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Gunsmoke And McCloud Star Dennis Weaver Passes Away
Written by Paul Rance
Tuesday, 28 February 2006

Dennis Weaver, famous for his role as the drawling Chester in 1950s and 1960s western, 'Gunsmoke', and as the unconventional 1970s cop, McCloud, has died of cancer, aged 81.

Weaver also had an important part to play in Steven Spielberg's career - being the star of the director's first major film, 'Duel (1971)', when Weaver played a motorist trying to get out of the relentless path of a crazy petrol tanker driver.

Born in Missouri, Dennis Weaver had an acting career spanning 50 years, won an Emmy for his role as Chester Goode in 'Gunsmoke', and also appeared in 'The Simpsons' and 'Gentle Ben' - the latter being a mid-'60s show revolving around a family that adopts a big, friendly, black bear. Weaver will probably be as remembered, in decades to come, as much for his environmental and humanitarian work as his acting. He lived in an environmentally friendly house in Colorado - the state in which he died. Dennis Weaver was a giant among men.

Dennis Weaver's Personal Thoughts - from his own website
Dennis Weaver Website

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