Dennis Weaver

DENNIS WEAVER d2006. American actor and president of the Screen Actors Guild best known for his work in television and films from the early 1950s. His 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)