Cast

Dennis Weaver

1924 – 2006

Active years (films on this site)

1958–1971

Genres

CrimeDramaFilm-NoirActionThriller

Schools and movements

Blockbuster AuteursClassical HollywoodNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Orson Welles1 filmSteven Spielberg1 film

Biography

Billy Dennis Weaver 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 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. He is also remembered for his role as the twitchy motel attendant in Orson Welles's film Touch of Evil (1958). He also appeared in the TV series Wildfire.

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Awards and honours

International

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1959
• Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award 1987

National / local

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

2 films on this site

1. Touch of Evil 1958 · Orson Welles · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
2. Duel 1971 · Steven Spielberg · IMDb 7.6 · Cast