Fritz Leiber
Acting
Born: 1882-01-29 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 1949-10-14
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
🎬 Movies (30)
Devil's Doorway
1950
Mr. Poole
Bagdad
1949
Emir
Song of India
1949
Nanaram
Bride of Vengeance
1949
Filippo
Samson and Delilah
1949
Lord Sharif
Inner Sanctum
1948
Dr. Valonius
To the Ends of the Earth
1948
Binda Sha
Adventures of Casanova
1948
D'Anneci
Another Part of the Forest
1948
Col. Isham
The Web
1947
Leopold Kroner
Bells of San Angelo
1947
Padre
Dangerous Venture
1947
Chief Xeoli
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
Father Fareaux
Humoresque
1947
Hagerstrom
High Conquest
1947
Priest
A Scandal in Paris
1946
Painter
Strange Journey
1946
Prof. Jenner
Angel on My Shoulder
1946
Chemist Who Poisoned Wife (uncredited)
The Spanish Main
1945
Bishop
This Love of Ours
1945
Dr. Bailey
Scarlet Street
1945
Evangelist (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid Returns
1945
The Padre
Cry of the Werewolf
1944
Dr. Charles Morris
Cobra Woman
1944
Youth Runs Wild
1944
Judge (uncredited)
Phantom of the Opera
1943
Franz Liszt
First Comes Courage
1943
Dr. Aanrud
Crossroads
1942
Foreign Minister Deval (uncredited)
Aloma of the South Seas
1941
High Priest
Lady with Red Hair
1940
Mr. Foster