Norbert Weisser (born July 9, 1946) is a German-born American actor, probably most known for his many roles in Albert Pyun-directed movies (15 and counting).
Weisser is a founding member of the Odyssey Theater and the Padua Hills Playwrights Festival, where he developed the role of Trickster in Murray Mednick's epic seven-hour The Coyote Cycle. He has played roles in theaters throughout Europe and the US including Broadway where he played Rode opposite Ed Harris in Ronald Harwood's Taking Sides at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, and most recently he played Oskar in John O'Keefe's Times Like These in San Francisco, Albany, New York and Los Angeles where he received an Ovation Award, an LA Weekly Award and an LA Drama Critics Circle nomination for his performance.
Weisser has directed plays at the Magic Theater in San Francisco and at the Mark Taper Forum's New Playwrights Festival in Los Angeles.
Recently he has produced two Albert Pyun films, Infection and Cool Air. He is the father of fellow actor Morgan Weisser, who starred in both movies.
Weisser's television credits include: Amelia Earhart, Riders Of The Purple Sage, My Antonia, From The Earth To The Moon, Alias, The Agency, Navy NCIS, ER, GHOST WHISPERER.
Selected Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Other notes
2004
Around the Bend
Walter
2001
Ticker
Dugger
2000
Pollock
Hans Namuth
1998
From the Earth to the Moon
Dr. Werner von Braun
(mini-series)
1997
Omega Doom
The Head
1996
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush
Cuzo
1994
The Road to Wellville
Dr. Spitzvogel
1993
Schindler's List
Albert Hujar
1993
Hocus Pocus
Thackery's Father
1992
Chaplin
German Diplomat
1991
The Rocketeer
Zeppelin Pilot
1990
Captain America
Alaskan surveyor
1987
Walker
Prange
1986
The Three Amigos
German's Friend
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Soldier No. 1
(segment #1)
1982
Android
Keller
1982
The Thing
Norwegian
1978
Midnight Express
Erich
External links
Norbert Weisser at the Internet Movie Database
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