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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.

Personal information

Birthday

1882-01-29

Birth Place

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

1946

6.3

Movie
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1935

6.8

Movie
Adventures of Casanova

Adventures of Casanova

1948

5.0

Movie
All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too

1940

7.1

Movie
Aloma of the South Seas

Aloma of the South Seas

1941

5.7

Movie
Angel on My Shoulder

Angel on My Shoulder

1946

6.4

Movie
Another Part of the Forest

Another Part of the Forest

1948

7.6

Movie
Anthony Adverse

Anthony Adverse

1936

5.7

Movie
Bagdad

Bagdad

1949

5.6

Movie
Bells of San Angelo

Bells of San Angelo

1947

4.5

Movie
Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

1949

4.5

Movie
Champagne Waltz

Champagne Waltz

1937

0.0

Movie
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1917

4.2

Movie
Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

1944

5.2

Movie
Crossroads

Crossroads

1942

5.9

Movie
Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf

1944

4.3

Movie
Dangerous Venture

Dangerous Venture

1947

0.0

Movie
Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

1950

7.0

Movie
Down to the Sea

Down to the Sea

1936

4.5

Movie
First Comes Courage

First Comes Courage

1943

6.6

Movie
Flight Into Nowhere

Flight Into Nowhere

1938

4.0

Movie
Gateway

Gateway

1938

6.5

Movie
Hearts in Bondage

Hearts in Bondage

1936

4.5

Movie
High Conquest

High Conquest

1947

0.0

Movie
Humoresque

Humoresque

1947

7.1

Movie
If I Were King

If I Were King

1920

0.0

Movie
Inner Sanctum

Inner Sanctum

1948

5.0

Movie
Lady with Red Hair

Lady with Red Hair

1940

6.5

Movie
Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

1947

7.7

Movie
Nurse Edith Cavell

Nurse Edith Cavell

1939

6.4

Movie
Pack Up Your Troubles

Pack Up Your Troubles

1939

6.2

Movie
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943

6.2

Movie
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1916

0.0

Movie
Samson and Delilah

Samson and Delilah

1949

6.5

Movie
Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

1945

7.6

Movie
Sins of Man

Sins of Man

1936

0.0

Movie
Song of India

Song of India

1949

4.7

Movie
Strange Journey

Strange Journey

1946

6.0

Movie
The Cisco Kid Returns

The Cisco Kid Returns

1945

8.0

Movie
The Great Garrick

The Great Garrick

1937

5.9

Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939

7.2

Movie
The Jury's Secret

The Jury's Secret

1938

3.0

Movie
The Prince and the Pauper

The Prince and the Pauper

1937

6.8

Movie
The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba

1921

0.0

Movie
The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

7.1

Movie
The Song of the Soul

The Song of the Soul

1920

0.0

Movie
The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main

1945

6.2

Movie
The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

6.9

Movie
The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh

1940

4.0

Movie
The Web

The Web

1947

7.0

Movie
They Made Her a Spy

They Made Her a Spy

1939

6.0

Movie
This Love of Ours

This Love of Ours

1945

5.7

Movie
To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

1948

5.6

Movie
Under Southern Stars

Under Southern Stars

1937

0.0

Movie
Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

1944

4.2

Movie