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Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Actor

Born January 29, 1882 in Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died October 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, professors, musical professors, and religious fanatics that he was frequently called upon to play in films. His many silent-era portrayals included Caesar in Theda Bara's 1917 “Cleopatra” and Solomon in the mammoth 1921 Betty Blythe vehicle “The Queen of Sheba.” He thrived as a character actor in sound films, usually in historical roles. In the film “Champagne Waltz” he portrayed an orchestra maestro; the role required him to play classical music on a violin and jazz on a clarinet. One of Leiber's larger assignments of the 1940s, and his most notable musical role, was as Franz Liszt in the Claude Rains' remake of “Phantom of the Opera” (1943). Leiber appears together with his son Fritz Leiber Jr. in the wedding-feast scene of Greta Garbo's film “Camille” (1936) and in Warner Bros.' “The Great Garrick” (1937). Leiber also appeared with his son Fritz Leiber Jr. in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939), but Fritz Leiber Jr. was not credited for his small speaking part. Late in his career, Leiber performed briefly opposite Charles Chaplin as the priest who visits Monsieur Verdoux in his prison cell.

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Lost Cleopatra Poster

Lost Cleopatra Documentary2017Julius Caesar

Devil's Doorway Poster

Devil's Doorway Feature Film1950Mr. Poole

Bagdad Feature Film1949Emir

Bride of Vengeance Poster

Bride of Vengeance Feature Film1949Filippo

Samson and Delilah Poster

Samson and Delilah Feature Film1949Lord Sharif

Song of India Poster

Song of India Feature Film1949Nanaram

Adventures of Casanova Poster

Adventures of Casanova Feature Film1948D'Anneci

Another Part of the Forest Poster

Another Part of the Forest Feature Film1948Colonel Isham

Inner Sanctum Poster

Inner Sanctum Feature Film1948Dr. Valonius

To the Ends of the Earth Poster

To the Ends of the Earth Feature Film1948Binda Sha

Bells of San Angelo Poster

Bells of San Angelo Feature Film1947Padre

Dangerous Venture Poster

Dangerous Venture Feature Film1947Xeoli

High Conquest Poster

High Conquest Feature Film1947Priest

Monsieur Verdoux Poster

Monsieur Verdoux Feature Film1947Father Fareaux

The Web Feature Film1947Leopold Kroner

A Scandal in Paris Poster

A Scandal in Paris Feature Film1946Painter

Angel on My Shoulder Poster

Angel on My Shoulder Feature Film1946Chemist Who Poisoned Wife

Humoresque Poster

Humoresque Feature Film1946Hagerstrom

Strange Journey Poster

Strange Journey Feature Film1946Prof. Jenner

Scarlet Street Poster

Scarlet Street Feature Film1945Evangelist

Son of Lassie Poster

Son of Lassie Feature Film1945Village Padre

The Cisco Kid Returns Poster

The Cisco Kid Returns Feature Film1945The Padre

The Spanish Main Poster

The Spanish Main Feature Film1945Bishop

This Love of Ours Poster

This Love of Ours Feature Film1945Dr. Bailey

Cobra Woman Poster

Cobra Woman Feature Film1944Venreau

Cry of the Werewolf Poster

Cry of the Werewolf Feature Film1944Dr. Charles Morris

Strange Confession Poster

Strange Confession Feature Film1944Priest

Youth Runs Wild Poster

Youth Runs Wild Feature Film1944Judge

First Comes Courage Poster

First Comes Courage Feature Film1943Dr. Aanrud

Phantom of the Opera Poster

Phantom of the Opera Feature Film1943Franz Liszt

Salute to the Marines Poster

Salute to the Marines Feature Film1943Mr. Agno

The Desert Song Poster

The Desert Song Feature Film1943Ben Sidi

Crossroads Poster

Crossroads Feature Film1942Foreign Minister Deval

Aloma of the South Seas Poster

Aloma of the South Seas Feature Film1941High Priest

All This, and Heaven Too Poster

All This, and Heaven Too Feature Film1940Abbe Gallard

Lady with Red Hair Poster

Lady with Red Hair Feature Film1940Mr. Foster

Screen Snapshots Series 19, No. 5: Art and Artists Documentary1940Self

The Sea Hawk Poster

The Sea Hawk Feature Film1940Inquisitor

The Way of All Flesh Poster

The Way of All Flesh Feature Film1940Max

Nurse Edith Cavell Poster

Nurse Edith Cavell Feature Film1939Attorney for Defense

Pack Up Your Troubles Poster

Pack Up Your Troubles Feature Film1939Pierre Ferrand

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Poster

The Hunchback of Notre Dame Feature Film1939Old Nobleman

They Made Her a Spy Poster

They Made Her a Spy Feature Film1939Dr. Krull

Flight Into Nowhere Poster

Flight Into Nowhere Feature Film1938Ti-Ana

Gateway Feature Film1938Dr. Weilander

The Jury's Secret Poster

The Jury's Secret Feature Film1938John Morrow

Champagne Waltz Poster

Champagne Waltz Feature Film1937Franz Strauss

The Great Garrick Poster

The Great Garrick Feature Film1937Horatio

The Prince and the Pauper Poster

The Prince and the Pauper Feature Film1937Father Andrew

Under Southern Stars Poster

Under Southern Stars Short Film1937Stonewall Jackson

Anthony Adverse Poster

Anthony Adverse Feature Film1936Ouvrard

Down to the Sea Poster

Down to the Sea Feature Film1936Gregory Pappas

Hearts in Bondage Poster

Hearts in Bondage Feature Film1936Capt. John Ericsson

Sins of Man Poster

Sins of Man Feature Film1936Father Prior

The Story of Louis Pasteur Poster

The Story of Louis Pasteur Feature Film1936Dr. Charbonnet

Under Two Flags Poster

Under Two Flags Feature Film1936French Governor

A Tale of Two Cities Poster

A Tale of Two Cities Feature Film1935Gaspard

The Queen of Sheba Poster

The Queen of Sheba Feature Film1921King Solomon

If I Were King Poster

If I Were King Feature Film1920Louis XI

The Song of the Soul Poster

The Song of the Soul Feature Film1920Jerry Wendover

Cleopatra Poster

Cleopatra Feature Film1917Caesar

The Primitive Call Poster

The Primitive Call Feature Film1917Brain Elkhorn

Romeo and Juliet Poster

Romeo and Juliet Feature Film1916Mercutio

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