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 Weaver starred in the best known ABC Movie of the Week, Steven Spielberg's Duel |
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| Born | William Dennis Weaver 4 June 1924 Joplin, Missouri, USA |
| Died | February 24, 2006 (aged 81) Ridgway, Colorado, USA |
| Other name(s) | Danny Weaver |
| Spouse(s) | Gerry Stowell (1945-2006) |
William Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his work in television, including roles on Gunsmoke, as Marshal Sam McCloud on the NBC police drama McCloud and in Steven Spielberg's feature-length directorial debut, the cult TV movie Duel in 1971. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Duel is a 1971 Television movie about a motorist (played by Dennis Weaver) on a remote and lonely road being stalked by a large Tanker truck Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ridgway is a Home Rule Municipality in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. McCloud is an American television police drama that aired on NBC from 1970 to 1977. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Duel is a 1971 Television movie about a motorist (played by Dennis Weaver) on a remote and lonely road being stalked by a large Tanker truck
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Biography
Early life
Weaver was born in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Lena Prather (1892-1970) and Walter Weaver (1890-1967), of Irish, Scottish, English, Cherokee and Osage ancestry. Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the U The Cherokee (ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯ a-ni-yv-wi-ya, in the Cherokee language) are a people native to North America, who at the time of European contact The Osage Nation is a tribe in the United States, which is mainly based in Osage County Oklahoma, but can be found throughout America He wanted to be an actor from boyhood. He started college at Joplin Junior College, now Missouri Southern State University and later attended the University of Oklahoma at Norman, where he studied drama and also was a track star, setting records in several events. Missouri Southern State University is a public state university located at 3950 E University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U Norman is the largest city in and the County seat of Cleveland County in the U Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. He served as a pilot in the United States Navy during the Second World War. The name PILOT is an Acronym, and stands for P rogrammed I nstruction L earning O r T eaching. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In 1945, he married Gerry Stowell, with whom he had three children. In 1948, he tried out for the U. Athletics Marathon December 5 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Saburo S. Olympic team in the decathlon. The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London The decathlon is an Athletic event consisting of ten Track and field events After he finished sixth in the Olympic Trials (only the top three made the team), his college friend Lonny Chapman convinced him to come to New York City to try acting. Lonny Chapman ( October 1, 1921 &ndash October 12, 2007) was an American Television actor best known for his numerous guest The City of New York
Career
Weaver's first role on Broadway came as an understudy to Chapman as Turk Fisher in Come Back, Little Sheba. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located An understudy is a theatrical term for someone who learns the lines and blocking/choreography of a leading actor or actress in a theatrical play. This article is about the play by William Inge For its film and television adaptations see Come Back Little Sheba. He eventually took over the role from Chapman in the national touring company. Solidifying his choice to become an actor, Weaver enrolled in The Actors Studio, where he met Shelley Winters. The Actors Studio is a membership Organization for Professional Actors theatre directors and Playwrights at 432 West 44th Street in Shelley Winters (August 18 1920 &ndash January 14 2006 was an American actress who appeared in dozens of films as well as on stage and television In the beginning of his acting career, he supported his family by doing a number of odd jobs, including selling vacuum cleaners, tricycles and women's hosiery. A vacuum cleaner (in colloquial British English also hoover) is a device that uses an air Pump to create a partial Vacuum to Suck A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle Hosiery is knitted coverings for the legs and feet Also referred to as legwear hosiery describes garments worn directly on the feet and Legs The term
In 1952, Winters aided him in getting a contract from Universal Studios. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American He made his film debut that same year in the movie The Redhead from Wyoming. The Redhead from Wyoming was a 1953 motion picture produced by Universal Studios and starring Maureen O'Hara and Alex Nicol Over the next three years, he played roles in a series of movies, but still had to work odd jobs to support his family. It was while delivering flowers that he heard he had landed his biggest break — the role of Chester Goode on the new television series Gunsmoke — which would go on to become the highest-rated and longest-running series in US television history (1955 to 1975). A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston He received an Emmy Award in 1959 for Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series. This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
Having become famous as Chester, he was cast in an offbeat supporting role in the 1958 Orson Welles film Touch of Evil, in which he nervously repeated, "I'm the night man". Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Touch of Evil ( 1958) is a black-and-white American film written directed and co-starring Orson Welles. From 1964 to 1965, he portrayed a friendly veterinarian in NBC's comedy-drama Kentucky Jones. His next substantial role was as Tom Wedloe on the television show Gentle Ben between 1967 and 1969. Gentle Ben is the name of a book of Fiction for children by author Walt Morey, which was later made into a Film and Television series The year 1967 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1967. The year 1969 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1969.
