Personal Info
Fritz Lieber
Fritz Reuter Leiber Sr.
Fritz Leiber
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Devil's Doorway
as Mr. Poole
Samson and Delilah
as Lord Sharif
Bagdad
as Emir
Bride of Vengeance
as Filippo
Song of India
as Nanaram
To the Ends of the Earth
as Binda Sha
Inner Sanctum
as Dr. Valonius
Adventures of Casanova
as D'Anneci
Another Part of the Forest
as Col. Isham
Monsieur Verdoux
as Father Fareaux
