Dennis Weaver

    Dennis Weaver

    Acting

    June 4, 1924
    Died February 24, 2006 (81 years old)
    Joplin, Missouri, USA

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    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 dir...

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    Filmography

    Wildfire

    Wildfire

    2005

    as Henry Ritter

    8.4
    Home on the Range

    Home on the Range

    2004

    as Abner (voice)

    6.1
    High Noon

    High Noon

    2000

    as Mart Howe

    5.7
    Submerged

    Submerged

    2000

    as Buck Stevens

    3.7
    The Virginian

    The Virginian

    2000

    as Sam Balaam

    5.4
    Family Law

    Family Law

    1999

    as Judge Richard Lloyd

    8.1
    Escape from Wildcat Canyon

    Escape from Wildcat Canyon

    1998

    as Grandpa Flint

    7.3

    Seduction in a Small Town

    1997

    as Sam Jenks

    7
    Stolen Women, Captured Hearts

    Stolen Women, Captured Hearts

    1997

    as Captain Farnsworth

    7.6
    E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

    1996

    8.1
    Two Bits & Pepper

    Two Bits & Pepper

    1995

    as Sheriff Pratt

    5.2
    Greyhounds

    Greyhounds

    1994

    as Chance Wayne

    7
    Lonesome Dove: The Series

    Lonesome Dove: The Series

    1994

    as Buffalo Bill Cody

    6.5
    Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

    1994

    as Emmett Rivers

    7.2
    Mastergate

    Mastergate

    1992

    as Vice President Dale Burden

    6.3
    Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

    1992

    as Reader (voice)

    6.7
    Dennis Weaver's Earthship

    Dennis Weaver's Earthship

    1990

    Great Adventurers & Their Quests: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Great Adventurers & Their Quests: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1990

    as Narrator

    4
    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    Captain Planet and the Planeteers

    1990

    6.9
    The Return of Sam McCloud

    The Return of Sam McCloud

    1989

    as Sam McCloud

    7
    The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

    1989

    as Buck McCoy (voice)

    8
    Disaster at Silo 7

    Disaster at Silo 7

    1988

    as Sheriff Ben Harlen

    7.3
    Walking After Midnight

    Walking After Midnight

    1988

    as Self

    9
    Bluffing It

    Bluffing It

    1987

    as Jack Duggan

    6
    Buck James

    Buck James

    1987

    as Dr. Buck James

    6.5
    A Winner Never Quits

    A Winner Never Quits

    1986

    as Mr. Wyshner

    7
    Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays

    Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays

    1986

    as Tom Miller

    4.5
    Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

    Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story

    1985

    as Wally Johnson

    6
    Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

    Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

    1983

    as Eddie Gant

    6.9
    Emerald Point N.A.S.

    Emerald Point N.A.S.

    1983

    as Rear Adm. Thomas Mallory

    6
    Don't Go to Sleep

    Don't Go to Sleep

    1982

    as Phillip

    6.5
    The Day the Loving Stopped

    The Day the Loving Stopped

    1981

    as Aaron Danner

    7.5
    Amber Waves

    Amber Waves

    1980

    as Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt

    8.5
    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    1980

    as Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

    5.3
    Magnum, P.I.

    Magnum, P.I.

    1980

    as Lacy Fletcher

    7.3
    Stone

    Stone

    1980

    as Det. Sgt. Daniel Stone

    7.5
    Stone

    Stone

    1979

    as Daniel Ellis Stone

    9
    The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

    The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

    1979

    as Charles Bates

    6.5
    A Cry for Justice

    A Cry for Justice

    1979

    as Sgt. Ted Bentley

    9
    Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

    Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

    1978

    as Prof. Benjamin Fuller

    7
    The Islander

    The Islander

    1978

    as Gable McQueen

    7
    Centennial

    Centennial

    1978

    as R.J. Poteet

    7.7
    Pearl

    Pearl

    1978

    as Col. Jason Forrest

    6
    Intimate Strangers

    Intimate Strangers

    1977

    as Donald Halston

    5
    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

    1977

    as Self

    7.1
    Cher

    Cher

    1975

    as Self - Guest

    7
    Terror on the Beach

    Terror on the Beach

    1973

    as Neil Glynn

    5.3
    Female Artillery

    Female Artillery

    1973

    as Deke Chambers

    9
    Police Story

    Police Story

    1973

    7
    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    1973

    as Self

    6.3
    Rolling Man

    Rolling Man

    1972

    as Lonnie McAfee

    6.5
    The Great Man's Whiskers

    The Great Man's Whiskers

    1972

    as Abraham Lincoln

    8
    Duel

    Duel

    1971

    as David Mann

    7.4
    What's the Matter with Helen?

    What's the Matter with Helen?

