Norbert Weisser (born 1946) is a German actor who has been based in the United States since the mid-1960s.

Career

Based in Los Angeles, Weisser is a founding member of Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, the ProVisional Theater, and the Padua Playwrights Festival. A long-time collaborator of Murray Mednick, he originated the role of the Trickester in the playwright's seven-hour Coyote Cycle, and has starred in numerous American and European theatrical productions, including opposite Ed Harris in Ronald Harwood's Taking Sides and John O'Keefe's Times Like These, where he received an Ovation Award, an LA Weekly Theater Award and an L.A. Drama Critics Circle Award nomination for his performance. He has also directed plays at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco and at the Mark Taper Forum.

Besides his extensive stage work, Weisser is also a prolific film and television actor, with over 90 credits to his name. Chiefly a character actor, he has starred in films including Midnight Express, The Thing, Chaplin, Hocus Pocus, Schindler's List, and Pollock, and numerous titles directed by Albert Pyun. He had a memorable guest role in "Madrigal" (a fifth season episode of Breaking Bad), reprised in Better Call Saul, and had provided voice-over and motion capture to a number of video games such as Medal of Honor: Allied Assault and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

Personal life

Weisser lives in Venice, Los Angeles, California, with his wife Tandy. His son Morgan Weisser is also an actor.

Theatre credits

YearTitleRoleVenueNotes
1970–1972The Threepenny OperaMac HeathOdyssey Theater Ensemble
1978Julius CaesarDecimus BrutusThe Matrix Theatre Company
1982–1983Mary BarnesEddieOdyssey Theater Ensemble
1983Eminent DomainVictor SaltThe Matrix Theatre Company
Black Hole in SpaceDavid ReedMET Theater
1984–1985The Coyote CycleThe TricksterRandall Davey Audubon Estate LA Theater Works
1985Three SistersVershininDallas Theater Center
1993The RampFriederichSouth Coast Repertory
1996Taking SidesHelmuth RodeBrooks Atkinson Theatre
2000The Coyote CycleThe TricksterVineyard Playhouse
2001See Under: LoveNeigelTraveling Jewish Theater
2002Times Like TheseOskar WeissPadua Playwrights
2003Danny BoyMr. JonesMark Taper Forum
2004–2005Times Like TheseOskar WeissTraveling Jewish Theater Capital Repertory Theatre
2006Clown Show for BrunoBruno SchulzIrish Repertory Theatre (22nd Street)
2007Silent PartnersHans EislerThe Workmen's Circle
2009Charles' StoryToddPacific Resident Theatre
2010The Fire RaisersGottlieb BiedermannOdyssey Theater Ensemble
2012Way to HeavenThe Commandant
2013The Kepler ProjectJohannes KeplerMorrison Planetarium
2016The Gary Plays / Charles' StoryToddAtwater Village Theater
2017Krapp's Last TapeKrappThe Odyssey Theater

