06/04/1924
Joplin, Missouri, USA:
William Dennis Weaver (* 4. Juni 1924 in Joplin, Missouri; † 24. Februar 2006 in Ridgway, Colorado) war ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler. Seine Bühnenkarriere begann er mit der Hilfe von Shelley Winters, die ihm 1952 eine Rolle in Kehr zurück, kleine Sheba verschaffte. Zwischen 1955 und 1966 verkörperte er in der Westernserie Rauchende Colts die Figur Chester, für die er mit einem Emmy Award ausgezeichnet wurde. Diese Episoden wurden bis auf wenige Ausnahmen in Deutschland nicht ausgestrahlt. Zu seinen bekanntesten Filmauftritten gehören unter anderem jene als einfältiger Nachtportier in Orson Welles' Im Zeichen des Bösen sowie als Sidekick von James Garner in Der Einsame aus dem Westen. In Steven Spielbergs Filmdebüt Duell (1971) spielte er die Hauptrolle, einen einsamen Autofahrer, der sich von einem Truck verfolgt sieht. In Deutschland erlangte er außerdem durch die Krimiserie Ein Sheriff in New York (1970 bis 1977) große Beliebtheit.
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Home on the Range (2004) as Abner (voice) |
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Submerged (2000) as Buck Stevens |
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High Noon (2000) as Mart Howe |
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The Virginian (2000) as Sam Balaam |
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Escape from Wildcat Canyon (1998) as Grandpa Flint |
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Seduction in a Small Town (1997) as Sam Jenks |
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Stolen Women, Captured Hearts (1997) as Captain Farnsworth |
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Two Bits & Pepper (1995) as Sheriff Pratt |
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Greyhounds (1994) as Chance Wayne |
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Mastergate (1992) as Vice President Dale Burden |
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Earth and the American Dream (1992) as Reader (voice) |
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Great Adventurers & Their Quests: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1990) as Narrator |
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Dennis Weaver's Earthship (1990) as |
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The Return of Sam McCloud (1989) as Sam McCloud |
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Disaster at Silo 7 (1988) as Sheriff Ben Harlen |
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Walking After Midnight (1988) as Self |
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Bluffing It (1987) as Jack Duggan |
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Amy Grant: Headin' Home for the Holidays (1986) as Tom Miller |
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A Winner Never Quits (1986) as Mr. Wyshner |
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Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985) as Wally Johnson |
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Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983) as Eddie Gant |
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Don't Go to Sleep (1982) as Phillip |
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The Day the Loving Stopped (1981) as Aaron Danner |
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The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980) as Dr. Samuel A. Mudd |
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Amber Waves (1980) as Elroy 'Bud' Burkhardt |
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Stone (1979) as Daniel Ellis Stone |
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A Cry For Justice (1979) as Sgt. Ted Bentley |
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The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979) as Charles Bates |
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Ishi: The Last of His Tribe (1978) as Prof. Benjamin Fuller |
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The Islander (1978) as Gable McQueen |
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Intimate Strangers (1977) as Donald Halston |
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Terror on the Beach (1973) as Neil Glynn |
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Female Artillery (1973) as Deke Chambers |
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Rolling Man (1972) as Lonnie McAfee |
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The Great Man's Whiskers (1972) as Abraham Lincoln |
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Duel (1971) as David Mann |
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The Forgotten Man (1971) as Lt. Joe Hardy |
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What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) as Lincoln Palmer |
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A Man Called Sledge (1970) as Erwin Ward |
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Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970) as Self |
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) as Self |
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Mission Batangas (1968) as Chip Corbett |
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Gentle Giant (1967) as Tom Wedloe |
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Gallegher Goes West (1966) as George Tucker, the Sundown Kid |
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Way... Way Out (1966) as Hoffman |
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Duel at Diablo (1966) as Willard Grange |
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The Gallant Hours (1960) as Andy Lowe |
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Touch of Evil (1958) as Mirador Motel Night Manager |
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Storm Fear (1955) as Hank |
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Chief Crazy Horse (1955) as Maj. Carlisle |
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Seven Angry Men (1955) as John Brown Jr. |
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Ten Wanted Men (1955) as Sheriff Clyde Gibbons |
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Dragnet (1954) as Capt. R.A. Lohrman |
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Dangerous Mission (1954) as Ranger clerk |
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War Arrow (1953) as Pino |
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The Golden Blade (1953) as |
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The Man from the Alamo (1953) as Tennessean (uncredited) |
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Column South (1953) as Menguito |
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Law and Order (1953) as Frank Durling |
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The Mississippi Gambler (1953) as Julian Contant |
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The Redhead from Wyoming (1953) as Matt Jessup |
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The Lawless Breed (1952) as Jim Clements |
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Horizons West (1952) as Dandy Taylor |