Actor Dennis Weaver, left, and wife, Gerry Stowell, arrive at CBS's 75th anniversary celebration in this Nov. 2, 2003, file photo in New York. Weaver, known for his roles in 'Gunsmoke,' and 'McCloud,' died of complications from cancer on Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 at his home in Ridgway, in southwestern Colorado, publicist Julian Myers said. The actor was 81. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File)
AP - Dennis Weaver, an actor with a Midwestern twang who played stiff-legged Chester the deputy on "Gunsmoke" and the cowboy cop hero in "McCloud," has died. He was 81. |