Fritz Leiber
Acting
Born January 29, 1882 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 fan…
Known For · 40 titles
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Samson and Delilah
The Sea Hawk
Scarlet Street
Monsieur Verdoux
Strange Journey
Phantom of the Opera
A Tale of Two Cities
Angel on My Shoulder
All This, and Heaven Too
Nurse Edith Cavell
Aloma of the South Seas
The Prince and the Pauper
The Spanish Main
Cry of the Werewolf
Cobra Woman
Another Part of the Forest
Crossroads
The Web
A Scandal in Paris
Humoresque
The Way of All Flesh
The Story of Louis Pasteur
They Made Her a Spy
The Jury's Secret
To the Ends of the Earth
Bagdad
Down to the Sea
Lady with Red Hair
Devil's Doorway
First Comes Courage
Inner Sanctum
Champagne Waltz
Anthony Adverse
The Great Garrick
Youth Runs Wild
Bride of Vengeance
Cleopatra
Sins of Man
Romeo and Juliet