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Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Actor · Born 1924-06-04 · Joplin, Missouri, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Billy Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006. Weaver's two most famous roles were as Marshal Matt Dillon's deputy Chester Goode on the western Gunsmoke and as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the police drama McCloud. He starred in the 1971 television film Duel, the first film of director Steven Spielberg. He is also remembered for his role as the twitchy motel attendant in Orson Welles's film Touch of Evil (1958). Weaver was born June 4, 1924, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Walter Leon "Doc" Weaver and his wife Lenna Leora (née Prather). Weaver wanted to be an actor from childhood. He lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, for several years and for a short time in Manteca, California. He studied at Joplin Junior College, then transferred to the University of Oklahoma at Norman, where he studied drama and was a track star, setting records in several events. During World War II, he served as a pilot in the United States Navy, flying Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft. Afte…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Buck McCoy (voice)
  2. Home on the Range (2004) — Abner (voice)
  3. Duel (1971) — David Mann
  4. Touch of Evil (1958) — Mirador Motel Night Manager
  5. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Adam Grant
  6. Magnum, P.I. (1980) — Lacy Fletcher
  7. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Charles Cavender
  8. Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
  9. Touched by an Angel (1994) — Emmett Rivers
  10. Duel at Diablo (1966) — Willard Grange
  11. Combat! (1962) — Noah
  12. Gunsmoke (1955) — Chester
  13. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  14. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  15. Wildfire (2005) — Henry Ritter
  16. McCloud (1970) — Sam McCloud
  17. Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997) — Captain Farnsworth
  18. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) — Linc Palmer
  19. The Man from the Alamo (1953) — Tennessean (uncredited)
  20. Don't Go to Sleep (1982) — Phillip
  21. A Man Called Sledge (1970) — Erwin Ward
  22. Centennial (1978) — R.J. Poteet
  23. That Girl (1966)
  24. Dragnet (1951)
  25. The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977) — Self
  26. Ten Wanted Men (1955) — Sheriff Clyde Gibbons
  27. Dragnet (1954) — Capt. R.A. Lohrman
  28. Chief Crazy Horse (1955) — Maj. Carlisle
  29. Storm Fear (1955) — Hank
  30. The Lawless Breed (1952) — Jim Clements
  31. The Golden Blade (1953)
  32. War Arrow (1953) — Pino
  33. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  34. Horizons West (1952) — Dandy Taylor
  35. Way... Way Out (1966) — Hoffman
  36. The Gallant Hours (1960) — Andy Lowe
  37. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Wayne Wandemeir
  38. Law and Order (1953) — Frank Durling
  39. Police Story (1973)
  40. Gentle Ben (1967) — Tom Wedloe

Directed

  1. Gunsmoke (1955) — Director
  2. McCloud (1970) — Director
  3. Gentle Ben (1967) — Director