Dallas "Dally" Winston is a 17 year-old greaser and a character in both the 1983 American drama film The Outsiders directed by Francis Ford Coppola and the novel of the same name by S. E. Hinton. He was portrayed by Matt Dillon. He was killed in the end of the movie. He was the hero of the outsiders. He was a dropout who hated the socs. He enjoyed riding the rodeos. His weakness was Johnny. Dallas was born in the rought side of new york. Then he moved down to tulsa.