McRaney holds the distinction of being the last guest star to meet Matt Dillon in a gunfight on "Gunsmoke" (1955) - in the episode Hard Labor, first broadcast February 24, 1975 (he lost). In fact, in the early portion of Gerald McRaney's career he almost always played the villain; but, since his first series, Simon and Simon, hit it big, he's played mostly good guys. The character of passionate but irresponsible Rick Simon gave McRaney the opportunity to play a dramatic role with a c ...[Read Story]