Gunsmoke Gunsmoke Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television. When aired in the UK, the television series was initially titled Gun Law, later reverting to "Gunsmoke". The radio series ran from 1952 to 1961. John Dunning wrote that among radio drama enthusiasts, ""Gunsmoke" is routinely placed among the best shows of any kind
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