Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke) no uncertain terms that he had no interest whatsoever. (Wayne was arguably the cinema's foremost box office attraction at the time.) Warren stated that the inquiry had not been serious inasmuch as Wayne could not realistically have been expected to abandon a thriving movie career for a less certain and immensely less lucrative television role. Wayne did, however, recommend James Arness for the part and his offer to introduce the first episode was readily accepted by CBS. Others who had auditioned for the part included Raymond Burr, Richard Boone, Denver Pyle, and William Conrad. All would go on to other
Matt Dillon Filming began in March 2017 with a release in 2018. Dillon had a three-year relationship with actress Cameron Diaz; they broke up in 1998. Matt Dillon Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor and film director. He made his feature film debut in "Over the Edge" (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films "My Bodyguard" (1980), "Little Darlings" (1980), "Tex" (1982), "Rumble Fish" (1983), "The Outsiders" (1983) and "The Flamingo Kid" (1984). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989), "Singles" (1992), "The Saint