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Weaver was born June 4, 1924, in Joplin, Missouri, the son of Walter Leon "Doc" Weaver and his wife Lenna Leora (née Prather). Weaver wanted to be an actor from childhood. He lived in Shreveport, Louisiana, for several years and for a short time in Manteca, California.
The first choice for the role of McCloud was Fess Parker, who turned it down. [1] Universal hired Dennis Weaver, who was well known as a "western" actor from Gunsmoke.The pilot, "Portrait of a Dead Girl", aired on February 17, 1970, and established the premise by having McCloud escort a prisoner from New Mexico to New York City, only to become embroiled in solving a complicated murder case.
A Winner Never Quits is a 1986 television film based on the true story of baseball player Pete Gray, the first one-armed man ever to play major league baseball, hired in 1943 as a "freak attraction" and wartime morale-booster by the Memphis Chicks, Class-A minor league ball club.
The Day the Loving Stopped is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film directed by Daniel Mann.Based on a novel by Julie Autumn List, [1] the film stars Dennis Weaver and Valerie Harper as a couple whose divorce upsets their two daughters, portrayed by Dominique Dunne and Ally Sheedy.
Duel is a 1971 American road action-thriller [1] [2] television film directed by Steven Spielberg.It centers on a traveling salesman David Mann (Dennis Weaver) driving his car through rural California to meet a client.
Throughout the 1970s, Evans continued to appear on television largely in guest roles. She appeared in a slew of detective shows such as The Rockford Files with James Garner, Mannix, Harry O with David Janssen, Banacek with George Peppard, McCloud with Dennis Weaver, and McMillan & Wife with Rock Hudson.
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Actor, playwright: Years active: 1951–2001: Spouse: ... Then in 1947, he hitchhiked with Dennis Weaver, his best friend at the university, to New York City, ...