He began appearing on the series McCloud in 1970, for which he received two Emmy Award nominations. In 1974, he was nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series and in 1975, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. The year 1974 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1974. The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975 His frequent use of the affirming Southernism, "There you go", became a catchphrase for the show. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance During the series, in 1971, he appeared in Duel, a television movie directed by Steven Spielberg. Duel is a 1971 Television movie about a motorist (played by Dennis Weaver) on a remote and lonely road being stalked by a large Tanker truck Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. From 1973 to 1975, he was president of the Screen Actors Guild. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background
Later series during the 1980s (both of which lasted only one season) were Stone in which Weaver played a Joseph Wambaugh-esque police sergeant turned crime novelist, and Buck James, in which he played a Texas-based surgeon and rancher (Buck James was loosely based on real-life Texas doctor Red Duke). James Henry "Red" Duke Jr (born 1928 is a trauma surgeon and professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
In 1978, Weaver played the trail boss R. J. Poteet in the television miniseries Centennial on the episode titled "The Longhorns". A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Centennial is a 12-episode American Television Miniseries that aired on NBC from October 1978 to February 1979 Weaver also appeared in many acclaimed television films. In 1980, he played Dr. The year 1980 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1980. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned for involvement in the Lincoln assassination, in The Ordeal Of Doctor Mudd. Samuel Alexander Mudd I ( December 20, 1833 &ndash January 10, 1883) was a Maryland physician implicated and imprisoned for Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. In 1983, he played a real estate agent addicted to cocaine in Cocaine: One Man's Seduction. The year 1983 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1983. Real estate is a legal term (in some jurisdictions notably in the USA, United Kingdom Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Weaver received probably the best reviews of his career when he starred in the 1987 film Bluffing It, in which he played a man who is illiterate. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. traditional definition of literacy is considered to be the ability to read and write or the ability to use Language to read, write, listen, In February 2002, he appeared on the animated series The Simpsons (episode DABF07, "The Lastest Gun in the West") as the voice of aging Hollywood cowboy legend Buck McCoy. The year 2002 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2002. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer " The Lastest Gun in the West " is the twelfth episode of season 13 from the Television series The Simpsons, which aired on February 4 A cowboy is an animal Herder who tends Cattle on Ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback and often performs a multitude of
For his contribution to the television industry, Dennis Weaver was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6822 Hollywood Blvd, and on the Dodge City (KS) Trail of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that In 1981, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame with the Wrangler Award at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Hall of Great Western Performers is a Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, U The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is a Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma.
Weaver's most recent work was done on an ABC Family cable television show called Wildfire, where he played Henry, the father of Jean Ritter and the co-owner of Raintree Ranch. Wildfire is an American Television series that aired on ABC Family. He was only on the show for season 1, and died of complications from cancer at the age of 81 on February 24, 2006. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Personal life
Weaver had been a vegetarian since 1958 and student of yoga and meditation since the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 He was also renowned as an environmentalist, promoting eating lower on the food chain, alternate fuels such as hydrogen and wind power through an educational organization he founded, The Institute of Ecolonomics (a neologism formed by combining "ecology" and "economics"). [1] He was also involved with John Denver's WindStar Foundation. John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr He founded an organisation called Love is Feeding Everyone which provided food for 150,000 needy people a week in Los Angeles. [1]
In 2004, he led a fleet of alterntive fuel vehicles across America in order to raise awareness about America's dependence on oil. [1]
The “Earth Ship,” the personal home he built in Ridgway, Colorado during the late 1980s, incorporated recycled materials in its construction and featured advanced eco-technologies. An Earthship refers to a Passive solar home made of natural and recycled materials Ridgway is a Home Rule Municipality in Ouray County, Colorado, United States. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
Weaver was consistently involved with the annual Genesis Awards, which were created by The Ark Trust to honor those in the media who bring attention to the plight and suffering of animals. For 22 years the Genesis Awards has paid tribute to the major news and entertainment media for producing outstanding works which raise public understanding of animal issues
There will come a time … when civilized people will look back in horror on our generation and the ones that preceded it: the idea that we should eat other living things running around on four legs, that we should raise them just for the purpose of killing them! The people of the future will say “meat-eaters!” in disgust and regard us in the same way we regard cannibals and cannibalism – Dennis Weaver
References
- ^ a b c "A TV hero for real-life change: Dennis Weaver, actor, 1924-2006" in The Sydney Morning Herald, March 29, 2006, p. The Sydney Morning Herald ( SMH) is a daily Broadsheet Newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 29
External links
- Dennis Weaver at the Internet Movie Database
- Archive of American Television 2-1/2 hour career-wide interview with Dennis Weaver on Google Video
- Gunsmoke 50th Anniversary 2005 from Dodge City, Kansas
- Animal Planet Genesis Awards, commentary on going Vegetarian in 1958
- "Dennis Weaver, 81, Sidekick on 'Gunsmoke,' Dies", The New York Times, February 28, 2006. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- "Dennis Weaver, 81; Star of 'Gunsmoke,' 'McCloud' Also Was Environmental Activist", Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2006. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (information on his ancestry)
- Dennis Weaver at TV.com
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| NAME | Weaver, Dennis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American television actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Joplin, Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 2006 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Ridgway, Colorado |
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