John Meston and refined the main characters who would populate his and Macdonnell's radio portrayal of Dodge. Jeff Spain soon became United States Marshal Matt Dillon, and veteran voice actor William Conrad was chosen by Meston, Macdonnell, and two other network audition judges to be the lawman and the series' central figure. Other seasoned actors filled the needed regular supporting roles, including Parley Baer as Marshal Dillon's trusty assistant Chester Proudfoot, Howard McNear as Dr. Charles "Doc" Adams, and Georgia Ellis, whose role in the series' early episodes would quickly evolve into the saloon "hostess" Kitty Russell. "Gunsmoke" was broadcast for the
Lisa Dillon "She's Made A Gentleman Of Me". In 2011 Dillon read a Jarvis and Ayres production of Hilda Richards' 1939 story "Jemima Gets Them Guessing" for BBC Radio 4's Afternoon Reading show, on 9 March. In 2003 she was nominated for the "Evening Standard" Award for "Outstanding Newcomer of the Year" for the performance she gave in a production of Ibsen's "The Master Builder". She won that year's Ian Charleson Award, in part, for that performance. Lisa Dillon Lisa Dillon (née Stawiarski; born 1979) is an English actress. Dillon attended Bournemouth School for Girls and left in 1997. She began a