I interviewed at DAP Acquisitions (Chicago, IL) in December 2017. Interview I applied online through LinkedIn and got called back three days later for a first round interview.
Dean Martin played Matt Helm as Dean Martin. He wasn't the cold and ruthless Matt Helm of the books. Instead he was a cool and randy fella who loved to drink, seduce some chicks, croon some tunes & fight some bad guys. I wouldn't have him any other way.
At the suggestion of John Wayne, CBS cast James Arness (1923-2011), a 6' 7 actor who's major acting credit at the time was the title role in The Thing from Another World (1951). Arness would be Matt Dillon for the next 40 years. First on the television series (1955-1975), then in five made-for-TV Gunsmoke movies.