Biography
He made his Broadway debut in a revival of "Death of a Salesman" (1976), starring George C. Scott, and subsequently acted in Broadway productions of "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel" (alongside Al Pacino) and "Norman, Is That You?". The compact, wiry Weitz also performed in 13 New York Shakespeare Festival productions from 1976-1980 but began making the transition from stage to TV at the end of the 70s, guest-starring on various series …
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Career Milestones
2002 | Cast in the action feature "Half Past Dead" | |
2001 | Appeared in the dramatic stage version of "Heaven Can Wait", performed at Westport Country Playhouse | |
1998 | Played Stuart Caley in Mimi Leder's "Deep Impact" | |
| Guest-starred on episodes of "Profiler" (NBC), "Jag" (CBS) and old buddy Bochco's "NYPD Blue" (ABC) | ||
1996 | Acted the role of Detective Steve McAdams in "Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie" (NBC) | |
1995 | Portrayed Robert Shapiro in the Fox TV-movie "The Story of O J Simpson" | |
1994 | Appeared in the regular role of psychiatrist Murray Rubenstein in the short-lived ABC series "The Byrds of Paradise", executive produced by Bochco | |
1991 | Played Manager Miller Huggins in "Babe Ruth", an NBC movie starring Stephen Lang as the Sultan of Swat | |
| Had regular role as Mike Urbanek in the ABC sitcom "Anything But Love" | ||
1989 | Received another Emmy nomination for his performance on an episode of "Midnight Caller" (NBC) | |
1988 | Appeared Off-Broadway in Terrence McNally's "Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune" | |
1988 | Earned an Emmy nomination for his work as Rick Whitehead in the ABC two-part docudrama "Baby M" | |
1983 | Hosted both parts of the PBS documentary about drug abuse "The Chemical People" | |
1981 | Played Sergeant Mike Pirelli in "Every Stray Dog and Kid", an unsuccessful NBC pilot executive produced by "Hill Street Blues" executive producer Steven Bochco | |
| Portrayed Detective Mick Belker in critically-acclaimed NBC series "Hill Street Blues"; nominated for six Emmys during its run, winning once in 1984; show executive produced by Steven Bochco | ||
1981 | Acted the part of Paul Snider in NBC movie "Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story" | |
1977 | Feature debut, "The Private Files of J Edgar Hoover" | |
| Appeared in 13 New York Shakespeare Festival Productions | ||
| Subsequently appeared in Broadway productions of "The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel" and "Norman, Is That You?" | ||
1976 | Broadway debut in "Death of a Salesman", starring George C Scott as Willy Loman | |
1975 | Appeared on the ABC daytime serial, "Ryan's Hope" | |
| Worked at Actors Theatre of Louisville (KY) | ||
1972 | Acted in Chicago stage production of "In the Matter of J Robert Oppenheimer" | |
| Performed at Arena Stage, Washington DC | ||
1967 | Moved onto the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, MN | |
1966 | Joined Long Wharf Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT | |
1966 | Managed a restaurant on the Spanish island Formentera | |
Awards
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor In a Drama Series in Midnight Caller |
1988 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor In a Miniseries or Special in Baby M |
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1985 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Hill Street Blues |
1985 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1984 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Hill Street Blues |
1984 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1983 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1982 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |
1981 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in Hill Street Blues |