Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

January 29, 1882

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…

Known For

11 titles
1
The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1939 · 1h 56m · Movie

In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

7.8
2
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943 · 1h 32m · Movie

An acid-scarred composer rises from the Paris sewers to boost his favorite opera understudy's career.

6.4
3
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1935 · 2h 8m · Movie

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

7.8
4
The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936 · 1h 26m · Movie

The biography of the pioneering French microbiologist who helped revolutionize agriculture and medicine.

7.3
5
Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

1950 · 1h 24m · Movie

After the Civil War, a highly decorated Shoshone Indian veteran plans to raise cattle in Wyoming but white farmers plan to grab fertile tribal lands by pitting the whites against the Indians.

7.2
6
Crossroads

Crossroads

1942 · 1h 23m · Movie

An amnesiac French diplomat is blackmailed for crimes that he committed before he lost his memory.

6.7
7
The Spanish Main

The Spanish Main

1945 · 1h 40m · Movie

After being wronged by the Caribbean authorities, a Dutch captain turns pirate to wage war.

6.3
8
The Web

The Web

1947 · 1h 27m · Movie

An attorney acting as a body guard, apparently kills a man in defense of his employer's life, and later believes the victim was set up to be murdered.

7.1
9
A Scandal in Paris

A Scandal in Paris

1946 · 1h 40m · Movie

Born in a French prison in 1775, François Eugène Vidocq becomes a professional thief and is later appointed chief of Parisian police.

6.6
10
Cry of the Werewolf

Cry of the Werewolf

1944 · 1h 3m · Movie

A young woman raised by gypsies hides a deadly secret which she will do anything to protect.

5.3
11
Bride of Vengeance

Bride of Vengeance

1949 · 1h 32m · Movie

A female Borgia is sent out to live up to the family name by killing someone, but falls in love with her intended victim.

5.6