Dennis Weaver

On his early life and influences; on radio shows he listened to growing up and movies he enjoyed; on his earliest interest in acting

On his earliest experiences with seeing television; on early shows he appeared on including Captain Video and His Video Rangers; on learning method acting

On appearing in an ad for Pall Mall cigarettes; on studying with Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio; on moving to Hollywood to pursue his career in feature films

On being a semi-regular on Dragnet with Jack Webb; on working with Orson Welles and Charlton Heston in Touch of Evil ;

On the concept of Gunsmoke and on his audition for the show; on his Gunsmoke character "Chester's" limp on Gunsmoke; on "Chester's" relationship with "Matt Dillon" on Gunsmoke

On working with the cast of Gunsmoke; on directing some episodes of Gunsmoke; on the setting and filming locations of Gunsmoke

On the storylines of Gunsmoke; on his Gunsmoke Emmy Awards, and on working with the writers and producers; on the production schedule for Gunsmoke, and on leaving the series

On starring in Kentucky Jones; on starring in Gentle Ben; on being cast in McCloud and the concept of the series

On the production of McCloud; on starring in the TV movie Duel directed by Steven Spielberg; on starring in the short-lived series Stone

On starring in Emerald Point, NAS; on starring in Buck James; on his philanthropic efforts with LIFE, a hunger organization with Valerie Harper

On appearing in Lonesome Dove: The Series; on appearing in The Virginian; on appearing in the made-for-television remake of High Noon

On appearing in Lonesome Dove, The Virginian, and High Noon TV movies

On his Institute of Ecolonomics which focuses on the interdependence of ecology and economics

On his acting style; on his advice to aspiring actors: on changes in the industry and the popularity of the western genre: on how he'd like to be remembered