Abe H. Weiler was a writer, editor and critic whose career spanned more than 50 years, primarily at the New York Times. Weiler served as the film critic at the New York Times for many years, during which he also served a term as chairman of the New York Film Critics Association.

Born in Russia, he and his family moved to New York when Weiler was still a child. He grew up in New York's Lower East Side.