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Dennis Weaver. Actor: Touch of Evil. Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). After playing the part for nine years, he moved on to star in his own series, Kentucky Jones (1964).
Weaver's two most famous roles were as Marshal Matt Dillon's trusty deputy Chester Goode/Proudfoot 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.
Dennis Weaver. Actor: Touch of Evil. Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). After playing the part for nine years, he moved on to star in his own series, Kentucky Jones (1964).
Mar 19, 2022 · Dennis Weaver stepped away from his role as Chester on "Gunsmoke" almost midway through the show's 20-season run. Why did he really leave the beloved Western?
Dennis Weaver (born June 4, 1924 – died February 24, 2006; aged 81) was an actor who played Chester Proudfoot/Goode in seasons 1-9 of Gunsmoke. Dennis would later go on to star as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC-TV police drama/mystery series McCloud.
Feb 28, 2006 · Dennis Weaver, whose portrayal of Deputy Chester Goode in the classic television western "Gunsmoke" made him the favorite sidekick of the early television era, died on Friday at his home in...
Bently: Directed by Harry Harris. With James Arness, Dennis Weaver, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake. A dying man confesses to a murder of which he was acquitted, but Chester suspects the man was lying.
Feb 27, 2006 · LOS ANGELES — Dennis Weaver, who played the deputy Chester Goode in American television's classic western "Gunsmoke" and the New Mexico deputy solving New York crime in "McCloud," has died....
Feb 12, 2017 · Courtesy of TV Legends. See the full interview on TV Legends
Feb 27, 2006 · Dennis Weaver, an actor with a Midwestern twang who played stiff-legged Chester the deputy on "Gunsmoke" and the cowboy cop hero in "McCloud," has died.
