Full Name Matthew Clark Name Matt Clark | Years active 1960s-Present Occupation ActorDirector | |
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Born November 25, 1936 (age 87) ( 1936-11-25 ) Washington, D.C., U.S. Spouse Sharon Mays (m. 2000), Carol Trieste (m. 1968–1968), Erica Lann (m. 1958–1966) Children Jason Clark, Seth Clark, Matthias Clark, Aimee Clark Parents Frederick W. Clark, Theresa Clark Movies Back to the Future Part III, Return to Oz, Jeremiah Johnson, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh Similar People Charles Tyner, Steve Carver, Walter Murch, Jason Clark, Tim McIntire |
Matt Clark (born November 25, 1936) is an American actor and director with credits in both film and television. Clark has played diverse character roles in Westerns, comedies, and dramas.
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Biography

Clark was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Theresa (née Castello), a teacher, and Frederick William Clark, a carpenter. 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.
Director
Filmography
Actor
2014
A Million Ways to Die in the West as
Old Prospector
2013
42 as
Luther
2010
The Way as
Father Frank
2004
Killer Diller as
Barge Captain
1996
Walker, Texas Ranger (TV Series) as
Cooper's Friend / Hank Cotton
- The Final Showdown: Part 2 (2001) - Cooper's Friend
- The Final Showdown: Part 1 (2001) - Cooper's Friend
- The Siege (1996) - Hank Cotton
2000
Pac-Man: Adventures in Time (Video Game) as
Mollusc
2000
Chicago Hope (TV Series) as
Clarence Gates
- Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope (2000) - Clarence Gates
2000
South of Heaven, West of Hell as
Burl Dunfries
1999
A Stranger in the Kingdom as
Judge Forest Allen
1999
Five Aces as
Phillip
1998
The Practice (TV Series) as
Jesse Manning
- Body Count (1998) - Jesse Manning
1998
Claudine's Return as
Pelican
1998
Homegrown as
Sheriff Stanley Kroopf
1998
The Pretender (TV Series) as
Lyle Bowman
- Crash (1998) - Lyle Bowman
1997
Touched by an Angel (TV Series) as
Markus Cavanaugh
- Venice (1997) - Markus Cavanaugh
1997
The Visitor (TV Series) as
Monroe
- The Devil's Rainbow (1997) - Monroe
1997
Hacks as
Bus Driver
1996
Trilogy of Terror II (TV Movie) as
Roger Ansford
1996
Cutty Whitman (TV Movie)
1995
The Jeff Foxworthy Show (TV Series) as
Walt Bacon
- Clan of the Bare Caves (1996) - Walt Bacon
- Jeff's Life 101 (1995) - Walt Bacon
- Matt About You (1995) - Walt Bacon
- Foxworthy Family Feud (1995) - Walt Bacon
- He's Making a List, Checking It Twice (1995) - Walt Bacon
- A Sore Winner (1995) - Walt Bacon
- Jeff & Ray & Racal's Big Adventure (1995) - Walt Bacon
- With Two You Get Cow's Milk (1995) - Walt Bacon
- Womb with a View (1995) - Walt Bacon
- Elliot and Victoria's Secret (1995) - Walt Bacon
- The Gene Pool (1995) - Walt Bacon
- A Non-Affair to Remember (1995) - Walt Bacon
1995
Mother (Video) as
Ben Wilson
1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (TV Mini Series) as
Rev. Bantry
- The Bride (1995) - Rev. Bantry
1995
Raven Hawk (TV Movie) as
Ed Hudson
1995
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (TV Movie) as
Paul Coughlin
1995
Screen Two (TV Series) as
Doug Kinross
- Crazy for a Kiss (1995) - Doug Kinross
1995
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh as
Honore Thibideaux
1993
Grace Under Fire (TV Series) as
Emmet Kelly
- Emmet Bypass (1995) - Emmet Kelly
- The Holidays (1994) - Emmet Kelly
- With This Ring (1994) - Emmet Kelly
- Grace Undergraduate (1993) - Emmet Kelly
1995
A Season of Hope (TV Movie) as
Wallace Porter
1994
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Homeless Man
- All Shook Up (1994) - Homeless Man
1993
The Harvest as
Hank
1993
Barbarians at the Gate (TV Movie) as
Edward A. Horrigan Jr.
1993
Dead Before Dawn (TV Movie) as
John DeSilva
1992
Frozen Assets as
J.F. Hughes
1991
A Seduction in Travis County (TV Movie) as
Dobbs
1991
Class Action as
Judge Symes
1990
Cadence as
Bean Sr.
