- The voice of History Channel specials.
- Had played the first THRUSH villain on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964).
- Had made guest appearances on both The Twilight Zone (1959) and The Twilight Zone (1985).
- Had made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime-time dramas in United States television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).
- In the series World War One (1964), narrated by Robert Ryan, he was the voice of President Woodrow Wilson.
- Won Broadway's 1970 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Child's Play". He had previously been nominated as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) in 1956 for Enid Bagnold's "The Chalk Garden".
- A tall man -- Fritz stood 6-foot-3 -- who was blessed with a deep resonant voice. Fritz found roles in every medium, often cast as the aristocratic villain. Weaver, a Tony Award-winning character actor, who played Sherlock Holmes and Shakespearian kings on Broadway while he created memorable roles on television and film from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) to Marathon Man (1976).
- Survived by his wife, daughter, Lydia Weaver, son, Anthony, and a grandson.
- Had played a defense attorney in two different productions: Law & Order (1990) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).
- He was awarded the 1981 Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for the play, "A Tale Told" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
- Was a conscientious objector during the Second World War.
- He was awarded the 2004 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "Trying", at the Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
- He was the son of Elsa (Stringaro) and John Carson Weaver. His father had English and German ancestry. His mother was an Italian immigrant, born in Trieste, Provincia di Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
- He studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
- Brother-in-law of Jack Dodson.
- Brother of Mary Dodson.
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