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Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 04, 1924
Died Feb 24, 2006 (81)
Birthplace Joplin, Missouri, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 03, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud, and the 1971 TV movie Duel. Description above from the ... Wikipedia article Dennis Weaver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Home on the Range

Home on the Range

2004

as Abner (voice)

The Virginian

The Virginian

2000

as Sam Balaam

Submerged

Submerged

2000

as Buck Stevens

High Noon

High Noon

2000

as Mart Howe

Escape from Wildcat Canyon

Escape from Wildcat Canyon

1998

as Grandpa Flint

Seduction in a Small Town

Seduction in a Small Town

1997

as Sam Jenks

Stolen Women, Captured Hearts

Stolen Women, Captured Hearts

1997

as Captain Farnsworth

Two Bits & Pepper

Two Bits & Pepper

1995

as Sheriff Pratt

Greyhounds

Greyhounds

1994

as Chance Wayne

Mastergate

Mastergate

1992

as Vice President Dale Burden

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

as Reader (voice)

The Return of Sam McCloud

The Return of Sam McCloud

1989

as Sam McCloud

Disaster at Silo 7

Disaster at Silo 7

1988

as Sheriff Ben Harlen

A Winner Never Quits

A Winner Never Quits

1986

as Mr. Wyshner

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

Cocaine: One Man's Seduction

1983

as Eddie Gant

Don't Go to Sleep

Don't Go to Sleep

1982

as Phillip

The Day the Loving Stopped

The Day the Loving Stopped

1981

as Aaron Danner

Amber Waves

Amber Waves

1980

as Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

as Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

Stone

Stone

1979

as Daniel Ellis Stone

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

The Ordeal of Patty Hearst

1979

as Charles Bates

The Islander

The Islander

1978

as Gable McQueen

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

Ishi: The Last of His Tribe

1978

as Prof. Benjamin Fuller

Intimate Strangers

Intimate Strangers

1977

as Donald Halston

Female Artillery

Female Artillery

1973

as Deke Chambers

Terror on the Beach

Terror on the Beach

1973

as Neil Glynn

Rolling Man

Rolling Man

1972

as Lonnie McAfee

The Great Man's Whiskers

The Great Man's Whiskers

1972

as Abraham Lincoln

Duel

Duel

1971

as David Mann

The Forgotten Man

The Forgotten Man

1971

as Lt. Joe Hardy

What's the Matter with Helen?

What's the Matter with Helen?

1971

as Lincoln Palmer

A Man Called Sledge

A Man Called Sledge

1970

as Erwin Ward

Mission Batangas

Mission Batangas

1968

as Chip Corbett

Gentle Giant

Gentle Giant

1967

as Tom Wedloe

Way... Way Out

Way... Way Out

1966

as Hoffman

Gallegher Goes West

Gallegher Goes West

1966

as George Tucker, the Sundown Kid

Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo

1966

as Willard Grange

The Gallant Hours

The Gallant Hours

1960

as Andy Lowe

Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958

as Mirador Motel Night Manager

Storm Fear

Storm Fear

1955

as Hank

Seven Angry Men

Seven Angry Men

1955

as John Brown Jr.

Ten Wanted Men

Ten Wanted Men

1955

as Sheriff Clyde Gibbons

Chief Crazy Horse

Chief Crazy Horse

1955

as Maj. Carlisle

Dangerous Mission

Dangerous Mission

1954

as Ranger clerk

Dragnet

Dragnet

1954

as Capt. R.A. Lohrman

Column South

Column South

1953

as Menguito

War Arrow

War Arrow

1953

as Pino

The Redhead from Wyoming

The Redhead from Wyoming

1953

as Matt Jessup

Law and Order

Law and Order

1953

as Frank Durling

The Mississippi Gambler

The Mississippi Gambler

1953

as Julian Contant

The Lawless Breed

The Lawless Breed

1952

as Jim Clements

Horizons West

Horizons West

1952

as Dandy Taylor

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Television Credits

Gunsmoke

as Chester

Episodes: 341

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Gentle Ben

as Tom Wedloe

Episodes: 56

First Aired: Sep 10, 1967

McCloud

as Sam McCloud

Episodes: 46

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

Kentucky Jones

as Kentucky Jones

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Sep 19, 1964

Emerald Point N.A.S.

as Rear Adm. Thomas Mallory

Episodes: 22

First Aired: Sep 26, 1983

Lonesome Dove: The Series

as Buffalo Bill Cody

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 09, 1994

Buck James

as Dr. Buck James

Episodes: 19

First Aired: Sep 27, 1987

Wildfire

as Henry Ritter

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jun 20, 2005

Centennial

as R.J. Poteet

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Oct 01, 1978

Stone

as Det. Sgt. Daniel Stone

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Jan 14, 1980

Pearl

as Col. Jason Forrest

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 16, 1978

Magnum, P.I.

as Lacy Fletcher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

The Simpsons

as Buck McCoy (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Combat!

as Noah

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1962

The Twilight Zone

as Adam Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Charles Cavender

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

Family Law

as Judge Richard Lloyd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1999

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Ben

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Steve Maclyn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Dr. Kildare

as Wayne Wandemeir

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Name of the Game

as Walter Grayson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Dragnet

as Russ Camp

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1951

Touched by an Angel

as Emmett Rivers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Dragnet

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 16, 1951

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 10, 1966

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1971

That Girl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1977

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Police Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 20, 1973

The Don Knotts Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1970

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Cher

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 16, 1975

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1961

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1990

The Pet Set

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 25, 1971

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Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 22 37 15
2024 7 23 34 12
2024 8 24 41 13
2024 9 14 24 6
2024 10 11 25 6
2024 11 10 18 4
2024 12 11 20 4
2025 1 14 21 7
2025 2 8 16 1
2025 3 6 13 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 1 1 0
2025 8 4 14 1

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Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 955 955
2025 7 550 488

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