What is Dennis Weaver?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Dennis Weaver |image = DennisWeaverAug97.jpg |image_size = |caption = Weaver in 1997 |office1 = President of the [[Screen Actors Guild]] |term_start1 = 1973 |term_end1 = 1975 |predecessor1 = [[John Gavin]] |successor1 = [[Kathleen Nolan]] |birth_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|6|4}} |birth_place = [[Joplin, Missouri]], [[U.S.]] |death_date = {{Dda|2006|2|24|1924|6|4}} |death_place = [[Ridgway, Colorado]], U.S. |resting_place = Cremated |occupation = Actor |spouse = {{marriage|Gerry Stowell|1945|2006}} }} '''William 'Billy' Dennis Weaver''' (June 4, 1924 &ndash; February 24, 2006) was an [[Americans|American]] actor. He was best known for his work in [[television]]. His TV roles included Chester Goode on the long-running western series ''[[Gunsmoke (TV series)|Gunsmoke]]'', Marshal Sam McCloud on the [[NBC]] [[police]] [[drama]] ''[[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]''. He was in the 1971 TV movie ''[[Duel (1971 film)|Duel]]''. He has won an [[Emmy Award]] in 1959. Weaver was born on June 4, 1924 in [[Joplin, Missouri]]. He studied at Joplin Junior College and at the [[University of Oklahoma]]. He was married to Gerry Stowell from 1945 until his death in 2006. They had three children. Weaver died of complications of [[cancer]] at his home in [[Ridgway, Colorado]] on February 24, 2006.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/2006/feb/28/local/me-weaver28 Dennis Weaver, 81; Star of `Gunsmoke,' `McCloud' Also Was Environmental Activist]</ref> ==Movies== *''[[The Lawless Breed]]'' (1953) *''[[War Arrow]]'' (1953) *''[[Dangerous Mission]]'' (1954) *''[[Dragnet (1954 film)|Dragnet]]'' (1954) *''[[Ten Wanted Men]]'' (1955) *''[[Seven Angry Men]]'' (1955) *''[[Chief Crazy Horse (1955 film)|Chief Crazy Horse]]'' (1955) *''[[Navy Wife]]'' (1956) *''[[Touch of Evil]]'' (1958) *''[[The Gallant Hours]]'' (1960) *''[[Duel at Diablo]]'' (1966) *''[[Gentle Giant (film)|Gentle Giant]]'' (1967) *''[[Gentle Ben]]'' (1967–1969) (TV) *''[[Miss