Biography
He is perhaps best known worldwide for his portrayal of Dr. Josef Weiss, the doomed patriarch of a Berlin Jewish family, in the 1978 NBC miniseries "Holocaust".
The Pittsburgh native began his professional stage career with the Barter Theatre in 1952. Within two years, Weaver was featured in the Off-Broadway production of "The Way of the World" and the following year earned his first Tony Award nomination for his performance in Broadway's "The …
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Career Milestones
2000 | Co-starred in an Off-Broadway staging of Shaw's "Don Juan in Hell" | |
1997 | Had featured role in the Showtime TV-movie "Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Women" | |
1992 | Cast as US Senator Everett Dirksen in the HBO biopic "Citizen Cohn" | |
1986 | Last feature film role to date, "Power" | |
| Featured in two Lanford Wilson plays at the Circle Repertory Company, "A Tale Told" (1981) and "Angels Fall" (1982-1983) | ||
1978 | Cast opposite Rosemary Harris as the patriarch Josef Weiss in the NBC miniseries "Holocaust" | |
1978 | Starred in NBC miniseries, "Holocaust" | |
1970 | Breakthrough stage role in the Broadway production of "Child's Play"; won Tony Award as Lead Actor in a Play | |
1967 | TV-movie debut, "The Borgia Stick" (NBC) | |
1964 | Film acting debut, "Fail Safe" | |
1964 | Made first feature film appearance, "Fail Safe" | |
| Was a member of the Phoenix Theatre Company in NYC | ||
1958 | Had title role of "Hamlet" at the American Shakespeare Festival | |
1958 | Was "Hamlet" for the American Shakespeare Festival | |
| During the 1950s, appeared with the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, CT | ||
1955 | Early TV appearance on "Kraft Television Theatre" | |
1955 | Narrated the film "The Crimson Curtain" | |
1955 | Broadway debut, "The Chalk Garden" | |
1954 | Off-Broadway debut, "The Way of the World" | |
1953 | Joined the Group 20 Players in Wellesley, MA | |
1952 | Stage acting debut with Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA | |
Awards
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor In a Limited Series in Holocaust -- The Story of the Family Weiss |
1970 | Tony Award for Actor (Dramatic) |