/0/Fritz-Weaver.html. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
- ^ http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-7624174_ITM
External links
- Fritz Weaver at the Internet Movie Database
- Fritz Weaver at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
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