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Fritz Leiber‌

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Birthday

calendar1882-01-29

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Fritz Leiber

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Fritz Leiber

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1882-01-29

Popularity

star1.7

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.

Movie Credits

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame‌
star7.2
calendar 1939

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway‌
star7.0
calendar 1950

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet‌
star0.0
calendar 1916

The Web

The Web‌
star7.0
calendar 1947

The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper‌
star6.8
calendar 1937

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera‌
star6.2
calendar 1943

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities‌
star6.8
calendar 1935

Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth‌
star5.6
calendar 1948

Cleopatra

Cleopatra‌
star3.8
calendar 1917

Bells of San Angelo

Bells of San Angelo‌
star4.5
calendar 1947

Dangerous Venture

Dangerous Venture‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur‌
star6.9
calendar 1936

The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main‌
star6.2
calendar 1945

First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage‌
star6.6
calendar 1943

Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair‌
star6.5
calendar 1940

Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage‌
star4.5
calendar 1936

They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

Under Southern Stars

Under Southern Stars‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick‌
star5.9
calendar 1937

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas‌
star5.7
calendar 1941

Bagdad

Bagdad‌
star5.6
calendar 1949

Down to the Sea

Down to the Sea‌
star4.5
calendar 1936

This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours‌
star5.7
calendar 1945

Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles‌
star6.2
calendar 1939

Adventures of Casanova

Adventures of Casanova‌
star5.0
calendar 1948

The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba‌
star0.0
calendar 1921

Gateway

Gateway‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

Song of India

Song of India‌
star4.7
calendar 1949

Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance‌
star4.5
calendar 1949

Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street‌
star7.6
calendar 1945

Sins of Man

Sins of Man‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too‌
star7.3
calendar 1940

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux‌
star7.7
calendar 1947

The Cisco Kid Returns

The Cisco Kid Returns‌
star8.0
calendar 1945

Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz‌
star0.0
calendar 1937

Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere‌
star4.0
calendar 1938

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk‌
star7.1
calendar 1940

The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh‌
star4.0
calendar 1940

Crossroads

Crossroads‌
star5.9
calendar 1942

Humoresque

Humoresque‌
star7.1
calendar 1947

Strange Journey

Strange Journey‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse‌
star5.7
calendar 1936

Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf‌
star4.3
calendar 1944

Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah‌
star6.5
calendar 1949

The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret‌
star3.0
calendar 1938

Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder‌
star6.4
calendar 1946

High Conquest

High Conquest‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

The Song of the Soul

The Song of the Soul‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest‌
star7.6
calendar 1948

If I Were King

If I Were King‌
star0.0
calendar 1920

Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman‌
star5.2
calendar 1944

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild‌
star4.2
calendar 1944

Tv Credits