Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Actor Jan 29 (died age 67) Chicago, Illinois, USA 1916–1950 (34 year career)

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Biography

Fritz Reuter Leiber Sr. was an American actor. A Shakespearean actor on stage, he also had a successful career in film. He was the father of science fiction and fantasy writer Fritz Leiber Jr., who was also an actor for a time. Leiber and his wife spent much of their time touring in a Shakespearean acting company, known by the 1930s as Fritz Leiber & Co. Leiber made his film bow in 1916, playing Mercutio in the Francis X. Bushman version of “Romeo and Juliet.” With his piercing eyes and shock of…

Known For

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

Father Fareaux

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

Evangelist (uncredited)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Old Nobleman

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

Lord Sharif

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

Inquisitor

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

Franz Liszt

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Gaspard

Humoresque

Humoresque

Hagerstrom

Filmography

Acting (55)

Movies (55)

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

as Mr. Poole

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

as Lord Sharif

Bagdad

Bagdad

as Emir

Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

as Filippo

Song of India

Song of India

as Nanaram

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

as Col. Isham

Adventures of Casanova

Adventures of Casanova

as D'Anneci

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

as Dr. Valonius

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

as Binda Sha

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

as Father Fareaux

Humoresque

Humoresque

as Hagerstrom

Bells of San Angelo

Bells of San Angelo

as Padre

The Web

The Web

as Leopold Kroner

Dangerous Venture

Dangerous Venture

as Chief Xeoli

High Conquest

High Conquest

as Priest

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

as Chemist Who Poisoned Wife (uncredited)

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

as Painter

Strange Journey

Strange Journey

as Prof. Jenner

The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main

as Bishop

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

as Evangelist (uncredited)

This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours

as Dr. Bailey

The Cisco Kid Returns

The Cisco Kid Returns

as The Padre

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

as Judge (uncredited)

Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf

as Dr. Charles Morris

First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage

as Dr. Aanrud

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

as Franz Liszt

Crossroads

Crossroads

as Foreign Minister Deval (uncredited)

Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas

as High Priest

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

as Inquisitor

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

as Abbe Gallard

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair

as Mr. Foster

The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

as Max

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

as Old Nobleman

Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

as Sadi Kirschen

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

as Pierre Ferrand

They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy

as Dr. Krull

Gateway

Gateway

as Dr. Weilander

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

as John Morrow

Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere

as Ti-Ana

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

as Father Andrew

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

as Franz Strauss

Under Southern Stars

as Stonewall Jackson

The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

as Horatio in 'Hamlet'

The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

as Dr. Charbonnet

Down to the Sea

as Gregory Pappas

Sins of Man

Sins of Man

as Father Prior

Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage

as Capt. John Ericsson

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

as Ouvrard

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

as Gaspard

The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba

as King Solomon

The Song of the Soul

The Song of the Soul

as Jerry Wendover

If I Were King

If I Were King

as Louis XI

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

as Caesar

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

as Mercutio