Monday, February 27, 2006
Dennis Weaver, Dead at 81
Actor Dennis Weaver has died at the age of 81.
Best known and recognized for his roles in televisions' "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud", my two personal favorite Dennis Weaver performances (besides "McCloud") are him being chased by a menacing semi-truck in "Duel" and as a cocaine addicted salesman in "Cocaine: One Man's Seduction".
From his Bio:
Dennis Weaver, 1924-2006
Rest In Peace
Best known and recognized for his roles in televisions' "Gunsmoke" and "McCloud", my two personal favorite Dennis Weaver performances (besides "McCloud") are him being chased by a menacing semi-truck in "Duel" and as a cocaine addicted salesman in "Cocaine: One Man's Seduction".
From his Bio:
Was a former Track and Field athlete from the University of Oklahoma. [He] placed 6th in the 1948 Olympic Trials in the Decathlon. Bob Mathias placed first; Weaver won the final event, the 1500 meter run.
Gave his character Chester on Gunsmoke a bad leg and a limp out of fear that he would not be noticed when playing scenes with the 6' 9" James Arness unless his character had an unusual trait that would call attention to him.
Dennis Weaver, 1924-2006
Rest In Peace
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"Duel" was a fantastic movie. I remember seeing it as a kid and being scared to death of semi trucks for years to come.
# posted by 
: 5:55 AM, February 28, 2006
: 5:55 AM, February 28, 2006
Remember the ending, where he fakes out the semi and the semi goes rolling off the edge of a cliff, and how happy he (Weavers' character) is? It's a great movie, I agree.
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