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Matt Clark

Acting

Born November 25, 1936 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died March 15, 2026

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matt Clark (November 25, 1936 — March 15, 2026) was an American actor and director with credits in both film and television. Clark has played diverse character roles in Westerns, comedies, and dramas. Clark was born in Washington D.C., the son of Theresa (née Castello), a teacher, and Frederick William Clark, a carpenter. Clark grew up in Conyers, Georgia. After serving in the military, he attended college at George Washington University, but later dropped out. After working at various jobs, he joined a local D.C. theatre group. He later became a member of New York's Living Theatre company and worked off-Broadway and in community theatre in the late 1950s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Clark (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography50+ titles

Little House on the Prairie

1974as Seth Berwick

The Practice

1997as Jesse Manning

Kung Fu

1972as Niebo

In the Heat of the Night

1967as Packy

Back to the Future Part III

1990as Bartender

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976as Kelly

Bonanza

1959as Fantan

The Pretender

1996as Lyle Bowman

Z Nation

2014as Zombie (uncredited)

Magnum, P.I.

1980as Jack Damon

Jeremiah Johnson

1972as Qualen

42

2013as Luther

Touched by an Angel

1994as Markus Cavanaugh

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid

1973as J.W. Bell

The Waltons

1972

The Rat Patrol

1966as Corporal Meekin

The Way

2010as Padre Frank

Brubaker

1980as Purcell

The Cowboys

1972as Smiley

Walker, Texas Ranger

1993as Cooper's Friend

Blind Witness

1989as Lt. Schapper

The Beguiled

1971as Scrogins

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993as Homeless Man

The Rookies

1972

Cadence

1990as Bean Sr.

Return to Oz

1985as Uncle Henry

Out of the Darkness

1985as John Hubbard

The Bridge at Remagen

1969as Cpl. Jellicoe

Will Penny

1967as Romulus Quint

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Dynasty

1981

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972as Nick the Grub

The Quick and the Dead

1987as Doc Shabitt

Honkytonk Man

1982as Virgil

The Culpepper Cattle Co.

1972as Pete

Melvin Purvis G-Man

1975as Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter

Black Like Me

1964as Mugger in alley

A Million Ways to Die in the West

2014as Old Prospector

White Lightning

1973as Dude Watson

The Gambler: The Legend Continues

1987as Sgt. Grinder

Tuff Turf

1985as Stuart Hiller

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

1984as Secretary of Defense

Five Aces

1999as Phillip

Hearts of the West

1975as Jackson

Homegrown

1998as Sheriff Stanley Kroopf

Grace Under Fire

1993

Love Letters

1983as Chuck Winter

Some Kind of Hero

1982as Mickey

The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

1972as Bob Younger

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

1995as Honore Thibideaux