Dennis Weaver

Age: 81 (passed away Feb. 24th, 2006)
Height: 6' 2"

Birth Place: Joplin, Missouri, USA
Born: Jun. 4th, 1924

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Dennis Weaver's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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TRIVIA:

Placed 6th in the 1948 Olympic Trials in the Decathlon. 'Bob Mathias' (qv) placed first; Weaver won the final event, the 1500 meter run.
Father of actor 'Robby Weaver (I)' (qv), actor/producer/director 'Rick Weaver (I)' (qv) and 'Rusty Weaver' (qv).
Inducted (as a cast member of _"Gunsmoke" (1955)_ (qv)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1981.
Gave his character Chester on _"Gunsmoke" (1955)_ (qv) a bad leg and a limp out of fear that he would not be noticed when playing scenes with the 'James Arness' (qv), who stood 6'6" tall, unless his character had an unusual trait that would call attention to him.
Vegetarian.
(1973-1975) President of Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
Served as the president of "Love Is Feeding Everyone" (LIFE), which fed 150,000 needy people a week in Los Angeles County. Also, founded the Institute of Ecolonomics, which sought solutions to economic and environmental problems.
Born at 8:00am-CDT.

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