Norbert Weisser
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Norbert Weisser (born July 9, 1946) is a German-born American film and theatre 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. 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 Theater 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 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: The Final Flight, Riders of the Purple Sage, My Antonia, From the Earth to the Moon, Alias, The Agency, NCIS, ER, and Ghost Whisperer.
Known for
Credits
Schindler's List (1993)
as Albert Hujar
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The Thing (1982)
as Norwegian
Angels & Demons (2009)
as CERN Scientist
Hocus Pocus (1993)
as Thackery's Father
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
as Soldier No. 1
Midnight Express (1978)
as Erich
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
as German's Friend
Chaplin (1992)
as German Diplomat
The Rocketeer (1991)
as Zeppelin Pilot
The Road to Wellville (1994)
as Dr. Spitzvogel
Captain America (1990)
as Alaskan Surveyor
Walker (1987)
as Prange
Invasion (2005)
as Dr. Franks / Deputy Ben
Ticker (2001)
as Dugger
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush (1996)
as Cuzo
Pollock (2000)
as Hans Namuth
Omega Doom (1996)
as The Head
Around the Bend (2004)
as Walter
Blast (1997)
as Commando Rescuer
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
as Deacon Tull
Nemesis 4: Death Angel (1996)
as Tokuda
The Incident (1990)
as Riefenstahl
Cool Air (2006)
as Deltoid
Arcade (1993)
as Albert
Crazy Six (1997)
as Jerzy
Android (1982)
as Keller
She's in Portland (2020)
Actor
Radioactive Dreams (1986)
as Sternwood
Deceit (1992)
as Bailey / Farnsworth III
Down Twisted (1987)
as Alsandro Deltoid
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion (1992)
as John Singer
The Radicals (1989)
as Michael Sattler
Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994)
as KLM Mechanic
Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (1996)
as Edson
Bad Bizness (2003)
as Stephens
Heatseeker (1995)
as Tsui Tung
My Antonia (1995)
as Otto
The Deadly Triangle (1977)
as Ernst Haag
Sorcerers (—)
as Lord Manor
Keeping Secrets (1991)
as Photographer
The Killers Within (1995)
as Bernhard Hiller
Seeds of Tragedy (1991)
as Gunter
Sweet Lies (1987)
as Bill
Road to Hell (2008)
as Interrogator Farnsworth
Midnight Cabaret (1990)
as Tony
The Secret of the Ice Cave (1989)
as Dr. Victor Talbot
Keefer (1978)
as Vorst
Stark (1985)
as Powell
From Hollywood to Deadwood (1989)
as Peter Mueller
Albert Pyun: King of Cult Movies (2023)
as Self
Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell (2024)
as Helicopter Pilot(voice)
Dark Secrets: Game of Death Chapter 2 (2025)
as Anthony Wagner