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Actor Born: June 4, 1924 in Joplin, MO Death: February 24, 2006 in Ridgway, Colorado Biography:A track star at the University of Oklahoma, "Dennis Weaver" went on to serve as a Navy Pilot during World War II. After failing to make the 1948 U.S. decathalon Olympic team, Weaver accepted the invitation of his college chum "Lonny Chapman" to give the New York theatre world a try. He understudied Chapman as "Turk Fisher" in the Broadway production Come Back Little Sheba, eventually taking over the role in the national company. Deciding that acting was to his liking, Weaver enrolled at the Actors' Studio, supporting his family by selling vacuum cleaners, tricycles and ladies' hosiery. On the recommendation of his Actors' Studio classmate "Shelley Winters", Weaver was signed to a contract at Universal studios in 1952, where he made his film debut in "The Redhead From Wyoming" (1952). Though his acting work increased steadily over the next three years, he still had to take odd jobs to make ends meet.... Full Biography
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