    1971

    as Linc Palmer

    5.9
    The Forgotten Man

    The Forgotten Man

    1971

    as Lt. Joe Hardy

    7.7
    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

    1971

    6.7
    The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

    1971

    as Self

    6.7
    A Man Called Sledge

    A Man Called Sledge

    1970

    as Erwin Ward

    6.1
    Swing Out, Sweet Land

    Swing Out, Sweet Land

    1970

    as Self

    5.7

    The Don Knotts Show

    1970

    as Self

    9
    McCloud

    McCloud

    1970

    as Sam McCloud

    7.2
    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    1968

    as Self

    7.6
    Mission Batangas

    Mission Batangas

    1968

    as Chip Corbett

    8
    The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

    1968

    as Walter Grayson

    7
    Gentle Giant

    Gentle Giant

    1967

    as Tom Wedloe

    8.5
    Judd, for the Defense

    Judd, for the Defense

    1967

    7.7
    Gentle Ben

    Gentle Ben

    1967

    as Tom Wedloe

    6.7
    Duel at Diablo

    Duel at Diablo

    1966

    as Willard Grange

    6.4
    Way... Way Out

    Way... Way Out

    1966

    as Hoffman

    5.9
    Gallegher Goes West

    Gallegher Goes West

    1966

    as George Tucker, the Sundown Kid

    That Girl

    That Girl

    1966

    6.2

    Kentucky Jones

    1964

    as Kentucky Jones

    7
    The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962

    as Self

    6.8
    Combat!

    Combat!

    1962

    as Noah

    7.9
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    1962

    as Self

    7.5
    Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

    1961

    as Wayne Wandemeir

    5.7
    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    as Self - Co-Host

    5.8
    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    as Self

    5.8
    The Gallant Hours

    The Gallant Hours

    1960

    as Andy Lowe

    6.7
    The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

    1959

    as Adam Grant

    8.5
    Touch of Evil

    Touch of Evil

    1958

    as Mirador Motel Night Manager

    7.7
    Ten Wanted Men

    Ten Wanted Men

    1955

    as Sheriff Clyde Gibbons

    5.9
    Storm Fear

    Storm Fear

    1955

    as Hank

    6
    Seven Angry Men

    Seven Angry Men

    1955

    as John Brown Jr.

    6
    Chief Crazy Horse

    Chief Crazy Horse

    1955

    as Maj. Carlisle

    5.6
    Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

    1955

    as Chester

    6.7
    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    1955

    as Charles Cavender

    7.8
    Dangerous Mission

    Dangerous Mission

    1954

    as Ranger clerk

    6
    Dragnet

    Dragnet

    1954

    as Capt. R.A. Lohrman

    6.1
    Climax!

    Climax!

    1954

    as Steve Maclyn

    3.8
    The Golden Blade

    The Golden Blade

    1953

    6.7
    Column South

    Column South

    1953

    as Menguito

    6.1
    The Mississippi Gambler

    The Mississippi Gambler

    1953

    as Julian Contant

    7.2
    Law and Order

    Law and Order

    1953

    as Frank Durling

    5.7
    War Arrow

    War Arrow

    1953

    as Pino

    5.7
    The Redhead from Wyoming

    The Redhead from Wyoming

    1953

    as Matt Jessup

    6.3
    The Man from the Alamo

    The Man from the Alamo

    1953

    as Tennessean (uncredited)

    6.6
    Horizons West

    Horizons West

    1952

    as Dandy Taylor

    6.3
    The Lawless Breed

    The Lawless Breed

    1952

    as Jim Clements

    6.7
    Dragnet

    Dragnet

    1951

    6.5
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    1951

    as Ben

    7.2
    Dragnet

    Dragnet

    1951

    as Russ Camp

    6.5
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8