Dennis Weaver

William Dennis Weaver 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 trusty deputy Chester Goode/Proudfoot 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).

4 June 1924

Born on the same birth date (4 June 1924): Tofilau Eti Alesana

Born on the same birth day (4 June): Bobby Wanzer • Franz Xaver von Zach • George Chesworth • Heinrich Otto Wieland • Henri Bedimo • Jennifer Carroll (swimmer) • John Burgess (host) • John Drew Barrymore • Linda Lingle • Mary Testa • Matt McIlwrick • Michael Greyeyes • Milan Komar • Paul Taylor (keyboardist) • Rainie Yang • Raymond Dumais • Richie Hawtin • Walter Hadlee

Born in the same month (June 1924): Archie Roy • Colleen Dewhurst • Dimitar Isakov • Friedrich L. Bauer • George Mikan • Grete Dollitz • James Black (pharmacologist) • Jean Laplanche • Jimmy Rogers • Kalevi Keihänen • Kurt Furgler • Madan Mohan (composer) • Philip H. Hoff • Pontus Hultén • Roy Walford • The Sheik (wrestler) • Tofilau Eti Alesana • William J. Castagna • Yoshito Takamine