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Dennis Weaver

1924 - 2006

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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 trusty 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dennis Weaver has received more than 4,813,366 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Weaver is the 2,970th most popular actor (down from 2,051st in 2019), the 4,547th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,398th in 2019) and the 1,343rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 51.45

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

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  • 4.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Dennis Weaver ranks 2,970 out of 13,578. Before him are Giovanna Ralli, Gordon Jackson, Broderick Crawford, Tanuja, Shaken Aimanov, and Doris Roberts. After him are John Phillip Law, Dagmar Lassander, Zendaya, Barry Jackson, Harry Baur, and John Thaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Dennis Weaver ranks 227. Before him are Mike Bongiorno, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Martha Hyer, George Segal, Yasuzo Masumura, and Tatyana Lioznova. After him are Max van der Stoel, Philip Stone, Mutesa II of Buganda, Li Li-hua, Friedrich Wilhelm, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Colleen Dewhurst. Among people deceased in 2006, Dennis Weaver ranks 187. Before him are Daniel Schmid, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Jurij Brězan, Leon Niemczyk, Akira Ifukube, and Kent Andersson. After him are Kathleen Antonelli, Yitzhak Kaduri, Gert Fredriksson, Kazimierz Górski, Theodore Levitt, and Paul Halmos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dennis Weaver ranks 4,547 out of 20,380. Before him are Holly Marie Combs (1973), Augustine Washington (1694), Broderick Crawford (1911), Rikky von Opel (1947), Gertrude Käsebier (1852), and Doris Roberts (1925). After him are John Phillip Law (1937), Zendaya (1996), Rick James (1948), Frederick Lorz (1884), Pamela Tiffin (1942), and Andrew Robinson (1942).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Dennis Weaver ranks 1,343. Before him are Lydia Clarke (1923), Amanda Plummer (1957), Dorothy Gibson (1889), Holly Marie Combs (1973), Broderick Crawford (1911), and Doris Roberts (1925). After him are John Phillip Law (1937), Zendaya (1996), Pamela Tiffin (1942), Andrew Robinson (1942), Nick Cassavetes (1959), and Dick Miller (1928).

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Television and Movie Roles

Duel
David Mann
Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.
Nov 13o 19717.4 / 10
Touch of Evil
Mirador Motel Night Manager
When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.
Mar 30o 19587.8 / 10
Home on the Range
Abner (voice)
When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. The stakes are sky-high as this unlikely animal alliance risk their hides and match wits with a mysterious band of bad guys.
Apr 2o 20046.1 / 10