On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 6:16 AM, Bob Jersey <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Oddly not too long after the loss of Robert Vaughn, comes that of the
> first villain he faced as Solo... long list of film (*Fail-Safe*), TV
> ("The Twilight Zone") and stage credits... and reportedly busy right until
> the end... Saturday in NY; 90.
>
> NY Times obit
> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/27/movies/fritz-weaver-tony-winning-character-actor-dies-at-90.html?smid=tw-nytobits&smtyp=cur&_r=0>;
> IMDb <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0915851/> (links)
>
I'm sure it is great to be Matt Damon or George Clooney, but if I were an
actor I would be maybe more inclined to have the career of someone like
Fritz Weaver. Perhaps only fetishist NY cabbies would know your name, but I
am sure he was financially comfortable, and must have had the respect of
all of his peers. And, as Dustin Hoffman memorably says in *Tootise*,
Weaver excelled at fulfilling the first mission of all actors - which was
that he was a working actor.
I looked at his IMBD listing that Bob provided and was overwhelmed. Dude
was in a ton of theatrical films, and some landmark TV movies; but he was
basically a reparatory member of serial dramatic television from the 1960s
well into the 1990s (he was in three Law and Orders). I have listed below
his credits for TV shows from the 1960s through 1980s (I'm sure there are
some duplications, omissions and misclassifications here, IMDB is not easy
to work with and I did not have time for a close proofing). There are 90
credits listed here, from the obscure and unsuccessful to the meat and
potatoes of pre-cable TC dramas (and I did check - could not find a
Columbo, though it seems like he should have played the stodgy uncle or
financial advisor to one of the victims).
Well done Fritz Weaver, and thank-you.
52. The Infinite Voyage (1987–1991)
54. Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
55. I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
58. Matlock (1986–1995)
59. L.A. Law (1986–1994)
60. Power (1986)
64. Tales from the Darkside (1983–1988)
65. Dream West (1986– )
66. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
67. American Masters (1985– )
75. Hawaiian Heat (1984– )
76. Hot Pursuit (1984– )
80. The Love Boat (1977–1987)
81. Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)
85. Creepshow (1982)
87. Falcon Crest (1981–1990)
92. Magnum, P.I. (1980–1988)
110. The Love Boat (1977–1987)
114. Wonder Woman (1975–1979)
116. Quincy M.E. (1976–1983)
120. The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977)
122. Petrocelli (1974–1976)
123. Movin' On (1974–1976)
127. Barnaby Jones (1973–1980)
128. Movin' On (1974–1976)
129. The Wide World of Mystery (1973– )
131. Kung Fu (1972–1975)
135. Hunter (1973 TV Movie)
143. The Snoop Sisters (1972–1974)
148. Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971–1974)
151. Room 222 (1969–1974)
155. Banyon (1971–1973)
157. Night Gallery (1969–1973)
158. Dan August (1970–1971)
160. Cannon (1971–1976)
161. Men at Law (1970–1971)
169. Ironside (1967–1975)
172. Medical Center (1969–1976)
174. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
175. The Felony Squad (1966–1969)
178. The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
179. The Name of the Game (1968–1971)
180. Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
181. Mod Squad (1968–1973)
185. Mannix (1967–1975)
186. N.Y.P.D. (1967–1969)
187. Gentle Ben (1967–1969)
188. Premiere (1968– )
189. The Outcasts (1968–1969)
191. CBS Playhouse (1967– )
197. NBC Experiment in Television (1967–1971)
201. The Bell Telephone Hour (1959–1968)
202. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
203. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
204. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
205. The Invaders (1967–1968)
206. NBC Experiment in Television (1967–1971)
207. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
208. The Felony Squad (1966–1969)
209. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
210. Mission: Impossible (1966–1973)
212. Combat! (1962–1967)
213. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
214. The F.B.I. (1965–1974)
216. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
218. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
219. The Rogues (1964–1965)
222. Rawhide (1959–1965)
223. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
224. Espionage (1963–1964)
225. 12 O'Clock High (1964–1967)
226. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
227. The Rogues (1964–1965)
228. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968)
229. The Fugitive (1963–1967)
230. The Great Adventure (1963–1964)
231. Espionage (1963–1964)
232. Dr. Kildare (1961–1966)
233. The Defenders (1961–1965)
234. Combat! (1962–1967)
235. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
236. The United States Steel Hour (1953–1963)
237. Cain's Hundred (1961–1962)
238. The Doctors and the Nurses (1962–1965)
242. The New Breed (1961–1962)
243. Cain's Hundred (1961–1962)
245. The Asphalt Jungle (1961– )
247. The New Breed (1961–1962)
248. The Asphalt Jungle (1961– )
250. The DuPont Show of the Month (1957–1961)
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