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.

  • Title: Fritz Leiber
  • Popularity: 2.173
  • Fantatra ho an'ny: Acting
  • Birthday: 1882-01-29
  • Toerana nahaterahana: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • pejy fandraisana:
  • Fantatra koa amin'ny maha: Fritz Lieber, Fritz Reuter Leiber Sr.
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Fritz Leiber Movies

  • 1939
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    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    7.2 1939 HD

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  • 1950
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    Devil's Doorway

    Devil's Doorway

    7 1950 HD

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  • 1916
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    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    1 1916 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Web

    The Web

    7 1947 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Prince and the Pauper

    The Prince and the Pauper

    6.8 1937 HD

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  • 1943
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    Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera

    6.2 1943 HD

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  • 1935
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    A Tale of Two Cities

    A Tale of Two Cities

    6.73 1935 HD

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  • 1948
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    Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

    5 1948 HD

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  • 1917
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    Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

    4.2 1917 HD

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  • 1948
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    To the Ends of the Earth

    To the Ends of the Earth

    5.6 1948 HD

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  • 1947
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    Bells of San Angelo

    Bells of San Angelo

    4.5 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Dangerous Venture

    Dangerous Venture

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1936
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    The Story of Louis Pasteur

    The Story of Louis Pasteur

    6.9 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Spanish Main

    The Spanish Main

    6.2 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    First Comes Courage

    First Comes Courage

    6.6 1943 HD

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  • 1940
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    Lady with Red Hair

    Lady with Red Hair

    6.5 1940 HD

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  • 1939
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    They Made Her a Spy

    They Made Her a Spy

    6 1939 HD

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  • 1936
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    Hearts in Bondage

    Hearts in Bondage

    4.5 1936 HD

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  • 1937
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    Under Southern Stars

    Under Southern Stars

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1937
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    The Great Garrick

    The Great Garrick

    5.9 1937 HD

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  • 1946
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    A Scandal in Paris

    A Scandal in Paris

    6.2 1946 HD

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  • 1941
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    Aloma of the South Seas

    Aloma of the South Seas

    5.7 1941 HD

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  • 1949
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    Bagdad

    Bagdad

    5.6 1949 HD

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  • 1936
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    Down to the Sea

    Down to the Sea

    4.5 1936 HD

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  • 1945
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    This Love of Ours

    This Love of Ours

    5.7 1945 HD

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  • 1939
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    Pack Up Your Troubles

    Pack Up Your Troubles

    6.2 1939 HD

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  • 1948
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    Adventures of Casanova

    Adventures of Casanova

    5 1948 HD

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  • 1921
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    The Queen of Sheba

    The Queen of Sheba

    1 1921 HD

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  • 1938
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    Gateway

    Gateway

    6.5 1938 HD

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  • 1949
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    Song of India

    Song of India

    4.7 1949 HD

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  • 1939
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    Nurse Edith Cavell

    Nurse Edith Cavell

    6.4 1939 HD

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  • 1949
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    Bride of Vengeance

    Bride of Vengeance

    4.5 1949 HD

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  • 1945
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    Scarlet Street

    Scarlet Street

    7.6 1945 HD

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  • 1936
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    Sins of Man

    Sins of Man

    1 1936 HD

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  • 1940
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    All This, and Heaven Too

    All This, and Heaven Too

    7.1 1940 HD

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  • 1947
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    Monsieur Verdoux

    Monsieur Verdoux

    7.7 1947 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Cisco Kid Returns

    The Cisco Kid Returns

    8 1945 HD

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  • 1937
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    Champagne Waltz

    Champagne Waltz

    1 1937 HD

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  • 1938
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    Flight Into Nowhere

    Flight Into Nowhere

    4 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Sea Hawk

    The Sea Hawk

    7.1 1940 HD

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  • 1940
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    The Way of All Flesh

    The Way of All Flesh

    4 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Crossroads

    Crossroads

    5.9 1942 HD

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  • 1947
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    Humoresque

    Humoresque

    7.093 1947 HD

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  • 1946
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    Strange Journey

    Strange Journey

    6 1946 HD

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  • 1936
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    Anthony Adverse

    Anthony Adverse

    5.7 1936 HD

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  • 1944
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    Cry of the Werewolf

    Cry of the Werewolf

    4.3 1944 HD

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  • 1949
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    Samson and Delilah

    Samson and Delilah

    6.5 1949 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Jury's Secret

    The Jury's Secret

    3 1938 HD

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  • 1946
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    Angel on My Shoulder

    Angel on My Shoulder

    6.4 1946 HD

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  • 1947
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    High Conquest

    High Conquest

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1920
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    The Song of the Soul

    The Song of the Soul

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1948
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    Another Part of the Forest

    Another Part of the Forest

    7.6 1948 HD

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  • 1920
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    If I Were King

    If I Were King

    1 1920 HD

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  • 1944
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    Cobra Woman

    Cobra Woman

    5.2 1944 HD

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  • 1944
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    Youth Runs Wild

    Youth Runs Wild

    4.2 1944 HD

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