The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
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Death. On January 16, 1983, Weaver was discovered dead by his son Winston at his Burbank, California home. He died of two self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the chest. His death was ruled a suicide. Weaver's son later said that his father had been despondent over his failing health.
Jan 18, 1983 · Doodles Weaver, a rubber-faced comedian and musician who helped pioneer improvisational television comedy with his show in 1951, has died of what the police believed were self-inflicted...
Doodles Weaver. Actor, Comedian, Musician. Nicknamed Doodles, he began his career in the 1940s as a comedian on radio and touring with the Spike Jones Music Revue.
Jan 17, 1983 · BURBANK (AP) Rubber-faced comedian Doodles Weaver, who helped pioneer improvisational television comedy with his own show in 1951, has died of apparently self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said today. He was 71.
Appeared in The Birds (1963) with a young Veronica Cartwright, who later appeared in Alien (1979) with his niece Sigourney Weaver. Died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the age of 70. His later life was marred by chronic alcoholism.
- May 11, 1912
- January 17, 1983
Actor: The Birds. Well-remembered at Stanford for his many pranks and practical jokes. Was an occasional guest on Rudy Vallee radio program and Kraft Music Hall in the late 1930s and early 40s. Performed in clubs nationwide.
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Winstead Sheffield Glenndenning Dixon "Doodles" Weaver (May 11, 1912 – January 17, 1983) was an American character actor, comedian, and musician. His mother gave him the nickname "Doodlebug" as a child because of his freckles and big ears.