1990
Back to the Future Part III as
Bartender
1989
Blind Witness (TV Movie) as
Lt. Schapper
1989
The Horror Show as
Dr. Tower
1989
Midnight Caller (TV Series) as
Pete Holden
- Bank Job (1989) - Pete Holden
1989
Terror on Highway 91 (TV Movie) as
Jim Warren
1988
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) as
Pawnshop Clerk
- Gambler (1988) - Pawnshop Clerk
1988
War and Remembrance (TV Mini Series) as
Chief Clark (Northampton)
- Part V (1988) - Chief Clark (Northampton)
1987
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (TV Movie) as
Sgt. Grinder
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) as
Matt
- Travelin' Man (1987) - Matt
1987
The Quick and the Dead (TV Movie) as
Doc Shabitt
1986
Let's Get Harry as
Walt Clayton
1985
Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) as
Sheriff Dale Cutler
- The Career Breaker (1985) - Sheriff Dale Cutler
1985
Out of the Darkness (TV Movie) as
John Hubbard
1985
Love, Mary (TV Movie) as
Fennie Groda
1985
Return to Oz as
Uncle Henry
1985
Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) as
Jack Damon
- A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken (1985) - Jack Damon
1985
Tuff Turf as
Stuart Hiller
1984
Country as
Tom McMullen
1984
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension as
Secretary of Defense
1983
ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) as
Phil Cranston
- Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy (1983) - Phil Cranston
1983
Love Letters as
Chuck / Anna's father
1983
The Winds of War (TV Mini Series) as
Hansen - Torpedoman
- Into the Maelstrom (1983) - Hansen - Torpedoman
1983
Highway Honeys (TV Movie) as
Wolfe Crawley
1981
Dynasty (TV Series) as
Frank Dean
- The Locket (1982) - Frank Dean
- Reconciliation (1981) - Frank Dean
1982
Honkytonk Man as
Virgil
1982
The Big Easy (TV Movie)
1982
In the Custody of Strangers (TV Movie) as
Mike Raines
1982
Some Kind of Hero as
Mickey
1981
The Children Nobody Wanted (TV Movie) as
Bill Westbrook
1981
An Eye for an Eye as
Tom McCoy
1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger as
Sheriff Wiatt
1980
Ruckus as
Cece
1980
Brubaker as
Roy Purcell
1979
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (TV Movie) as
George 'Bitter Creek' Newcomb
1979
Dreamer as
Spider
1975
Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) as
Seth Berwick / Boulton / Eric Boulton
- Mortal Mission (1979) - Seth Berwick
- Child of Pain (1975) - Boulton
- Plague (1975) - Eric Boulton
1978
Lucan (TV Series) as
Jake Jones
- Thunder God Gold (1978) - Jake Jones
1978
The Driver as
Red Plainclothesman
1978
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (TV Movie) as
Reynolds
1977
Dog and Cat (TV Movie) as
Lt. Arthur Kipling
1977
Outlaw Blues as
Billy Bob
1977
Dog and Cat (TV Series) as
Lt. Arthur Kipling
- Yesterday's Woman (1977) - Lt. Arthur Kipling
- Dead Skunk (1977) - Lt. Arthur Kipling
- Brother Death (1977) - Lt. Arthur Kipling
- A Duck Is a Duck (1977) - Lt. Arthur Kipling
- Live Bait (1977) - Lt. Arthur Kipling
- Dead Dog and Cat (1977) - Lt. Arthur Kipling
1976
Vengeance as
Grover
1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales as
Kelly (as Matt Clarke)
1975
Hearts of the West as
Jackson
1975
The Kansas City Massacre (TV Movie) as
Verne Miller
1974
This Is the West That Was (TV Movie) as
Buffalo Bill Cody
1974
The Great Ice Rip-Off (TV Movie) as
Georgie
1974
The Terminal Man as
Gerhard
1974
Melvin Purvis G-MAN (TV Movie) as
Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter
1974
The Execution of Private Slovik (TV Movie) as
Dunn
1974
The Rookies (TV Series) as
Joey Hughes
- The Late Mr. Brent (1974) - Joey Hughes
1973
Kung Fu (TV Series) as
Niebo
- The Elixir (1973) - Niebo
1973
The Laughing Policeman as
Coroner
1973
The Waltons (TV Series) as
Mr. Hennessey
- The Fawn (1973) - Mr. Hennessey
1973
White Lightning as
Dude Watson
1973
Emperor of the North as
Yardlet
1973
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid as
J.W. Bell
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as
Nick the Grub
1972
Jeremiah Johnson as
Qualen
1972
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid as
Bob Younger
1972
The Culpepper Cattle Co. as
Pete
1972
Pocket Money as
American Prisoner
1972
The Cowboys as
Smiley
1971
Honky
1971
Funny Face (TV Series)
- The Used Car (1971)
1971
The Grissom Gang as
Joe Bailey
1971
The Beguiled as
Scrogins
1970
Monte Walsh as
Rufus Brady
1969
The Name of the Game (TV Series) as
Harris / Frankie
- A Love to Remember (1970) - Harris
- Laurie Marie (1969) - Frankie
1970
Macho Callahan as
Jailer
1969
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Fantan
- The Witness (1969) - Fantan
1969
The Bridge at Remagen as
Cpl. Jellicoe
1969
N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) as
Eddie Anders
- Face on the Dart Board (1969) - Eddie Anders
1967
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Montana Joe
- Lost Sheep in Trinidad (1967) - Montana Joe
1967
Will Penny as
Romulus Quint
1967
The Rat Patrol (TV Series) as
Corporal Meekin
- The Kingdom Come Raid (1967) - Corporal Meekin
1967
Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series) as
Smith
- The Murderer Stallion Brief (1967) - Smith
- The Cat in the Bag Brief (1967)
1967
In the Heat of the Night as
Packy Harrison
1967
T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) as
Killer
- The Blood-Red Night (1967) - Killer
1966
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) as
Paco Perez
- One Embezzlement and Two Margaritas (1966) - Paco Perez
1966
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Patient
- Where Did All the Roses Go? (1966) - Patient
1964
Black Like Me as
Mugger in Alley
Director
1989
Midnight Caller (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Wrong Side of the Wall (1990)
- Ethan's Call (1989)
1988
Da
1987
CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV Series) (1 episode)
- My Dissident Mom (1987)
Soundtrack
1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales (performer: "Rose of Alabamy (Reprise)" - uncredited)
Self
2007
Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey (Documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
1992
Gunfighters of the Old West (Video documentary) as
Younger Brother (uncredited)
References
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