Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke) (whose "supposed" origins figured in the very first episode of the radio series), and he often referred to Wild Bill Hickok as being a close personal friend. In the television version (which ran from 1955 until 1975), and subsequent TV-movies (1987 to 1994), Matt was portrayed by James Arness. Since most of the early television episodes were based on stories and scripts from the radio version, Arness's initial interpretation and portrayal was similar to William Conrad's. However, as the television version continued, Arness's Marshal Matt Dillon evolved in a number of ways. In the television version, Dillon became more resigned
Oliver Dillon in a new animated pre-school show due to air in May 2009 Waybuloo where he voices the character of Nok Tok. He also played Fizzy the leader of a gang in "The Sparticle Mystery" in 2011 and voiced Hufty in the animation Raa Raa The Noisy Lion. Oliver Dillon was born with cystic fibrosis. Oliver Dillon Oliver Nicholas Anthony "Oli" Dillon (born 11 April 1998 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire) is an English child actor. He is best known as the voice of Lumpy in "My Friends Tigger & Pooh" airing on "Playhouse Disney Channel".. Oliver's first job was in the "Basil