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| Born | January 19, 1926 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Spouse(s) | Rochelle Oliver (1997-present) Sylvia Short (1953-1979) |
Fritz William Weaver (born January 19, 1926) is a American Tony Award-winning actor and voice actor. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and
Weaver was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Elsa W. (née Stringaro) and John Carson Weaver. [1] His mother was of Italian descent. Weaver attended Peabody High School. Peabody High School is a Public school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in the neighborhood of East Liberty. He served in Civilian Public Service as a conscientious objector during World War II, breaking into acting in the early 1950s. The Civilian Public Service ( CPS) provided Conscientious objectors in the United States an alternative to military service during World War II A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including His first television role came in 1956 on an episode of The United States Steel Hour. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The United States Steel Hour (aka Theater Guild on the Air) was an American radio Anthology series which embarked on the ambitious 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"), 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. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. "Third from the Sun" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone. "The Obsolete Man" is an episode of the television series The Twilight Zone. Dr James Kildare is a Fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical Films in the late 1930s and early 1940s an early 1950s The Man from UNCLE is an American television series that was broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1964, to January Rawhide was a television western series that aired on the US network CBS from 1959 to 1966. Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles Combat! is an American Television program that aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967 Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" Hawaii Five-O is an American Television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Matlock was a long-running American Television Legal drama. The show ran from September 23, 1986 to May Law & Order is an American Police procedural and Legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf. “Tribunal” is the penultimate episode of the second season of Star Trek Deep Space Nine. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as
Weaver won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance for Child's Play (1970). The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and Child's Play is a stage play written by Robert Marasco. It opened on Broadway on February 12, 1970 at the Royale Theatre 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. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold has been produced as a 1955 play a 1964 film a 1971 revival and a 2008 play The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York All American is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Baker Street is a musical with a book by Jerome Coopersmith and music and lyrics by Marian Grudeff and Raymond Jessel. Absurd Person Singular is a 1972 play by Alan Ayckbourn. Divided into three acts it documents the changing fortunes of three married couples Love Letters is a Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominated play by A The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before
He has appeared in many films, generally as a supporting actor. A supporting actor performs roles in a play or movie other than that of protagonist Of these, the most well-known are probably Marathon Man, Black Sunday and Creepshow, and the 1999 remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. Marathon Man is a 1976 thriller film based on the novel of the same name by William Goldman. Tagline General information Stephen King's Creepshow is a 1982 anthology Horror movie directed by George A The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 movie by Norman Jewison starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. Other notable movies include Power (1986), Demon Seed (1977), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), and Fail-Safe (1964). Power is a 1986 American Drama film directed by Sidney Lumet. Demon Seed is a 1977 American Science fiction - thriller Film starring Julie Christie and directed by Donald The Day of the Dolphin is a 1973 science fiction - thriller film directed by Mike Nichols and starring George C Fail-Safe is a 1964 film directed by Sidney Lumet, based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Eugene Burdick and Harvey
Since 1995, Weaver has worked primarily as a voice actor, providing narration for programs on the History Channel. Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and A narrative or story is a construct created in a suitable format (written spoken poetry prose images song Theater, or Dance) that describes a sequence of History, formerly known as The History Channel, is a Satellite and Cable TV channel, with shows on historical events and persons&mdashoften 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.
References
- ^ Fritz Weaver Biography. filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama
External links
- Fritz Weaver at the Internet Movie Database
- Fritz Weaver article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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