Gerald McRaney, Actor: Simon &amp; Simon. McRaney holds the distinction of being the last guest star to meet &quot;Matt Dillon&quot; in a gunfight on Gunsmoke (1955) - in the episode &quot;Hard Labor&quot;, first broadcast February 24, 1975 (he lost). In fact, in the early portion of Gerald McRaney&#x27;s career he almost always played the villain; but, since his first series, Simon &amp; Simon (1981), hit it big, he&#x27;s played mostly good guys. The character of ...