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Dennis Weaver

1924 - 2006

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William 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 trusty partner Chester Goode/Proudfoot 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Weaver has received more than 4,510,753 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Dennis Weaver is the 2,053rd most popular actor (up from 2,294th in 2019), the 3,406th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,833rd in 2019) and the 984th most popular American Actor.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dennis Weaver ranks 2,053 out of 9,996. Before him are Jon Cryer, Richard Bright, David Wenham, Willie Garson, Rachel Kempson, and Isabella Andreini. After him are Adriana Asti, Josh Radnor, John Gilbert, Daniel Gélin, Alexander Skarsgård, and Musidora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Dennis Weaver ranks 169. Before him are Haim Bar-Lev, Ken Tyrrell, Charles Bachman, Claude Lefort, Alice Babs, and Shintaro Abe. After him are Fud Leclerc, Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, Billy Wright, Friaça, Deke Slayton, and Abderrahmane Youssoufi. Among people deceased in 2006, Dennis Weaver ranks 131. Before him are Faas Wilkes, Seymour Martin Lipset, Wilson Pickett, Jack Williamson, Ahmet Ertegun, and Richard Bright. After him are Mickey Spillane, Ferenc Szusza, George Koval, John Profumo, Johannes Willebrands, and W. Montgomery Watt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Weaver ranks 3,406 out of 18,182. Before him are Lynne Cheney (1941), Dave Grusin (1934), Willie Garson (1964), Chris McCandless (1968), Bill Nelson (1942), and Elmore Leonard (1925). After him are Nancy Roman (1925), Chuck Feeney (1931), Josh Radnor (1974), Lucius D. Clay (1898), John Gilbert (1895), and Marie Colvin (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dennis Weaver ranks 984. Before him are Rhonda Fleming (1923), Joe Spinell (1936), Dermot Mulroney (1963), Jon Cryer (1965), Richard Bright (1937), and Willie Garson (1964). After him are Josh Radnor (1974), John Gilbert (1895), Mack Swain (1876), William Petersen (1953), William Devane (1939), and Ken Kercheval (1935).

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