Norman Macdonnell an anthology series they had done. Their boss at CBS, Harry Ackerman, and other network executives dismissed that title, preferring "Gunsmoke", a program heading that Ackerman himself was credited with conceiving. Once given permission to proceed with "Gunsmoke", Macdonnell began developing a detailed production schedule for the new series' 30-minute episodes and arranging auditions to cast its recurring characters. His and Meston’s "Jeff Spain" soon became United States Marshal Matt Dillon, and veteran voice actor William Conrad was chosen by Macdonnell, Meston, and two other CBS screeners to portray that lead character. Other seasoned actors soon filled the needed regular
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