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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Devil's Doorway
Character:Mr. Poole
Release Date:18/08/1950
Samson and Delilah
Character:Lord Sharif
Release Date:21/12/1949
Bagdad
Character:Emir
Release Date:23/11/1949
Bride of Vengeance
Character:Filippo
Release Date:07/04/1949
Song of India
Character:Nanaram
Release Date:28/02/1949
Inner Sanctum
Character:Dr. Valonius
Release Date:15/10/1948
Another Part of the Forest
Character:Col. Isham
Release Date:18/05/1948
To the Ends of the Earth
Character:Binda Sha
Release Date:07/02/1948
Adventures of Casanova
Character:D'Anneci
Release Date:07/02/1948
Monsieur Verdoux
Character:Father Fareaux
Release Date:26/09/1947
High Conquest
Character:Priest
Release Date:21/06/1947
The Web
Character:Leopold Kroner
Release Date:04/06/1947
Dangerous Venture
Character:Chief Xeoli
Release Date:23/05/1947
Bells of San Angelo
Character:Padre
Release Date:15/04/1947
Humoresque
Character:Hagerstrom
Release Date:25/01/1947
Strange Journey
Character:Prof. Jenner
Release Date:03/10/1946
Angel on My Shoulder
Character:Chemist Who Poisoned Wife (uncredited)
Release Date:20/09/1946
A Scandal in Paris
Character:Painter
Release Date:19/07/1946
Scarlet Street
Character:Evangelist (uncredited)
Release Date:25/12/1945
This Love of Ours
Character:Dr. Bailey
Release Date:02/11/1945
The Spanish Main
Character:Bishop
Release Date:01/10/1945
The Cisco Kid Returns
Character:The Padre
Release Date:16/02/1945
Youth Runs Wild
Character:Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:01/09/1944
Cry of the Werewolf
Character:Dr. Charles Morris
Release Date:17/08/1944
Cobra Woman
Character:
Release Date:12/05/1944
Phantom of the Opera
Character:Franz Liszt
Release Date:12/08/1943
First Comes Courage
Character:Dr. Aanrud
Release Date:29/07/1943
Crossroads
Character:Foreign Minister Deval (uncredited)
Release Date:23/07/1942
Aloma of the South Seas
Character:High Priest
Release Date:27/08/1941
Lady with Red Hair
Character:Mr. Foster
Release Date:30/11/1940
The Sea Hawk
Character:Inquisitor
Release Date:10/08/1940
All This, and Heaven Too
Character:Abbe Gallard
Release Date:05/07/1940
The Way of All Flesh
Character:Max
Release Date:05/07/1940
Pack Up Your Troubles
Character:Pierre Ferrand
Release Date:24/10/1939
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Character:Old Nobleman
Release Date:31/08/1939
Nurse Edith Cavell
Character:Sadi Kirschen
Release Date:31/08/1939
They Made Her a Spy
Character:Dr. Krull
Release Date:14/04/1939
Gateway
Character:Dr. Weilander
Release Date:05/08/1938
Flight Into Nowhere
Character:Ti-Ana
Release Date:19/04/1938
The Jury's Secret
Character:John Morrow
Release Date:16/01/1938
The Great Garrick
Character:Horatio in 'Hamlet'
Release Date:30/10/1937
The Prince and the Pauper
Character:Father Andrew
Release Date:30/04/1937
Under Southern Stars
Character:Stonewall Jackson
Release Date:20/02/1937
Champagne Waltz
Character:Franz Strauss
Release Date:05/02/1937
Anthony Adverse
Character:Ouvrard
Release Date:26/08/1936
Sins of Man
Character:Father Prior
Release Date:19/06/1936
Down to the Sea
Character:Gregory Pappas
Release Date:30/05/1936
Hearts in Bondage
Character:Capt. John Ericsson
Release Date:26/05/1936
The Story of Louis Pasteur
Character:Dr. Charbonnet
Release Date:22/02/1936
A Tale of Two Cities
Character:Gaspard
Release Date:25/12/1935
The Queen of Sheba
Character:King Solomon
Release Date:10/04/1921
The Song of the Soul
Character:Jerry Wendover
Release Date:05/10/1920
If I Were King
Character:Louis XI
Release Date:09/08/1920
Cleopatra
Character:Caesar
Release Date:14/10/1917
Romeo and Juliet
Character:Mercutio
Release Date:19/10/1916
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