William Conrad William Conrad William Conrad (September 27, 1920 – February 11, 1994) was an American World War II fighter pilot, actor, producer, and director whose career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series "Cannon" (1971–1976). A radio writer and actor, he moved to Hollywood after his World War II service and played a series of character roles in films beginning with the quintessential film noir "The Killers" (1946). He created the role of Marshal Matt Dillon for the popular radio series "Gunsmoke" (1952–1961) and narrated the television adventures of "Rocky
Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke) would have Pickle being less hostile to the brothers. In "The Simpsons" episode "Forgive and Regret" in the cold opening, Maggie Simpson had a gunfight with "Marshall Matt Dillon" which celebrated the show surpassing "Gunsmoke" as the longest-running scripted American primetime television series by number of episodes. Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke) Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of "Gunsmoke". He serves as the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas, who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character was created by writer John Meston, who envisioned