Image: Wikimedia CommonsDennis Weaver
American actor (1924–2006)
Dennis Weaver was an American actor and a president of the Screen Actors Guild, working in film and television from the early 1950s. His two most famous roles were Chester Goode, deputy to Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, and Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the police drama McCloud. He starred in the television film Duel, Steven Spielberg's first film, and played the twitchy motel attendant in Orson Welles's Touch of Evil.
Dennis Weaver appears in 3 films and 1 TV series in The Rerun, from 1954 to 1971. Most of that work is in action, thriller and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Orson Welles (2).
Known for
- McCloud (1970), Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud. One of his two most famous roles, on the police drama.
- Gunsmoke, Chester Goode. Played Marshal Matt Dillon’s deputy on the Western series.
- Duel (1971). Starred in the television film that was Steven Spielberg’s first feature.
- Touch of Evil (1958). Remembered for the twitchy motel attendant in Orson Welles’s thriller.
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Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Dennis Weaver been in?
- Dennis Weaver appears in Duel (1971), McCloud (1970), Touch of Evil (1958) and The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954) on The Remote.
- When was Dennis Weaver born?
- Dennis Weaver was born on 4 June 1924.
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