Norbert Weisser

Norbert Weisser

Nascimento : 1946-07-09, Neu-Isenburg, Germany

História

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.

Perfil

Norbert Weisser

Filmes

She's In Portland
Two college friends, now in their thirties, admire each others' lives and feel trapped in their own. Wes, tied to a demanding career and responsibilities to family, extends a work trip to drag his dispirited artist friend Luke to find Luke's "one that got away."
Anjos e Demónios
CERN Scientist
Nesta prequela de "O Código Da Vinci", o simbologista Robert Langdon tentará impedir que uma antiga sociedade secreta destrua o Vaticano durante o conclave para eleger um novo papa.
Cool Air
Producer
Charlie Baxter, a struggling screenwriter, is searching for accommodation in a rundown mansion somewhere in the isolated mountains above Malibu. An expressionless and creatively bankrupt young man who rewrites exploitation sci-fi / horror scripts for a living, he takes a room in the mansion and learns of the mysterious doctor residing in the room above his own who dabbles in strange experiments. As he learns more about the circumstances of the doctor and the history of his landlady, her autistic daughter and the strange lodger across the hall, Baxter is inspired to write his long blocked "great American Screenplay". Working furiously, Baxter suffers a heart attack, and staggers up to see the doctor for treatment. He passes out immediately, but awakens a cured man. But at a terrible price.
Cool Air
Deltoid
Charlie Baxter, a struggling screenwriter, is searching for accommodation in a rundown mansion somewhere in the isolated mountains above Malibu. An expressionless and creatively bankrupt young man who rewrites exploitation sci-fi / horror scripts for a living, he takes a room in the mansion and learns of the mysterious doctor residing in the room above his own who dabbles in strange experiments. As he learns more about the circumstances of the doctor and the history of his landlady, her autistic daughter and the strange lodger across the hall, Baxter is inspired to write his long blocked "great American Screenplay". Working furiously, Baxter suffers a heart attack, and staggers up to see the doctor for treatment. He passes out immediately, but awakens a cured man. But at a terrible price.
Infection
Producer
A meteor carrying an unknown infection, lands outside a Small Californian community, bringing terror and death. Just after midnight, a local rancher named Larry Jenkins discovers the meteor and calls the police. Inspector Bardo is sent to the scene to investigate. The small Lawton police department is short-handed, as it is the night of the high school prom. Arriving at a desolate forest road miles out of town, Bardo discovers that Jenkins has been infected by the alien organism. The officer is savagely attacked and infected. Both men head towards Lawton, terrorizing and contaminating everyone they encounter. Meanwhile, Cheryl and Timmy have left the prom and are parked atop Lover's Lane. Bardo comes upon the lovebirds and attacks them, infecting Timmy. Now Cheryl must run for her life through the pitch-black forest, escaping her pursuers and trying to reach the authorities before the infection spreads to L.A.
Infection
Dr. Franks / Deputy Ben
A meteor carrying an unknown infection, lands outside a Small Californian community, bringing terror and death. Just after midnight, a local rancher named Larry Jenkins discovers the meteor and calls the police. Inspector Bardo is sent to the scene to investigate. The small Lawton police department is short-handed, as it is the night of the high school prom. Arriving at a desolate forest road miles out of town, Bardo discovers that Jenkins has been infected by the alien organism. The officer is savagely attacked and infected. Both men head towards Lawton, terrorizing and contaminating everyone they encounter. Meanwhile, Cheryl and Timmy have left the prom and are parked atop Lover's Lane. Bardo comes upon the lovebirds and attacks them, infecting Timmy. Now Cheryl must run for her life through the pitch-black forest, escaping her pursuers and trying to reach the authorities before the infection spreads to L.A.
Segredos de Família
Walter
Jason Lair (Josh Lucas) é um homem simples que sonha em levar uma vida normal. Ele se separou recentemente de sua esposa, que viajou para o Nepal para pintar, e agora precisa cuidar de seu filho Zach (Jonah Bobo), de 6 anos, e também de seu avô Henry (Michael Caine), um arqueólogo que pesquisa rituais antigos para seu próprio funeral. Quando Turner (Christopher Walken), pai de Jason e que há anos está afastado da família, ressurge repentinamente, a vida do trio muda. Henry fica feliz com o reaparecimento do filho, mas Jason está reticente em conhecer o pai, que o abandonou quando ainda era criança. Decidido a fazer com que a família se reúna novamente, Henry traça um plano: prepara uma série de mapas e recados, para que Turner e Jason possam cumprir um ritual em sua homenagem após sua morte. Para tanto Turner, Jason e Zach realizam uma viagem pelo interior dos Estados Unidos, onde conhecem melhor uns aos outros e reencontram o passado.
