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Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

15 movies on Netflix

Biography

Fritz Weaver was an American actor of stage, film, and television who turned to acting in the early 1950s after holding a series of other jobs. He won a Tony Award for his lead performance in the Broadway play Child's Play (1970) and earned a nomination for The Chalk Garden, and he was known as a Shakespearean and for playing Sherlock Holmes in the stage musical Baker Street. On screen he debuted in Sidney Lumet's Fail Safe (1964) and worked largely as a supporting player in films such as The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Marathon Man (1976), Black Sunday (1977), Demon Seed (1977), Creepshow (1982), and The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). He was nominated for an Emmy for the miniseries Holocaust (1978), was a frequent guest on science fiction and fantasy series, and from 1995 he did narration work for the History Channel. The American Theater Hall of Fame honored him in 2010.

90years old at death

  • Born Pittsburgh
  • Died Manhattan
  • Star sign: CapricornLast day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
  • Fritz William Weaver (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
15
Career span
50 years1964 to 2014

Genres

First and latest

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Fritz Weaver movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Creepshow1982 Comedy, Fantasy, Horroras Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")

    IMDb rating 6.858K votes

  2. Marathon Man1976 Crime, Thrilleras Professor Biesenthal

    IMDb rating 7.477K votes

  3. Fail Safe1964as Col. Cascio

    IMDb rating 8.028K votes

  4. The Thomas Crown Affair1999as John Reynolds

    IMDb rating 6.9111K votes

  5. Demon Seed1977as Alex Harris

    IMDb rating 6.311K votes

  6. Black Sunday1977as FBI Agent Sam Corley

    IMDb rating 6.810K votes

  7. The Cobbler2014as Mr. Solomon

    IMDb rating 5.966K votes

  8. The Day of the Dolphin1973as Harold DeMilo

    IMDb rating 6.03.9K votes

Most often with

Sidney Lumet directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dustin Hoffman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dustin HoffmanJulie Christie, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Julie ChristieE.G. Marshall, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with E.G. MarshallDana Ivey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dana IveyMarthe Keller, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Marthe KellerRobert Harper, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert HarperSidney LumetDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Sidney Lumet

Films together

  • Dustin Hoffman2 films together, 1976 to 2014
    Dustin Hoffman's page
    • The Cobbler2014IMDb rating 5.9Weaver as Mr. SolomonHoffman as Abraham Simkin
    • Marathon Man1976IMDb rating 7.4Weaver as Professor BiesenthalHoffman as Babe
  • Julie Christie2 films together, 1977 to 1986
    Julie Christie's page
    • Power1986IMDb rating 5.7Weaver as Wallace FurmanChristie as Ellen Freeman
    • Demon Seed1977IMDb rating 6.3Weaver as Alex HarrisChristie as Susan Harris
  • E.G. Marshall2 films together, 1982 to 1986
    E.G. Marshall's page
    • Power1986IMDb rating 5.7Weaver as Wallace FurmanMarshall as Senator Sam Hastings
    • Creepshow1982IMDb rating 6.8Weaver as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")Marshall as Upson Pratt (segment "They're Creeping Up On You")
  • Dana Ivey2 films together, 2013 to 2014
    Dana Ivey's page
  • Marthe Keller2 films together, 1976 to 1977
    Marthe Keller's page
    • Black Sunday1977IMDb rating 6.8Weaver as FBI Agent Sam CorleyKeller as Dahlia
    • Marathon Man1976IMDb rating 7.4Weaver as Professor BiesenthalKeller as Elsa
  • Robert Harper2 films together, 1982 to 1989
    Robert Harper's page
    • My Name Is Bill W.1989IMDb rating 7.3
    • Creepshow1982IMDb rating 6.8Weaver as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")Harper as Charlie Gereson (segment "The Crate")
  • Sidney LumetDirector, 2 films, 1964 to 1986
    All films by Sidney Lumet
    • Power1986IMDb rating 5.7Weaver as Wallace Furman
    • Fail Safe1964IMDb rating 8.0Weaver as Col. Cascio
  • Also two films together2 more actors
    • Jon KorkesJaws of Satan (1981) and The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
    • Carrie NyeCreepshow (1982) and A Touch of the Poet (1974)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Fritz Weaver's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$206 million

7 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 15 films: 7 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 4 figure not found.

  • 7Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 4Figure not found

Top grosser

The Thomas Crown Affair1999as John Reynolds$124 million

Highest grossing

The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Thomas Crown Affair1999as John Reynolds
    $124M60.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Marathon Man1976as Professor Biesenthal
    $22M10.5% of the total
  3. 3
    Creepshow1982as Dexter Stanley (segment "The Crate")
    $21M10.2% of the total
  4. 4
    Black Sunday1977as FBI Agent Sam Corley
    $16M7.7% of the total
  5. 5
    The Big Fix1978as Oscar Procari Sr.
    $13M6.3% of the total
  6. 6
    The Cobbler2014as Mr. Solomon
    $6.5M3.2% of the total
  7. 7
    Power1986as Wallace Furman
    $3.8M1.8% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors from 1956 to 1970, one of them major.

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Fritz Weaver's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Tony Awards
1970Best Actor in a PlayWon
Other honors
1956Theatre World AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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