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
Film Year Title Role Notes 1978 Midnight Express Erich 1980 Heaven's Gate Linus Uncredited 1982 The Thing Norwegian Dead body Android Keller 1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie German Soldier (segment "Time Out") 1984 City Limits Bolo 1985 Radioactive Dreams Frank Sternwood 1986 Three Amigos German Thug 1987 Down Twisted Alsandro Deltoid Walker Jared Prange 1988 Sweet Lies Bill From Hollywood to Deadwood Peter Mueller 1989 The Radicals Michael Sattler The Secret of the Ice Cave Dr. Victor Talbot 1990 Deceit Bailey / Farnsworth III Captain America Alaskan Surveyor Midnight Cabaret Tony 1991 The Rocketeer Zeppelin Pilot 1992 Chaplin German Diplomat 1993 Hocus Pocus Mr. Binx Arcade Albert Kroll Schindler's List Unterscharführer Albert Hujar 1994 The Road to Wellville Dr. Spitzvogel 1995 The Killers Within Bernhard Hiller 1996 Adrenalin: Fear the Rush Cuzo Nemesis 3: Prey Harder Edson Omega Doom The Head Nemesis 4: Death Angel Tokuda 1997 Blast Lead Commando Crazy Six Jerzy 1998 Sorcerers Lord Manor 1999 The Learning Curve Usher 2000 Pollock Hans Namuth 2001 Ticker Billy Dugger 2004 Around the Bend Walter 2005 Invasion Dr. Franks 2006 Cool Air Deltoid 2008 Road to Hell Interrogator Farnsworth 2009 Angels & Demons Dr. Kozcinsky 2010 Tales of an Ancient Empire Xuxia Being Killed Geoffrey's Dad 2014 One Weekend Grandfather 2019 She's in Portland Rex The Laundromat Alwin GiordanoTelevision Year Title Role Notes 1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Gurt 2 episodes The Deadly Triangle Ernst Haag Television film McNamara's Band Engineer 1978 Keefer Vorst 1979 Barnaby Jones Hans Mueller Episode: "The Protectors" Lou Grant Robert Bovic Episode: "Bomb" Beggarman, Thief Egon Hubisch Television film 1982 The Greatest American Hero Yuri Petchernec Episode: "It's All Downhill from Here" Tales of the Gold Monkey Hanus 2 episodes 1983 AfterMASH Henry Smith Episode: "Klinger vs. Klinger" 1984 Masquerade Lohmann Episode: "Sleeper" 1985 Stark Powell Television film Knight Rider Fredo Lureni Episode: "Knight Racer" 1986 Scarecrow and Mrs. King German Officer In Play Episode: "All the World's a Stage" Hunter Craig Borson Episode: "Change Partners and Dance" 1987 Spies Werner Episode: "Right or Rong" 1989 A Peaceable Kingdom Rudy Farrell Episode: "Reunion" 1990 The Incident Riefenstahl Television film 1991 Under Cover Doctor Episode: "War Game" Seeds of Tragedy Gunter Television film 1992 In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion John Singer Northern Exposure Reinhart Episode: "The Three Amigos" 1994 Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight KLM Mechanic Television film 1995 My Antonia Otto Inseln unter dem Wind Wagner 4 episodes 1996 Riders of the Purple Sage Deacon Tull Television film Und tschüss! In Amerika Wagner Deutschlandlied Lieutenant Chuccle Miniseries 1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Farfegnuton Voice, Episode: "Side by Side/Hooked on Phobics" 1998 From the Earth to the Moon Dr. Wernher von Braun Miniseries Brimstone Martin Benedict Episode: "Repentance" 2001 Alias Jeroen Schiller Episode: "Doppelgänger" 2002 The Agency Konrad Episode: "The Understudy" 2004 NCIS Johannes Rutger Episode: "Left for Death" ER Dr. Adler Episode: "Time of Death" 2006 Ghost Whisperer Patrick Roth Episode: "The Curse of the Ninth" 2008 Gemini Division Albert Dresner 6 episodes 2012 Breaking Bad Peter Schuler Episode: "Madrigal" 2020 Better Call Saul Peter Schuler Episode: "JMM"
1978Midnight ExpressErich
1980Heaven's GateLinusUncredited
1982The ThingNorwegianDead body
AndroidKeller
1983Twilight Zone: The MovieGerman Soldier(segment "Time Out")
1984City LimitsBolo
1985Radioactive DreamsFrank Sternwood
1986Three AmigosGerman Thug
1987Down TwistedAlsandro Deltoid
WalkerJared Prange
1988Sweet LiesBill
From Hollywood to DeadwoodPeter Mueller
1989The RadicalsMichael Sattler
The Secret of the Ice CaveDr. Victor Talbot
1990DeceitBailey / Farnsworth III
Captain AmericaAlaskan Surveyor
Midnight CabaretTony
1991The RocketeerZeppelin Pilot
1992ChaplinGerman Diplomat
1993Hocus PocusMr. Binx
ArcadeAlbert Kroll
Schindler's ListUnterscharführer Albert Hujar
1994The Road to WellvilleDr. Spitzvogel
1995The Killers WithinBernhard Hiller
1996Adrenalin: Fear the RushCuzo
Nemesis 3: Prey HarderEdson
Omega DoomThe Head
Nemesis 4: Death AngelTokuda
1997BlastLead Commando
Crazy SixJerzy
1998SorcerersLord Manor
1999The Learning CurveUsher
2000PollockHans Namuth
2001TickerBilly Dugger
2004Around the BendWalter
2005InvasionDr. Franks
2006Cool AirDeltoid
2008Road to HellInterrogator Farnsworth
2009Angels & DemonsDr. Kozcinsky
2010Tales of an Ancient EmpireXuxia
Being KilledGeoffrey's Dad
2014One WeekendGrandfather
2019She's in PortlandRex
The LaundromatAlwin Giordano
YearTitleRoleNotes
1977The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew MysteriesGurt2 episodes
The Deadly TriangleErnst HaagTelevision film
McNamara's BandEngineer
1978KeeferVorst
1979Barnaby JonesHans MuellerEpisode: "The Protectors"
Lou GrantRobert BovicEpisode: "Bomb"
Beggarman, ThiefEgon HubischTelevision film
1982The Greatest American HeroYuri PetchernecEpisode: "It's All Downhill from Here"
Tales of the Gold MonkeyHanus2 episodes
1983AfterMASHHenry SmithEpisode: "Klinger vs. Klinger"
1984MasqueradeLohmannEpisode: "Sleeper"
1985StarkPowellTelevision film
Knight RiderFredo LureniEpisode: "Knight Racer"
1986Scarecrow and Mrs. KingGerman Officer In PlayEpisode: "All the World's a Stage"
HunterCraig BorsonEpisode: "Change Partners and Dance"
1987SpiesWernerEpisode: "Right or Rong"
1989A Peaceable KingdomRudy FarrellEpisode: "Reunion"
1990The IncidentRiefenstahlTelevision film
1991Under CoverDoctorEpisode: "War Game"
Seeds of TragedyGunterTelevision film
1992In the Line of Duty: Siege at MarionJohn Singer
Northern ExposureReinhartEpisode: "The Three Amigos"
1994Amelia Earhart: The Final FlightKLM MechanicTelevision film
1995My AntoniaOtto
Inseln unter dem WindWagner4 episodes
1996Riders of the Purple SageDeacon TullTelevision film
Und tschüss! In AmerikaWagner
DeutschlandliedLieutenant ChuccleMiniseries
1997Aaahh!!! Real MonstersFarfegnutonVoice, Episode: "Side by Side/Hooked on Phobics"
1998From the Earth to the MoonDr. Wernher von BraunMiniseries
BrimstoneMartin BenedictEpisode: "Repentance"
2001AliasJeroen SchillerEpisode: "Doppelgänger"
2002The AgencyKonradEpisode: "The Understudy"
2004NCISJohannes RutgerEpisode: "Left for Death"
ERDr. AdlerEpisode: "Time of Death"
2006Ghost WhispererPatrick RothEpisode: "The Curse of the Ninth"
2008Gemini DivisionAlbert Dresner6 episodes
2012Breaking BadPeter SchulerEpisode: "Madrigal"
2020Better Call SaulPeter SchulerEpisode: "JMM"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Medal of Honor: Allied AssaultVoice
2004Call of Duty: Finest Hour
2014Wolfenstein: The New OrderEnemy SoldierVoice
2017Wolfenstein II: The New ColossusAdolf HitlerVoice

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