Bad Bizness
Stephens
After three women get killed, a policewoman gets involved in the underworld of drugs and pornographic movies, when she starts investigating the case.
Terror em São Francisco
Dugger
Depois de ter o seu companheiro morto durante uma emboscada feita por terroristas, o detetive Ray Nettles (Tom Sizemore) consegue capturar a bela Claire (Jaime Pressly), integrante do grupo. Em represália, o sádico líder Swan (Dennis Hopper) ameaça explodir uma bomba por hora no centro de Chicago, até que sua parceira seja libertada. Durante o interrogatório, Claire afirma ser uma vítima do poder persuasivo de Swan e promete guiá-los até o terrorista se for solta, caso contrário, todos morrerão. Nettles busca a ajuda de Frank Glass (Steven Seagal) para tentar deter Swan. Os dois conseguem chegar perto do bandido, mas este consegue escapar após detonar uma bomba que destrói uma grande parte da cidade. Desesperados, eles liberam Claire para tentar rastreá-la até o esconderijo de seus companheiros. Agora, o tempo vai se esgotando rapidamente sem que ninguém consiga prever se os terroristas conseguirão completar seu plano ou se Glass e Nettles impedirão que isso aconteça!
Pollock
Hans Namuth
Um filme sobre a vida e a carreira do pintor americano Jackson Pollock.
Sorcerers
Lord Manor
Sorcerers is an unfinished animated fantasy film that would have combined live actors with CG backgrounds and characters in a story inspired by The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas.
Crazy Six
Jerzy
In a crumbling Europe, powerful mafia families have emerged from the anarchy to vie for control of the lucrative arms trade.
Blast
Commando Rescuer
Terrorists attempt to disrupt the Atlanta Olympics by kidnapping the U.S. women's swim team. If their demands are not met, the team will be executed. Only janitor Jack Bryant, a former Olympic gymnast champion of Tae Kwon Do felled by injuries and alcoholism knows of their real plans. And only he, with the guidance of former terrorist-fighter Leo, can stop them.
Nemesis 4: Death Angel
Tokuda
Alex shoots again. She has to kill a man, but shoots the wrong one. A high ransom is set on her, so she is visited by some head hunters. Well, she only could sit and wait and hope for a friend's help.
Adrenalina
Cuzo
No futuro de 2017, num campo de quarentena para refugiados situado em Boston, um assassino escapa do hospital contaminado com um vírus perigoso e altamente letal. Ele se refugia num prédio em ruínas, onde será perseguido por quatro policiais que não fazem ideia do risco que enfrentam.
Nemesis 3: Time Lapse
Edson
Using footage left over from Nemesis 2 and a very thin story line sees Alex again fighting the cyborg mercenaries in 1998 East Africa. This time, Alex finds that she has 20 half sisters who are waiting for her to return to 2077. Central Command wants Alex captured alive and scanned to see if her DNA is a strong and more powerful strain than the normal. But Alex may be too tough for Farnsworth to capture.
Riders of the Purple Sage
Deacon Tull
Omega Doom - A Maldição
The Head
After earth is taken over by an army of robots, the small number of humans left are forced into hiding. In the nuclear winter, only droids walk the face of the earth, in fear of the rumored human resurgence, and in search of a hidden cache of weapons. One robot, his evil circuits destroyed, enters a small town where a robot civil war is taking place.
Heatseeker
Tsui Tung
A kickboxing champion is forced to fight cyborgs in a tournament when the company kidnaps his fiancee.
Dentro do Coração
Otto
After the death of his parents, Jimmy uproots his life to live with his grandparents in Black Hawk, Nebraska.
The Killers Within
Bernhard Hiller
A man must track down the reasons behind his brother's mysterious death, and uncovers a secret neo-Nazi group headed by a powerful congressman.
O Fantástico Mundo do Dr. Kellogg
Dr. Spitzvogel
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
A Rainha do Ar
KLM Mechanic
In 1928, Amelia Earhart gains fame by undertaking a transatlantic flight as a passenger. In 1937, she and her navigator Fred Noonan undertake her longest flight: a round-the-world attempt. However, the plane disappears in the process.
A Lista de Schindler
Albert Hujar
