Dennis Weaver, the lanky actor with the gentle drawl who came to fame in the 1950s playing Marshal Matt Dillon’s limping deputy, Chester, on “Gunsmoke” and later starred as a contemporary western ...

To generations of TV watchers, the late Dennis Weaver was beloved for playing cowboys and lawmen. His most enduring characters include Chester, the endearing and forever-loyal sidekick in “Gunsmoke.” ...