Dennis Weaver
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1924-06-04
- Died
- 2006-02-24
- Place of birth
- Joplin, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- William Dennis Weaver · دنیس ویور
Biography
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 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).
Weaver was born June 4, 1924, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Walter Leon "Doc" Weaver and his wife Lenna Leora (née Prather). Weaver wanted to be an actor from childhood. He lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, for several years and for a short time in Manteca, California. He studied at Joplin Junior College, then transferred to the University of Oklahoma at Norman, where he studied drama and was a track star, setting records in several events. During World War II, he served as a pilot in the United States Navy, flying Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft. After the war, he married Gerry Stowell (his childhood sweetheart), with whom he had three children. Under the name Billy D. Weaver, he tried out for the 1948 U.S. Olympic team in the decathlon, finishing sixth behind 17-year-old high school track star Bob Mathias. However, only the top three finishers were selected. Weaver later commented, "I did so poorly [in the Olympic Trials], I decided to ... stay in New York and try acting.
Career
Weaver's first role on Broadway came as an understudy to Lonny Chapman as Turk Fisher in Come Back, Little Sheba. He eventually took over the role from Chapman in the national touring company. Solidifying his choice to become an actor, Weaver enrolled in the Actors Studio, where he met Shelley Winters. In the beginning of his acting career, he supported his family by doing odd jobs, including selling vacuum cleaners, tricycles, and women's hosiery.
Known For
TV Shows (38)
The Simpsons
1989
as Buck McCoy (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self - Co-Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Lacy Fletcher
Dragnet
1951
as Russ Camp
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Adam Grant
Climax!
1954
as Steve Maclyn
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Emmett Rivers
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Wayne Wandemeir
Combat!
1962
as Noah
Gunsmoke
1955
as Chester
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
The Name of the Game
1968
as Walter Grayson
McCloud
1970
as Sam McCloud
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Charles Cavender
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
1990
That Girl
1966
Family Law
1999
as Judge Richard Lloyd
Wildfire
2005
as Henry Ritter
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
as Self
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
Police Story
1973
Gentle Ben
1967
as Tom Wedloe
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Centennial
1978
as R.J. Poteet
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Cher
1975
as Self - Guest
Emerald Point N.A.S.
1983
as Rear Adm. Thomas Mallory
Kentucky Jones
1964
as Kentucky Jones
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994
as Buffalo Bill Cody
Buck James
1987
as Dr. Buck James
The Don Knotts Show
1970
as Self
Pearl
1978
as Col. Jason Forrest
Stone
1980
as Det. Sgt. Daniel Stone
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Ben
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Movies (63)
Home on the Range
2004
as Abner (voice)
Touch of Evil
1958
as Mirador Motel Night Manager
Duel
1971
as David Mann
Mastergate
1992
as Vice President Dale Burden
Law and Order
1953
as Frank Durling
The Gallant Hours
1960
as Andy Lowe
Stolen Women, Captured Hearts
1997
as Captain Farnsworth
Duel at Diablo
1966
as Willard Grange
Female Artillery
1973
as Deke Chambers
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
Ten Wanted Men
1955
as Sheriff Clyde Gibbons
The Man from the Alamo
1953
as Tennessean (uncredited)
The Mississippi Gambler
1953
as Julian Contant
The Lawless Breed
1952
as Jim Clements
A Man Called Sledge
1970
as Erwin Ward
Horizons West
1952
as Dandy Taylor
Intimate Strangers
1977
as Donald Halston
The Golden Blade
1953
The Islander
1978
as Gable McQueen
The Ordeal of Patty Hearst
1979
as Charles Bates
Two Bits & Pepper
1995
as Sheriff Pratt
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
as Maj. Carlisle
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
The Redhead from Wyoming
1953
as Matt Jessup
Greyhounds
1994
as Chance Wayne
Way... Way Out
1966
as Hoffman
Amber Waves
1980
as Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt
Column South
1953
as Menguito
The Virginian
2000
as Sam Balaam
The Return of Sam McCloud
1989
as Sam McCloud
Walking After Midnight
1988
as Self
Terror on the Beach
1973
as Neil Glynn
The Forgotten Man
1971
as Lt. Joe Hardy
Dangerous Mission
1954
as Ranger clerk
The Great Man's Whiskers
1972
as Abraham Lincoln
Don't Go to Sleep
1982
as Phillip
Swing Out, Sweet Land
1970
as Self
Disaster at Silo 7
1988
as Sheriff Ben Harlen
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1985
as Wally Johnson
What's the Matter with Helen?
1971
as Lincoln Palmer
Cocaine: One Man's Seduction
1983
as Eddie Gant
Gallegher Goes West
1966
as George Tucker, the Sundown Kid
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self
Submerged
2000
as Buck Stevens
Seduction in a Small Town
1997
as Sam Jenks
War Arrow
1953
as Pino
Storm Fear
1955
as Hank
Rolling Man
1972
as Lonnie McAfee
Escape from Wildcat Canyon
1998
as Grandpa Flint
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe
1978
as Prof. Benjamin Fuller
Mission Batangas
1968
as Chip Corbett
Seven Angry Men
1955
as John Brown Jr.
Dragnet
1954
as Capt. R.A. Lohrman
Gentle Giant
1967
as Tom Wedloe
A Cry for Justice
1979
as Sgt. Ted Bentley
High Noon
2000
as Mart Howe
Stone
1979
as Daniel Ellis Stone
The Day the Loving Stopped
1981
as Aaron Danner
A Winner Never Quits
1986
as Mr. Wyshner
Bluffing It
1987
as Jack Duggan
Great Adventurers & Their Quests: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990
as Narrator
Dennis Weaver's Earthship
1990
Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays
1986
as Tom Miller
About Dennis Weaver
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 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 h… With 101 credits spanning from 1948 to 2005, Dennis Weaver has appeared in 63 films and 38 TV shows.
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- Home on the Range (2004) — as Abner (voice)
- Touch of Evil (1958) — as Mirador Motel Night Manager
- Duel (1971) — as David Mann
- Mastergate (1992) — as Vice President Dale Burden
- Law and Order (1953) — as Frank Durling
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