What’s actor Dennis Weaver’s story?
Charlene Allison
Los Angeles, California
In a career that lasted more than 50 years, Dennis Weaver was best known as Chester, Matt Dillon’s trusty deputy on Gunsmoke from 1955-1964. Between 1970 and 1977, he starred as the title character on McCloud, a “cowboy in the big city” Western. His various cowboy roles ranged from the trail boss in 1978’s Centennial miniseries to a retired cowboy actor in “The Latest Gun in the West” episode of the a
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