Fritz Leiber

Personal Info

Birthday

January 29, 1882

Day of Death

1949-10-14

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Fritz Lieber

Fritz Reuter Leiber Sr.

Fritz Leiber

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.

Known For

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Samson and Delilah

A Scandal in Paris

Scarlet Street

Anthony Adverse

Bells of San Angelo

The Prince and the Pauper

Monsieur Verdoux

Filmography

1950
Devil's Doorway
as Mr. Poole
1949
Samson and Delilah
as Lord Sharif
Bagdad
as Emir
Bride of Vengeance
as Filippo
Song of India
as Nanaram
1948
Inner Sanctum
as Dr. Valonius
Another Part of the Forest
as Col. Isham
To the Ends of the Earth
as Binda Sha
Adventures of Casanova
as D'Anneci
1947
Monsieur Verdoux
as Father Fareaux
High Conquest
as Priest
The Web
as Leopold Kroner
Dangerous Venture
as Chief Xeoli
Bells of San Angelo
as Padre
Humoresque
as Hagerstrom
1946
Strange Journey
as Prof. Jenner
Angel on My Shoulder
as Chemist Who Poisoned Wife (uncredited)
A Scandal in Paris
as Painter
1945
Scarlet Street
as Evangelist (uncredited)
This Love of Ours
as Dr. Bailey
The Spanish Main
as Bishop
The Cisco Kid Returns
as The Padre
1944
Youth Runs Wild
as Judge (uncredited)
Cry of the Werewolf
as Dr. Charles Morris (uncredited)
1943
Phantom of the Opera
as Franz Liszt
First Comes Courage
as Dr. Aanrud
1942
Crossroads
as Foreign Minister Deval (uncredited)
1941
Aloma of the South Seas
as High Priest
1940
Lady with Red Hair
as Mr. Foster
The Sea Hawk
as Inquisitor
All This, and Heaven Too
as Abbe Gallard
The Way of All Flesh
as Max
1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
as Old Nobleman
Pack Up Your Troubles
as Pierre Ferrand
Nurse Edith Cavell
as Sadi Kirschen
They Made Her a Spy
as Dr. Krull
1938
Gateway
as Dr. Weilander
Flight Into Nowhere
as Ti-Ana
The Jury's Secret
as John Morrow
1937
The Great Garrick
as Horatio in 'Hamlet'
The Prince and the Pauper
as Father Andrew
Under Southern Stars
as Stonewall Jackson
Champagne Waltz
as Franz Strauss
1936
Anthony Adverse
as Ouvrard
Sins of Man
as Father Prior
Down to the Sea
as Gregory Pappas
Hearts in Bondage
as Capt. John Ericsson
The Story of Louis Pasteur
as Dr. Charbonnet
1935
A Tale of Two Cities
as Gaspard
1921
The Queen of Sheba
as King Solomon
1920
The Song of the Soul
as Jerry Wendover
If I Were King
as Louis XI
1917
Cleopatra
as Caesar
1916
Romeo and Juliet
as Mercutio