Fritz Leiber
Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA — Jan 29 1882• Died Oct 14 1949
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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 white hair, Leiber seemed every inch the priests, professor…
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Fritz Leiber's Credits
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Samson and Delilah
Lord Sharif
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Old Nobleman
Phantom of the Opera
Franz Liszt
Monsieur Verdoux
Father Fareaux
Scarlet Street
Evangelist (uncredited)
Nurse Edith Cavell
Sadi Kirschen
The Web
Leopold Kroner
The Sea Hawk
Inquisitor
Sins of Man
Father Prior
A Scandal in Paris
Painter
Angel on My Shoulder
Chemist Who Poisoned Wife (uncredited)
Devil's Doorway
Mr. Poole
Youth Runs Wild
Judge (uncredited)
Lady with Red Hair
Mr. Foster
Humoresque
Hagerstrom
The Spanish Main
Bishop
All This, and Heaven Too
Abbe Gallard
Crossroads
Foreign Minister Deval (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
John Morrow
Bride of Vengeance
Filippo
A Tale of Two Cities
Gaspard
The Way of All Flesh
Max
Cobra Woman
The Prince and the Pauper
Father Andrew
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Dr. Charbonnet
Anthony Adverse
Ouvrard
Cry of the Werewolf
Dr. Charles Morris
This Love of Ours
Dr. Bailey
Gateway
Dr. Weilander
Adventures of Casanova
D'Anneci
Pack Up Your Troubles
Pierre Ferrand
Strange Journey
Prof. Jenner
Inner Sanctum
Dr. Valonius
Aloma of the South Seas
High Priest
To the Ends of the Earth
Binda Sha
Bells of San Angelo
Padre
Cleopatra
Caesar
Flight Into Nowhere
Ti-Ana
High Conquest
Priest
Under Southern Stars
Stonewall Jackson
Bagdad
Emir
Down to the Sea
Gregory Pappas
Dangerous Venture
Chief Xeoli
They Made Her a Spy
Dr. Krull
Another Part of the Forest
Col. Isham
Champagne Waltz
Franz Strauss
First Comes Courage
Dr. Aanrud
Song of India
Nanaram
The Great Garrick
Horatio in 'Hamlet'
Romeo and Juliet
Mercutio
The Cisco Kid Returns
The Padre
Hearts in Bondage
Capt. John Ericsson
If I Were King
Louis XI
The Queen of Sheba
King Solomon
The Song of the Soul
Jerry Wendover