Matt Dillon

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Matt Dillon's portrayal of Johnny Cade in The Outsiders (1983) remains one of the defining performances of 1980s cinema and a cornerstone of his early career. As a vulnerable ye...

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Matt Dillon was 17 years old when principal photography began for The Outsiders in 1982, making him 16 to 17 during the film’s production timeline. He was born on May 18, 1964...

Celebrity Profiles

For most viewers, the star of Gunsmoke is the marshal who steadies his hand before drawing in Dodge City. That role belongs to Marshal Matt Dillon, performed by James Arness acr...

radio-history

When audiences think of Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, they often picture the long-running television portrayal, but the character first came to life on radio. The radio versi...

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Matt Dillon is an American actor and director who first gained recognition as a teen idol in the 1980s before evolving into a respected character actor and filmmaker. He emerged...

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Matt Dillon is an American actor and filmmaker with a career spanning more than four decades in movies. He first gained recognition as a teen idol in the 1980s and evolved into...

Status Updates

What happened to Matt Dillon the actor is a status and trajectory question, not a single incident. He remains active, though less visible in blockbuster headlines than in the la...

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Actor Matt Dillon currently resides in New York City, with longtime accounts pointing to a home in Manhattan as his primary residence. While he also owns property elsewhere and...

evergreen

This guide focuses on the role of Bob in S. E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders and on-screen portrayals of the character. Bob is a prominent member of the Socs whose actions shap...

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Matthew Raymond Dillon was born on February 18, 1964, in New Rochelle, New York. He grew up in Mamaroneck, New York, with his sister, actress Carey Dillon. Raised in a working-c...