Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1882-01-29
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: Fritz Lieber, Fritz Reuter Leiber Sr.

Movies List of Fritz Leiber

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Devil's Doorway

1950 Movie
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Romeo and Juliet

1916 Movie
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The Web

1947 Movie
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Phantom of the Opera

1943 Movie
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A Tale of Two Cities

1935 Movie
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Inner Sanctum

1948 Movie
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Cleopatra

1917 Movie
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Bells of San Angelo

1947 Movie
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Dangerous Venture

1947 Movie
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The Spanish Main

1945 Movie
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First Comes Courage

1943 Movie
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Lady with Red Hair

1940 Movie
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They Made Her a Spy

1939 Movie
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Hearts in Bondage

1936 Movie
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Under Southern Stars

1937 Movie
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The Great Garrick

1937 Movie
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A Scandal in Paris

1946 Movie
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Bagdad

1949 Movie
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Down to the Sea

1936 Movie
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This Love of Ours

1945 Movie
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Pack Up Your Troubles

1939 Movie
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The Queen of Sheba

1921 Movie
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Gateway

1938 Movie
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Song of India

1949 Movie
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Nurse Edith Cavell

1939 Movie
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Bride of Vengeance

1949 Movie
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Scarlet Street

1945 Movie
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Sins of Man

1936 Movie
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Monsieur Verdoux

1947 Movie
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The Cisco Kid Returns

1945 Movie
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Champagne Waltz

1937 Movie
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Flight Into Nowhere

1938 Movie
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The Sea Hawk

1940 Movie
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The Way of All Flesh

1940 Movie
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Crossroads

1942 Movie
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Humoresque

1947 Movie
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Strange Journey

1946 Movie
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Anthony Adverse

1936 Movie
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Cry of the Werewolf

1944 Movie
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Samson and Delilah

1949 Movie
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The Jury's Secret

1938 Movie
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Angel on My Shoulder

1946 Movie
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High Conquest

1947 Movie
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The Song of the Soul

1920 Movie
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If I Were King

1920 Movie
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Cobra Woman

1944 Movie
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Youth Runs Wild

1944 Movie