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In 1964 Weaver left Gunsmoke to star as a friendly veterinary physician raising an adopted Chinese boy as a single father in NBC's one season comedy drama Kentucky Jones. He had a significant role in the 1966 western Duel at Diablo , with James Garner and Sidney Poitier .
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).
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- June 4, 1924
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).
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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. He starred in the 1971 television film...
Following this, he bagged his first prominent role in the radio and TV Western drama series 'Gunsmoke,' in which he played ‘Chester Goode.’ His remarkable performance as a limping military assistant in the highest-rated and longest-running live-action American series earned him the 'Emmy Award' for the ‘Best Supporting Actor’ in 1959.
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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 28, 2006 · 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...
