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Dennis Weaver
Weaver in 1997
President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office1973–1975
Preceded by	John Gavin
Succeeded by	Kathleen Nolan
Personal details
Born	(1924-06-04)June 4, 1924Joplin, Missouri, U.S.
Died	February 24, 2006(2006-02-24) (aged81)Ridgway, Colorado, U.S.
Resting place	Cremated
Spouse(s)	Gerry Stowell​(m.1945⁠–⁠2006)​
Occupation	Actor

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.

Weaver was born on June 4, 1924 in Joplin, Missouri. He studied at Joplin Junior College and at the University of Oklahoma. He was married to Gerry Stowell from 1945 until his death in 2006. They had three children. Weaver died of complications of cancer at his home in Ridgway, Colorado on February 24, 2006.[1]

Movies

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• The Lawless Breed (1953)
• War Arrow (1953)
• Dangerous Mission (1954)
• Dragnet (1954)
• Ten Wanted Men (1955)
• Seven Angry Men (1955)
• Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
• Navy Wife (1956)
• Touch of Evil (1958)
• The Gallant Hours (1960)
• Duel at Diablo (1966)
• Gentle Giant (1967)
• Gentle Ben (1967–1969) (TV)
• Mission Batangas (1968)
• McCloud:Who Killed Miss U.S.A? (1970) (TV)
• A Man Called Sledge (1970)
• Duel (1971)
• Terror on the Beach (1973)
• Cry For Justice (1977)
• Don't Go to Sleep (1982)
• Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983)
• Two Bits & Pepper (1995)
• Escape from Wildcat Canyon (1998)
• Submerged (2000) with Coolio, Maxwell Caulfield, Brent Huff and Nicole Eggert
• Home on the Range (2004)
• Wildfire(2005)

References

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1. ↑ Dennis Weaver, 81; Star of `Gunsmoke,' `McCloud' Also Was Environmental Activist

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• Dennis Weaver on IMDb
• Dennis Weaver at the Internet Broadway Database
• Dennis Weaver at Find a Grave

v t e Presidents of the Screen Actors Guild and SAG-AFTRA

Ralph Morgan (1933) Eddie Cantor (1933) Robert Montgomery (1935) Ralph Morgan (1938) Edward Arnold (1940) James Cagney (1942) George Murphy (1944) Robert Montgomery (1946) Ronald Reagan (1947) Walter Pidgeon (1952) Leon Ames (1957) Howard Keel (1958) Ronald Reagan (1959) George Chandler (1960) Dana Andrews (1963) Charlton Heston (1965) John Gavin (1971) Dennis Weaver (1973) Kathleen Nolan (1975) William Schallert (1979) Edward Asner (1981) Patty Duke (1985) Barry Gordon (1988) Richard Masur (1995) William Daniels (1999) Melissa Gilbert (2001) Alan Rosenberg (2005) Ken Howard (2009) Gabrielle Carteris (2016) Fran Drescher (2021) Sean Astin (2025)

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