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Dennis Weaver

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William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Dennis Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Known For Acting

Gender Male

Known Credits 75

Birthday 1924-06-04

Day of Death 2006-02-24

Place of Birth Joplin, Missouri, USA

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Acting TV ShowsMovies

2005 Wildfire (13 episodes) as Henry Ritter
2004 Home on the Range as Abner (voice)
2000 Submerged as Buck Stevens
2000 The Virginian as Sam Balaam
1999 Family Law (1 episode)
1998 Escape from Wildcat Canyon as Grandpa Flint
1997 Seduction in a Small Town as Sam Jenks
1997 Stolen Women, Captured Hearts as Captain Farnsworth
1996 E! True Hollywood Story (1 episode)
1995 Two Bits & Pepper as Sheriff Pratt
1994 Lonesome Dove: The Series (21 episodes) as Buffalo Bill Cody
1992 Mastergate as Vice President Dale Burden
1989 The Simpsons (1 episode)
1988 Disaster at Silo 7 as Sheriff Ben Harlen
1988 Walking After Midnight
1987 Buck James (1 episode) as Dr. Buck James
1987 Bluffing It as Jack Duggan
1986 A Winner Never Quits as Mr. Wyshner
1985 Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
1983 Emerald Point N.A.S. (35 episodes) as Rear Adm. Thomas Mallory
1983 Cocaine: One Man's Seduction as Eddie Gant
1982 Don't Go to Sleep as Phillip
1980 Magnum, P.I. (1 episode)
1980 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd as Dr. Samuel A. Mudd
1980 Amber Waves as Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt
1980 Stone (9 episodes) as Det. Sgt. Daniel Stone
1979 The Ordeal of Patty Hearst as Charles Bates
1978 Ishi: The Last of His Tribe as Professor Benjamin Fuller
1978 Pearl (3 episodes) as Col. Jason Forrest
1978 Centennial (12 episodes) as R.J. Poteet
1977 Intimate Strangers as Donald Halston
1977 The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1 episode)
1975 Cher (1 episode)
1973 Police Story (1 episode)
1973 Terror On The Beach as Neil Glynn
1973 Female Artillery as Deke Chambers
1972 Rolling Man as Lonnie McAfee
1971 Duel as David Mann
1971 The Forgotten Man as Lt. Joe Hardy
1971 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1 episode)
1971 What's the Matter with Helen? as Linc Palmer
1970 A Man Called Sledge as Erwin Ward
1970 McCloud (47 episodes) as Sam McCloud
1970 The Don Knotts Show (1 episode)
1968 The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Himself
1967 Gentle Ben (56 episodes) as Tom Wedloe
1967 Judd for the Defense (1 episode)
1966 Way... Way Out as Hoffman
1966 That Girl (1 episode)
1966 Duel at Diablo as Willard Grange
1964 Kentucky Jones (26 episodes) as Kentucky Jones
1962 Combat! (1 episode)
1961 Dr. Kildare (1 episode)
1960 The Gallant Hours as Andy Lowe
1959 The Twilight Zone (1 episode)
1958 Touch of Evil as Mirador Motel Night Manager
1955 Storm Fear as Hank
1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode)
1955 Gunsmoke (638 episodes) as Chester
1955 Chief Crazy Horse as Maj. Carlisle
1955 Seven Angry Men as John Brown Jr.
1955 Ten Wanted Men as Sheriff Clyde Gibbons
1954 Climax! (1 episode)
1954 Dragnet as Police Captain R.A. Lohrman
1954 Dangerous Mission as Ranger clerk
1954 War Arrow as Pino
1953 Column South as Cpl. Biddle
1953 The Mississippi Gambler as Julian Conant (uncredited)
1953 The Redhead from Wyoming as Matt Jessup
1953 The Lawless Breed as Jim Clements
1952 Horizons West as Dandy Taylor
1952 This Is Your Life (1 episode)
1951 Dragnet (5 episodes)
1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 episode)
1948 The Ed Sullivan Show (1 episode)

Directing

1970 McCloud (1 episode) … Director
1967 Gentle Ben (1 episode) … Director
1955 Gunsmoke (4 episodes) … Director

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