Why did Chester leave Gunsmoke? Dennis Weaver quit after nine seasons to pursue leading roles and avoid being typecast, ...

For the first nine seasons of Gunsmoke, James Arness' Marshal Matt Dillon was joined on the job by the lovable (albeit simple) Chester Goode, played remarkably by Dennis Weaver. A faithful and ...

Rick Weaver talks about his dad, the late actor and Colorado resident, Dennis Weaver, and the small-town park that memorializes him. Weaver starred in such classic TV shows as “Gunsmoke” and “McCloud.

Offscreen, James Arness traded Dodge City’s saloon dust for the comfort of his own king-size bed. Photographed in 1956, the towering Gunsmoke star relaxes with a script for an upcoming episode, ...

Dennis Weaver, one of television's iconic cowboys and a committed environmentalist, has died of cancer. He was 81. Weaver, who played diffident deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic western "Gunsmoke ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Dennis Weaver is an Actor with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1986 Remarks. The year with the highest average number of views per program ...

LOS ANGELES (voa) – Hollywood actor Dennis Weaver is leading a caravan of fuel-efficient cars across the United States to promote alternative fuels and to urge the country to reduce its dependence on ...

Before Timothy Olyphant graced television screens as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens on Justified, there was another cowboy lawman who traded in his sprawling Western landscapes for skyscrapers and ...

The late actor Dennis Weaver was known to play cowboys and deputy marshals. But the star found his happy place far from the glitz and glam of... A Colorado park honors actor Dennis Weaver and his love ...

The late actor Dennis Weaver was known to play cowboys and deputy marshals. But the star found his happy place far from the glitz and glam of Hollywood. Colorado Public Radio's Stina Sieg tells us ...