Matt Clark (actor)

Matt Clark
Matt Clark
Born	Matthew Clark; November 25, 1936; Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Actor, director
Years active	1960–present
Spouse(s)	Erica Lann; (m. 1958; div. 1966)
Children	4

Matthew 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.

Biography

Clark was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Theresa (née Castello), a teacher, and Frederick William Clark, a carpenter.[1] 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.

Filmography

Black Like Me (1964) as Mugger in alley
In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Packy
Will Penny (1969) as Romulus
The Bridge at Remagen (1969) as Corp. Jellicoe
Macho Callahan (1970) as Jailer
Monte Walsh (1970) as Rufus Brady
The Beguiled (1971) as Scrogins
The Grissom Gang (1971) as Joe Bailey
Honky (1971)
The Cowboys (1972) as Smiley
Pocket Money (1972) as American Prisoner
The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) as Pete
Jeremiah Johnson (1972) as Qualen
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972) as Bob Younger
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) as Nick the Grub
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973) as J.W. Bell
Emperor of the North (1973) as Yardlet
White Lightning (1973) as Dude Watson
The Laughing Policeman (1973) as Coroner
The Terminal Man (1974) as Gerhard
Hearts of the West (1975) as Jackson
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) as Kelly
Kid Vengeance (1977) as Grover
Outlaw Blues (1977) as Billy Bob
The Driver (1978) as Red Plainclothesman
Dreamer (1979) as Spider
Brubaker (1980) as Roy Purcell
Ruckus (1981) as Cecil 'Cece' Grant
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981) as Sheriff Wiatt
An Eye for an Eye (1981) as Tom McCoy
Some Kind of Hero (1982) as Mickey
Honkytonk Man (1982) as Virgil
Love Letters (1984) as Chuck Winter
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) as Secretary of Defense
Country (1984) as Tom McMullen
Tuff Turf (1985) as Stuart Hiller
Return to Oz (1985) as Uncle Henry
Let's Get Harry (1986) as Walt Clayton
The Quick and the Dead (1987) as Doc Shabitt
The Horror Show (1989) as Dr. Tower
Back to the Future Part III (1990) as Chester the Bartender
Cadence (1990) as Bean Sr.
Class Action (1991) as Judge Symes
The Harvest (1992) as Hank
Frozen Assets (1992) as J.F. Hughes
Barbarians at the Gate (1993) as Ed Horrigan
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) as Honore Thibideaux
Mother aka The Haunted Heart (1996)
Hacks (1997) as Bus Driver
Homegrown (1998) as Sheriff Stanley Kroopf
Claudine's Return (1998) as Pelican
Five Aces (1999) as Phillip
Stranger in the Kingdom (1999) as Judge Forest Allen
South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000) as Burl Dunfries
Killer Diller (2004) as Barge Captain
The Way (2010) as Padre Frank
42 (2013) as Luther
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) as Old Prospector

Television

Ben Casey (1 episode, 1966) as Patient
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1 episode, 1966) as Paco Perez
T.H.E. Cat (1 episode, 1967) as Killer
Dundee and the Culhane (1 episode, 1967) as Smith
The Rat Patrol (1 episode, 1967) as Corporal Meekin
Death Valley Days (1 episode, 1967) as Montana Joe
N.Y.P.D. (1 episode, 1969)
Bonanza (1 episode, 1969) as Fantan
The Waltons (1 episode, 1973) as Mr. Hennessey
Kung Fu (1 episode, 1973) as Niebo
The Rookies (1 episode, 1974) as Joey Hughes
The Execution of Private Slovik (1974) as Dunn
Melvin Purvis: G-Man (1974) as Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter
The Great Ice Rip-Off (1974) as Georgie
This Is the West That Was (1974) as Buffalo Bill Cody
The Kansas City Massacre (1975) as Verne Miller
Dog and Cat (Unknown episodes, 1977) as Lt. Arthur Kipling
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978) as Reynolds
Lucan (1 episode, 1978) as Jake Jones
Little House on the Prairie (2 episodes, 1975–1979) as Seth Berwick / Eric Boulton
The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang (1979) as George 'Bitter Creek' Newcomb
The Children Nobody Wanted (1981) as Bill Westbrook
In the Custody of Strangers (1982) as Mike Raines
Dynasty (3 episodes, 1981–1982) as Frank Dean
The Winds of War (Miniseries, 1983) as Torpedo Man Hansen
ABC Afterschool Special (1 episode, 1983) as Phil Cranston
Magnum, P.I. (1 episode, 1985) as Jack Damon
Love, Mary (1985) as Fennie Groda
Out of the Darkness (1985) as John Hubbard

Hardcastle and McCormick (1 episode, 1985) as Sheriff Dale Cutler
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1 episode, 1986)
CBS Summer Playhouse (1 episode, 1987) as Matt
The Quick and the Dead (1987) as Doc Shabitt
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) as Sgt. Grinder
War and Remembrance (Miniseries, 1988) as Chief Clark (Northampton)
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1 episode, 1988) as Pawnshop Clerk
Terror on Highway 91 (1989) as Jim Warren
Midnight Caller (1 episode, 1989) as Pete Holden
Blind Witness (1989) as Lt. Schapper
A Seduction in Travis County (1991) as Dobbs
Dead Before Dawn (1993) as John DeSilva
Barbarians at the Gate (1993) as Edward A. Horrigan Jr.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1 episode, 1994) as Homeless Man
Crazy For a Kiss (1995) as Ben Wilson
A Season of Hope (1995) as Wallace Porter
Grace Under Fire (4 episodes, 1993–1995) as Emmet Kelly
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995)
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1 episode, 1995) as Rev. Bantry
Raven Hawk (1996) as Ed Hudson
The Jeff Foxworthy Show (13 episodes, 1995–1996) as Walt Bacon
Cutty Whitman (1996)
Trilogy of Terror II (1996) as Roger Ansford
The Visitor (1 episode, 1997) as Monroe
Touched by an Angel (1 episode, 1997) as Markus Cavanaugh
The Pretender (1 episode, 1998) as Lyle Bowman
The Practice (1 episode, 1998) as Jesse Manning
Chicago Hope (1 episode, 2000) as Clarence Gates
Walker, Texas Ranger (3 episodes, 1996-2001) as Cooper's Friend / Hank Cotton

Director

CBS Schoolbreak Special (1 episode, 1987)
Da (1988)
Midnight Caller (2 episodes, 1989–1990)

References

Matt Clark Biography (1936-)

External links

Matt Clark on IMDb

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[1] Matt Clark Biography (1936-)