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Dennis Weaver
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OverviewAI-generated
Dennis Weaver, born William Dennis Weaver on June 4, 1924, in Joplin, was an American actor, aircraft pilot, and politician. He served in World War II and was educated at the University of Oklahoma. His professional career began in 1952, during which he worked as a television actor and performed in the country music genre. He was a male speaker and writer of the English language.
Weaver received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He authored 24 works, including *Summer and White Pizzas*, *Nothing but Potato Salads*, *Springtime in the Kitchen*, *Pancake Lover's Guide*, and *Wonderful World of Gingerbread*. He died of cancer on February 24, 2006, in Ridgway, from natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 24
Top works
- Summer and White Pizzas
- Nothing but Potato Salads
- Springtime in the Kitchen
- Pancake Lover's Guide
- Wonderful World of Gingerbread
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Joplin, Missouri, USA
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…
Known for
- Wildfire — Henry Ritter2005
- Home on the Range — Abner (voice)2004
- High Noon — Mart Howe2000
- Submerged — Buck Stevens2000
- The Virginian — Sam Balaam2000
- Family Law — Judge Richard Lloyd1999
- Escape from Wildcat Canyon — Grandpa Flint1998
- Seduction in a Small Town — Sam Jenks1997
- Stolen Women, Captured Hearts — Captain Farnsworth1997
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1924
- Active to
- 2006
Discography
- Dennis Weaver1972
- One More Road1975
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 181
- Total plays
- 2,746
Tags
hollywood movie star played in tv series mccloud and gunsmoke.i have a single 45'rpm record of his that is titled: make love to life.played in movie DUEL, by spielberg a thriller.i can't find the record right now for more details maybe later. pablo <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Dennis+Weaver">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The NCEP/NCAR 40-Year Reanalysis Project
· 1996 · cited 18,867x
- The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,808x
- Astropy: A community Python package for astronomy
· 2013 · cited 13,542x
- Matrix Elasticity Directs Stem Cell Lineage Specification
· 2006 · cited 12,515x
- Self-Reports in Organizational Research: Problems and Prospects
· 1986 · cited 12,083x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “The basic message of Gunsmoke was that there's going to be the bad and there's going to be the good. And most of the time, the good will win out. That's an old theme. There are no new themes, it's just the way you do them. It's the way you bring fresh characters to that theme.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Billy Dennis Weaver , ( 1924-06-04 ) June 4, 1924, Joplin, Missouri , U.S.
- Died
- February 24, 2006 (2006-02-24) (aged 81), Ridgway, Colorado , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1950–2006
- Spouse
- Gerry Stowell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 )
- Preceded by
- John Gavin
- Succeeded by
- Kathleen Nolan
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Dennis Weaver – Official Website of actor Dennis Weaver®
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Dennis
- Family name
- Weaver
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Joplin
- Place of death
- Ridgway
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- University of Oklahoma
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- dennisweaver.com
- Image
- Dennis Weaver (1924-2006) in 1964.jpg
Show 9 more facts
- Commons category
- Dennis Weaver
- date of birth
- 1924-06-04
- date of death
- 2006-02-24
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- William Dennis Weaver
- end of work period
- 2006-00-00
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
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).
Early life
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