Dennis Weaver (born June 4, 1924, Joplin, Missouri, USA – died February 24, 2006, Ridgway, Colorado, USA) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles on the television series Gunsmoke (1955-1975) and McCloud (1970-1977). Launched his own record label Just Good Records in the 1970's. Most well known artist on the label was Recording artist / actor Randy Boone