Deceased

How Did Dennis Weaver Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 81

Also known asWilliam Dennis Weaver, دنیس ویورGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn04/06/1924Born inJoplin, Missouri, USADied24/02/2006Died inRidgwayCausecancerWikidataQ365550 ↗TMDb#12422 ↗

Billy Dennis Weaver 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.

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Filmography63 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2005	WildfireSeries	Henry Ritter	81
2004	Home on the RangeMovie	Abner (voice)	80
2000	The VirginianMovie	Sam Balaam	76
1999	Family LawSeries	Judge Richard Lloyd	75
1997	Seduction in a Small TownMovie	Sam Jenks	73
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	72
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Emmett Rivers	70
1994	GreyhoundsMovie	Chance Wayne	70
1992	Earth and the American DreamMovie	Reader (voice)	68
1992	MastergateMovie	Vice President Dale Burden	68
1990	Captain Planet and the PlaneteersSeries	—	66
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Buck McCoy (voice)	65
1988	Disaster at Silo 7Movie	Sheriff Ben Harlen	64
1983	Emerald Point N.A.S.Series	Rear Adm. Thomas Mallory	59
1983	Cocaine: One Man's SeductionMovie	Eddie Gant	59
1980	Magnum, P.I.Series	Lacy Fletcher	56
1980	StoneSeries	Det. Sgt. Daniel Stone	56
1979	The Ordeal of Patty HearstMovie	Charles Bates	55
1979	StoneMovie	Daniel Ellis Stone	55
1978	CentennialSeries	R.J. Poteet	54
1978	The IslanderMovie	Gable McQueen	54
1978	PearlSeries	Col. Jason Forrest	54
1978	Ishi: The Last of His TribeMovie	Prof. Benjamin Fuller	54
1977	The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew MysteriesSeries	Self	53
1975	CherSeries	Self - Guest	51
1973	Police StorySeries	—	49
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	49
1973	Terror on the BeachMovie	Neil Glynn	49
1973	Female ArtilleryMovie	Deke Chambers	49
1972	The Great Man's WhiskersMovie	Abraham Lincoln	48
1971	The Sonny & Cher Comedy HourSeries	—	47
1971	DuelMovie	David Mann	47
1971	What's the Matter with Helen?Movie	Linc Palmer	47
1971	The Pet SetSeries	Self	47
1970	McCloudSeries	Sam McCloud	46
1970	Swing Out, Sweet LandMovie	Self	46
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Walter Grayson	44
1968	The Dean Martin Christmas ShowMovie	Self	44
1967	Judd, for the DefenseSeries	—	43
1966	Duel at DiabloMovie	Willard Grange	42
1966	That GirlSeries	—	42
1966	Way... Way OutMovie	Hoffman	42
1962	Combat!Series	Noah	38
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	38
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Wayne Wandemeir	37
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	37
1960	The Gallant HoursMovie	Andy Lowe	36
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Adam Grant	35
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Charles Cavender	31
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Chester	31
1955	Storm FearMovie	Hank	31
1955	Chief Crazy HorseMovie	Maj. Carlisle	31
1955	Seven Angry MenMovie	John Brown Jr.	31
1954	Climax!Series	Steve Maclyn	30
1954	DragnetMovie	Capt. R.A. Lohrman	30
1954	Dangerous MissionMovie	Ranger clerk	30
1953	The Golden BladeMovie	—	29
1953	Law and OrderMovie	Frank Durling	29
1952	The Lawless BreedMovie	Jim Clements	28
1952	Horizons WestMovie	Dandy Taylor	28
1951	DragnetSeries	—	27
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Ben	27
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	24