ACTOR
Dennis Weaver
1924 - 2006

Dennis Weaver
Billy Dennis Weaver (June 4, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild, best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s until just before his death in 2006. Weaver's two most famous roles were as Marshal Matt Dillon's deputy Chester Goode on the western Gunsmoke and as Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud on the police drama McCloud. He starred in the 1971 television film Duel, the first film of director Steven Spielberg. He is also remembered for his role as the twitchy motel attendant in Orson Welles's film Touch of Evil (1958). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dennis Weaver is the 3,152nd most popular actor (down from 2,967th in 2019), the 5,311th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,547th in 2019) and the 1,500th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Dennis Weaver ranks 3,152 out of 13,578. Before him are Tamannaah, Nikolay Cherkasov, Michael Moriarty, Alicia Silverstone, Kirill Lavrov, and Loriot. After him are Eve Meyer, John Shrapnel, Ada Rogovtseva, Pascale Petit, Richard Sammel, and Ethel Merman.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTamannaah
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3,146
Nikolay Cherkasov
1903 - 1966
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3,147
Michael Moriarty
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 3,148
Alicia Silverstone
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,149
Kirill Lavrov
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,150
Loriot
1923 - 2011
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,151
Dennis Weaver
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,152
Eve Meyer
1928 - 1977
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,153
John Shrapnel
1942 - 2020
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,154
Ada Rogovtseva
1937 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,155
Pascale Petit
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 3,156
Richard Sammel
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 3,157
Ethel Merman
1908 - 1984
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 3,158
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Dennis Weaver ranks 256. Before him are Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Wendell Ford, Sylvia Miles, Evald Ilyenkov, Ed Koch, and Zsuzsa Körmöczy. After him are Qiao Shi, János Starker, Mike Bongiorno, J. J. Johnson, Colleen Dewhurst, and Inji Aflatoun. Among people deceased in 2006, Dennis Weaver ranks 193. Before him are Rainer Barzel, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Kathleen Antonelli, Zsuzsa Körmöczy, and Octavia E. Butler. After him are William P. Gottlieb, Peter Norman, Raúl Francisco Primatesta, Charles E. Brady Jr., Said Mohamed Djohar, and Max Merkel.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsPatricia Kennedy Lawford
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 250
Wendell Ford
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 251
Sylvia Miles
ACTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 252
Evald Ilyenkov
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1979
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 253
Ed Koch
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 254
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
TENNIS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 255
Dennis Weaver
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 256
Qiao Shi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 257
János Starker
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 258
Mike Bongiorno
PRESENTER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 259
J. J. Johnson
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2001
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 260
Colleen Dewhurst
ACTOR
1924 - 1991
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 261
Inji Aflatoun
PAINTER
1924 - 1989
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 262
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsRainer Barzel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 187
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 188
Pierre Vidal-Naquet
HISTORIAN
1930 - 2006
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 189
Kathleen Antonelli
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 190
Zsuzsa Körmöczy
TENNIS PLAYER
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 191
Octavia E. Butler
WRITER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 192
Dennis Weaver
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 193
William P. Gottlieb
PHOTOGRAPHER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 194
Peter Norman
ATHLETE
1942 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 195
Raúl Francisco Primatesta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1919 - 2006
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 196
Charles E. Brady Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1951 - 2006
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 197
Said Mohamed Djohar
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 198
Max Merkel
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2006
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 199
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dennis Weaver ranks 5,311 out of 20,380. Before him are Osceola (1804), Henry Paulson (1946), Joseph A. Walker (1921), Leland Sklar (1947), Alicia Silverstone (1976), and Octavia E. Butler (1947). After him are Eve Meyer (1928), Steve Berry (1955), Joe Engle (1932), Ethel Merman (1908), Broderick Crawford (1911), and Harold Osborn (1899).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsOsceola
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1838
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,305
Henry Paulson
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,306
Joseph A. Walker
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 1966
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,307
Leland Sklar
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5,308
Alicia Silverstone
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 5,309
Octavia E. Butler
WRITER
1947 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 5,310
Dennis Weaver
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 5,311
Eve Meyer
ACTOR
1928 - 1977
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 5,312
Steve Berry
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 5,313
Joe Engle
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2024
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5,314
Ethel Merman
ACTOR
1908 - 1984
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5,315
Broderick Crawford
ACTOR
1911 - 1986
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5,316
Harold Osborn
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5,317
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Dennis Weaver ranks 1,500. Before him are Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), Joan Blondell (1906), Robert Montgomery (1904), Lauren German (1978), Michael Moriarty (1941), and Alicia Silverstone (1976). After him are Eve Meyer (1928), Ethel Merman (1908), Broderick Crawford (1911), Barbara Harris (1935), Lainie Kazan (1940), and Sally Kirkland (1941).
Elizabeth Mitchell
1970 - Present
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,494
Joan Blondell
1906 - 1979
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 1,495
Robert Montgomery
1904 - 1981
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,496
Lauren German
1978 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 1,497
Michael Moriarty
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 1,498
Alicia Silverstone
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 1,499
Dennis Weaver
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 1,500
Eve Meyer
1928 - 1977
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 1,501
Ethel Merman
1908 - 1984
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,502
Broderick Crawford
1911 - 1986
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,503
Barbara Harris
1935 - 2018
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,504
Lainie Kazan
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1,505
Sally Kirkland
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 1,506