O alemão Oskar Schindler viu na mão de obra judia uma solução barata e viável para lucrar com negócios durante a guerra. Com sua forte influência dentro do partido nazista, foi fácil conseguir as autorizações e abrir uma fábrica. O que poderia parecer uma atitude de um homem não muito bondoso, transformou-se em um dos maiores casos de amor à vida da História, pois este alemão abdicou de toda sua fortuna para salvar a vida de mais de mil judeus em plena luta contra o extermínio alemão.
Arcade
Albert
Alex Manning and her friends decide to visit the local video arcade known as "Dante's Inferno" where a new virtual reality arcade game called "Arcade" is being test marketed by a computer company CEO. However, it soon becomes clear that the teenagers who lose are being imprisoned inside the virtual reality world by the central villain "Arcade" and takes over their minds.
Abracadabra
Thackery's Father
Winnie, Sarah e Mary são três bruxas do século XVII que chegam ao século XX após seus espíritos serem evocados no Dia das Bruxas. Banidas há 300 anos devido à prática de feitiçaria, elas estão dispostas a tudo para garantir sua juventude e imortalidade. Porém, precisarão enfrentar três crianças e um gato falante, que podem atrapalhar seus planos.
Deceit
Bailey / Farnsworth III
Two outer-space aliens visit Earth with the intention of blowing it up, but they meet a hot blonde and decide to postpone the planet's destruction in order to try to score with her.
In the Line of Duty: Siege at Marion
John Singer
Adam Swapp and his brother Jonathan are suspects in the bombing of Mormon Center in Utah. The brothers and their families hold-up on their farm with provisions and enough ammunition to withstand the governments siege. They are devout in their beliefs and purposes and are determined to stand up for their rights.
As Aventuras de Rocketeer
Zeppelin Pilot
O jovem piloto Cliff Secord acaba encontrando, após sofrer um acidente aéreo em função de um tiroteio entre gângsters e o FBI, um protótipo ultra-secreto de mochila à jato escondido por um dos bandidos. Assumindo a identidade de Rocketeer, Cliff encontra todo o tipo de vilão, liderados por um ator de Hollywood, Neville Sinclair, que na verdade é um espião à serviço dos nazistas. Durante um vôo de exibição, Cliff usa o foguete para salvar um amigo de um acidente, passando a ser chamado de "Rocketeer" pelo público. Com sua foto nas primeiras páginas de todos os jornais, Cliff passa a ser perseguido pelo FBI, por gângsters e por espiões alemães, que sequestram Jenny, sua namorada, forçando Cliff a resgatá-la. O jovem piloto enfrentará diversas dificuldades para tentar derrotar seus adversários, que estão ansiosos em usar a mochila à jato para seus planos de conquista mundial.
Seeds of Tragedy
Gunter
Coca leaves making their way from Peru to Downtown Los Angeles.
Keeping Secrets
Photographer
Based on Suzanne Somer's autobiography, the film tells of her troubled childhood, her affairs, her abortion anad her arrest for writing bad cheques and posing nude.
Capitão América
Alaskan Surveyor
Durante a 2ª Guerra Mundial, o americano Steve Rogers se submete a uma experiência comandada por Therese Vaselli, uma cientista que fugiu da Itália por não aceitar os "métodos" utilizados. Steve se torna um super soldado, surgindo o Capitão América. Entretanto, Vaselli é morta e o segredo de transformar um simples humano em um soldado excepcional morre com ela, o que frustra o plano de criar vários super soldados. Ao se defrontar com o Caveira Vermelha, um hiper soldado criado pelos nazistas, o Capitão América é preso em um foguete, que tem como alvo a Casa Branca. O herói desvia a trajetória, no entanto vai parar no Alasca, onde fica congelado. Nos anos 1990 ele acorda e descobre que o Caveira é Tadzio de Santis, que quer sequestrar o presidente Tom Kimball e usar uma técnica revolucionária para tomar o lugar de Kimball e se tornar o novo presidente dos Estados Unidos.
The Incident
Riefenstahl
Small town lawyer, Harmon Cobb, defends a Nazi prisoner of war against murder charges. Set during World War II, Cobb has to contend with the difficulties of defending the devil when the town's only doctor (Barnard Hughes) dies while at "Camp Bremen" in the fictitious town of Bremen, Colorado.
Midnight Cabaret
Tony
A Broadway producer puts on a play with a Devil character in it. Soon the actors begin having nightmares, and events that are mentioned in the play really start happening.
The Radicals
Michael Sattler
The story of the Anabaptist movement and two of its first leaders, Michael and Margaretha Sattler.
From Hollywood to Deadwood
Peter Mueller
When actress Lana Dark (Barbara Schock) disappears in the middle of a film shoot, putting an expensive stop to production, the studio hires gumshoes Raymond Savage (Scott Paulin) and Jack Haines (Jim Haynie) to track down the fleeing femme fatale in this thriller. The trail leads to Deadwood, S.D., where Haines and a smitten Savage find Lana restlessly lying low. But knowledge proves dangerous when Savage discovers the scam behind Lana's walkout.
