“It’s a wonderful feeling, that surrounding warmth, with a cool, fresh breeze,” says actor and activist Weaver, his voice familiar as an old friend’s from his years in such popular roles as “Chester” on Gunsmoke and the cowboy-in-the-city detective McCloud. “For seven years, McCloud was pure joy,” Weaver said. "I got into the business of playing a leading man and had more say-so about … He Front row, L to R: Sam Craddock, Andy Latteier and Don Rickard. Dennis Weaver stars as Deputy Marshall Sam McCloud, a Stetson topped, sheepskin coat-wearing, horse-riding cop from Taos, New Mexico on loan to the N.Y.P.D. 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. Dennis Weaver’s naval squadron circa 1945: Back row, L to R: Lamont Davis, Dennis Weaver and Ed Ryan. TV’s original urban cowboy! McCloud (TV Series 1970–1977) - IMDb With Dennis Weaver, J.D. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Dennis Weaver, the slow-witted deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic western "Gunsmoke" and the New Mexico deputy solving New York crime in "McCloud," has died. During his time portraying the Deputy Marshall McCloud, a western policeman who ended up in New York City, Dennis earned two Emmy Award nominations in 1974 and 1975. Dennis Weaver, Actor: McCloud. The actor was 81. Sure, Police Chief Clifford considers him a hayseed, but McCloud gets results, using his honest, no-nonsense country ways to solve complex crimes. After playing the part for nine years, he moved on to star in his own series, Kentucky Jones (1964). Cannon, Terry Carter, Ken Lynch. However, the show failed to find mass appeal and was cancelled after just one season. The then 39-year-old followed up his big break with a starring role on the short-lived NBC dramedy Kentucky Jones . Dennis Weaver dressed as his character from 'McCloud.' In 1970, Dennis Weaver landed the role of Sam McCloud on the TV series “McCloud,” a police drama series that ran from September 1970 until April 1977. DENNIS WEAVER AS SAM MCCLOUD. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1975 Vinyl release of "McCloud Country" on Discogs. Dennis Weaver first became familiar to television audiences as Matt Dillon's deputy Chester Goode in Gunsmoke (1955). Weaver died of complications from cancer Friday at his home in Ridgway, in southwestern Colorado, his publicist Julian Myers said. LOS ANGELES (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. A New Mexico deputy marshal gets assigned to Manhattan's 27th Precinct. 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