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Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver TV Listings

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TVLANDFri, Feb 12, 1:00 PMGunsmokeBuy
MOMAXeMon, Feb 15, 5:30 AMLaw and OrderBuy
TVLANDTue, Feb 16, 1:00 PMGunsmokeBuy
TVLANDWed, Feb 17, 1:00 PMGunsmokeBuy
TVLANDMon, Feb 22, 1:00 PMGunsmokeBuy
TVLANDTue, Feb 23, 1:00 PMGunsmokeBuy

Dennis Weaver Biography

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  • Birth Name: William Dennis Weaver
  • Birth Place: Joplin, MO
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/04/1924, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 02/24/2006
  • Profession: Actor; singer
Dennis Weaver Fast Facts:
  • Served during World War II as a Navy pilot.
  • Placed sixth in the decathlon at the national tryouts for the Olympics in 1948.
  • Was president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1973-75.
  • Released several country music albums.
  • Received the 1986 Presidential End Hunger Award for co-founding L.I.F.E. (Love Is Feeding Everyone), an organization that provided food to the hungry in L.A.
  • Best known for his roles on the TV Westerns Gunsmoke and McCloud.
    Dennis Weaver Relationships:
  • Gerry Stowell Weaver - Wife
  • Lenna Weaver - Mother
  • Rick Weaver - Son
  • Robby Weaver - Son
  • Rusty Weaver - Son
  • Walter Weaver - Father

    • Dennis Weaver Awards:
  • 1958 Emmy: Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 1959 Emmy: Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series - Winner
  • 1974 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Nominee
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Nominee
  • 1974 Emmy: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series - Nominee

  • College:
  • University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (BFA, 1948)
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