The Secret of the Ice Cave
Dr. Victor Talbot
A group of treasure-seekers embark on a expedition into high adventure as they race to discover what's really located in the mysterious ice cave.
Doces Mentiras
Bill
Investigador de agência de seguros é mandado a Paris para desmascarar artista suspeito de fraude. Mas seu trabalho é dificultado por duas mulheres, melhores amigas, que, na tentativa de seduzi-lo, acabam apaixonadas por ele. As confusões são inevitáveis.
Down Twisted
Alsandro Deltoid
A naive, good-hearted Los Angeles waitress does not think twice about helping her troubled roommate. Unfortunately, her help lands her in Central America fleeing for her life with a grungy mercenary
Três Amigos!
German's Friend
Quando uma pequena vila mexicana é aterrorizada por um conhecido fora-da-lei, uma jovem desesperada decide chamar os únicos heróis que ela conhece: Os legendários "Três Amigos!". Conhecidos por todos como intrépidos defensores da liberdade, estes corajosos vaqueiros de fato não passam de atores de cinema. Outrora famosos por seus filmes de faroeste, hoje eles estão desempregados e embora as únicas lutas de que já participaram na vida tenham acontecido apenas nos sets de filmagem, quando os criminosos atacam, os "Três Amigos!" descobrem que os bandidos e as balas de suas armas são bem reais!
Radioactive Dreams
Sternwood
After an atomic war Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler have spent 15 years on their own in an bunker, stuffed with junk from the 40s and old detective novels. Now, 19 years old, they leave their shelter to find a world full of mutants, freaks and cannibals. They become famous detectives in the struggle for the two keys that could fire the last nuclear weapon.
Stark
Powell
Wichita policeman, Evan Stark, goes to Las Vegas in search of his missing sister, Laura.
No Limite da Realidade
Soldier No. 1 (segment "Time Out")
1959. As noites de sexta. Estamos em um tempo diferente, testemunhando reviravoltas surpreendentes, alieníginas, fobias e o medo do desconhecido. E o primeiro viajante para as regiões "Além da Imaginação" foi Rod Serling, criador desta memorável série de TV. Quatro mestres do cinema (John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante e George Miller) nos levam de volta a esse fantástico mundo, com histórias baseadas ou inspiradas em episódios clássicos: um homem intolerante recebe uma dose de seu próprio ódio; em um asilo, idosos têm a chance de experimentar um rejuvenescimento mágico; uma criança usa seus poderes para escravizar a família; a neurose de um passageiro que vê um monstro na asa do avião. Prepare-se...
Android
Keller
Eccentric scientist Dr. Daniel and his shy assistant Max lead a quiet life on their space station, carrying out illegal research on androids, until they receive an unwelcome visit from three fugitives one of whom is female. Both Dr. Daniel and Max show an interest in her, but one of the other visitors has more sinister intentions.
O Enigma de Outro Mundo
Norwegian (uncredited)
Na remota Antártida, um grupo de cientistas americanos é perturbado em sua base quando, de um helicóptero, alguém atira em um cão do acampamento. À medida que socorrem o cão baleado, o bicho começa a atacar os cientistas e os outros cachorros e logo eles descobrem que o animal pode assumir a forma de suas vítimas. Isto significa que membros da equipe podem ser mortos e a cópia assumir o lugar deles. Com isso, um piloto e um médico precisam capturar a fera antes que seja tarde demais.
Beggarman, Thief
Egon Hubisch
In this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man," moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the until-now unseen sister, strives to pull the family together after the murder of brother Tom and the disappearance of brother Rudy by first reestablishing contact with her soldier son, and then patching things up with her sister-in-law, Kate, Tom's widow.
O Expresso da Meia-Noite
Erich
Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), um estudante americano, ao visitar a Turquia decide traficar alguns pacotes de haxixe, prendendo-os debaixo de suas roupas. Seu plano acaba não dando certo e ele é preso, com sua vida se transformando em um pesadelo a partir de então, pois é brutalmente espancado e jogado em uma imunda prisão. Quando espera ser libertado é levado a um novo julgamento com efeito retroativo, que o condena a uma longa pena.
Keefer
Vorst
An U.S. Army colonel leads a crack group of secret agents operating behind enemy lines in occupied France during World War II.