Like too many other TV characters, Gunsmoke’s Chester Goode seemingly vanished into thin air. Dennis Weaver last played the character on the TV western in Season 9’s “Bently.” That episode, at least, ...

Actor Dennis Weaver left an enormous impression on audiences across the country thanks to his performance as Chester on Gunsmoke. He had his reasons for taking his talent and creativity elsewhere.

Gunsmoke actor Dennis Weaver put a lot of hard work into his profession before he landed the role of Chester Goode on the Western television show. However, he was initially somewhat confused about ...

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, his publicist said Monday. He was 81.

LOS ANGELES - 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. The actor was 81.

LOS ANGELES – 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. The actor was 81 ...

LOS ANGELES - Dennis Weaver, the diffident deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic Western Gunsmoke and the canny New Mexico deputy solving New York City crime in McCloud, has died. The actor was 81.

American actor Dennis Weaver, who was famous for his role as Chester in the television show Gunsmoke, has died at the age of 81. Weaver's publicist said Monday that he died at his home in Colorado ...

Dennis Weaver, who played diffident deputy Chester Goode in the TV classic Western “Gunsmoke” and a canny New Mexico deputy solving New York City crime in “McCloud,” has died. The actor ...

LOS ANGELES – 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. The actor ...

LOS ANGELES - 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.