1924 - 2006
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 deputy 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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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.
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,047
1937 - 2006
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,048
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,049
1964 - 2021
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,050
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 2,051
1562 - 1604
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,052
1924 - 2006
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,053
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,054
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 2,055
1895 - 1936
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,056
1921 - 2002
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,057
1976 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,058
1889 - 1957
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 2,059
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.
1924 - 1994
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 163
1924 - 2001
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 164
1924 - 2017
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 165
1924 - 2010
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 166
1924 - 2014
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 167
1924 - 1991
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 168
1924 - 2006
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 169
1924 - 2010
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 170
1924 - 2016
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 171
1924 - 1994
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 172
1924 - 2009
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 173
1924 - 1993
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 174
1924 - 2020
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 175
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 125
1922 - 2006
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 126
1941 - 2006
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 127
1908 - 2006
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 128
1923 - 2006
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 129
1937 - 2006
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 130
1924 - 2006
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 131
1918 - 2006
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 132
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 133
1913 - 2006
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 134
1915 - 2006
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 135
1909 - 2006
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 136
1909 - 2006
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 137
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).
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 3,400
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 3,401
1964 - 2021
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 3,402
1968 - 1992
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,403
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,404
1925 - 2013
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,405
1924 - 2006
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,406
1925 - 2018
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,407
1931 - 2023
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,408
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 3,409
1898 - 1978
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3,410
1895 - 1936
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3,411
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 3,412
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).
1923 - 2020
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 978
1936 - 1989
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 979
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 980
1965 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 981
1937 - 2006
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 982
1964 - 2021
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 983
1924 - 2006
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 984
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 985
1895 - 1936
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 986
1876 - 1935
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 987
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 988
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 989
1935 - 2019
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 990