About
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...
Known for
Samson and DelilahMovie • 1949
The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie • 1939
Phantom of the OperaMovie • 1943
Scarlet StreetMovie • 1945
The Sea HawkMovie • 1940
Monsieur VerdouxMovie • 1947
All This, and Heaven TooMovie • 1940
A Tale of Two CitiesMovie • 1935
HumoresqueMovie • 1947
A Scandal in ParisMovie • 1946
The Prince and the PauperMovie • 1937
Angel on My ShoulderMovie • 1946
Devil's DoorwayMovie • 1950
Cry of the WerewolfMovie • 1944
The Spanish MainMovie • 1945
Cobra WomanMovie • 1944
Anthony AdverseMovie • 1936
The Story of Louis PasteurMovie • 1936
The WebMovie • 1947
CrossroadsMovie • 1942
Inner SanctumMovie • 1948