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William 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.
Overview. Born. June 4, 1924 · Joplin, Missouri, USA. Died. February 24, 2006 · Ridgway, Colorado, USA (complications from cancer) Birth name. William Dennis Weaver. Height. 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Mini Bio. Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's assistant Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955).
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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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William Dennis Weaver was an American actor, record producer, and environmental activist. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, and achievements.
Dennis Weaver was born Billy Dennis Weaver on June 4, 1924 in Joplin, Missouri. He grew up during the Depression, working on the family farm, and later they traveled to California and Oregon to work. Dennis was a football, baskeball, and track star in Joplin Junior College.
William 'Billy' Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor. He was best known for his work in television. His TV roles included Chester Goode on the long-running western series Gunsmoke, Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud. He was in the 1971 TV movie Duel. He has won an Emmy Award 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. The...
