---
name: "Matt Clark"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matt-clark"
fi1m_id: "matt-clark"
imdb_id: "nm0164273"
tmdb_id: 2454
wikidata_id: "Q1768022"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 November 1936"
died: "15 March 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T11:22:42.385473+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Matt Clark

## Identity

Matt Clark

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matt-clark
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matt-clark
- **IMDb ID:** nm0164273
- **TMDB ID:** 2454
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1768022
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Clark_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768022, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164273/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2454

Actor. Born 25 November 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Died 15 March 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 November 1936, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- **Died:** 15 March 2026
- **Active:** 1967–2014
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 85 (1), 2010s 40 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Clark_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1768022, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164273/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2454

## Biography

Matt Clark (1936–2026) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous Western films and other character roles across film and television from the 1960s to the 2010s.

Born in Washington, D.C., Clark served in the U.S. Army and attended George Washington University before dropping out. He joined a local theatre group, became a member of New York’s Living Theatre company and worked in off-Broadway productions in the late 1950s.

His credits include the bartender in *Back to the Future Part III* (1990) and the old prospector in *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014). Other film roles were in *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972), *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), *Return to Oz* (1985) and *42* (2013). Clark also directed the 1988 feature *Da*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, variety.com, hollywoodreporter.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014), Fi1m 40, as Old Prospector — [page](https://film.one/film/a-million-ways-to-die-in-the-west.md)
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), Fi1m 85, as Packy — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md)

## Complete filmography (112)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Z Nation* (2014), series, as Cult Follower (uncredited), Zombie in Storm Z (uncredited), Ambulance Driver Zombie (uncredited), Zombie (uncredited)
- *A Million Ways to Die in the West* (2014), as Old Prospector — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/a-million-ways-to-die-in-the-west.md)
- *42* (2013), as Luther
- *The Way* (2010), as Padre Frank
- *And I Lived* (2005), as Kevin
- *Killer Diller* (2004), as Barge Captain
- *Five Aces* (1999), as Phillip
- *Homegrown* (1998), as Sheriff Stanley Kroopf
- *Claudine's Return* (1998), as Pelican
- *The Visitor* (1997), series, as Monroe
- *Sink Or Swim* (1997), as Bus Driver
- *The Practice* (1997), series, as Jesse Manning
- *Trilogy of Terror II* (1996), as Ansford
- *The Pretender* (1996), series, as Lyle Bowman
- *Raven Hawk* (1996), as Ed Hudson
- *The Jeff Foxworthy Show* (1995), series, as Walt Bacon
- *She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal* (1995), Actor
- *Crazy for a Kiss* (1995), as Doug Kinross
- *Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh* (1995), as Honore Thibideaux
- *A Season of Hope* (1995), as Wallace Porter
- *Mother* (1995), as Ben Wilson
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Markus Cavanaugh
- *Chicago Hope* (1994), series, as Clarence Gates
- *The Harvest* (1993), as Hank
- *Grace Under Fire* (1993), series, Actor
- *Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman* (1993), series, as Homeless Man
- *Walker, Texas Ranger* (1993), series, as Hank Cotton, Cooper's Friend
- *Barbarians at the Gate* (1993), as Edward A. Horrigan Jr.
- *Dead Before Dawn* (1993), as John DeSilva
- *Frozen Assets* (1992), as J.F. Hughes
- *A Seduction in Travis County* (1991), as Dobbs
- *Class Action* (1991), as Judge Symes
- *Cadence* (1990), as Bean Sr.
- *Back to the Future Part III* (1990), as Bartender
- *Blind Witness* (1989), as Lt. Schapper
- *The Horror Show* (1989), as Dr. Tower
- *Terror on Highway 91* (1989), as Jim Warren
- *War and Remembrance* (1988), series, as Chief Clark (Northampton)
- *Midnight Caller* (1988), series, Director
- *Da* (1988), Director
- *The Gambler: The Legend Continues* (1987), as Sgt. Grinder
- *CBS Summer Playhouse* (1987), series, as Matt
- *The Quick and the Dead* (1987), as Doc Shabitt
- *Let's Get Harry* (1986), as Walt Clayton
- *Out of the Darkness* (1985), as John Hubbard
- *Love, Mary* (1985), as Fannie Groda
- *Return to Oz* (1985), as Uncle Henry
- *Tuff Turf* (1985), as Stuart Hiller
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Doug Kinross
- *Country* (1984), as Tom McMullen
- *The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension* (1984), as Secretary of Defense
- *Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy* (1983), as Phil Cranston
- *Scarecrow and Mrs. King* (1983), series, Actor
- *Love Letters* (1983), as Chuck Winter
- *Honkytonk Man* (1982), as Virgil
- *Highway Honeys* (1982), as Wolfe Crawley
- *In the Custody of Strangers* (1982), as Mike Raines
- *Some Kind of Hero* (1982), as Mickey
- *The Children Nobody Wanted* (1981), as Bill Westbrook
- *An Eye for an Eye* (1981), as Tom McCoy
- *The Legend of the Lone Ranger* (1981), as Sheriff Wiatt
- *Dynasty* (1981), series, Actor
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Jack Damon
- *Ruckus* (1980), as Cecil 'Cece' Grant
- *Brubaker* (1980), as Purcell
- *The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang* (1979), as George 'Bitter Creek' Newcomb
- *Dreamer* (1979), as Spider
- *The Driver* (1978), as Red Plainclothesman
- *Lacy and the Mississippi Queen* (1978), as Reynolds
- *Lucan* (1977), series, Actor
- *Dog and Cat* (1977), series, as Lt. Arthur Kipling
- *Dog and Cat* (1977), as Lt. Arthur Kipling
- *Outlaw Blues* (1977), as Billy Bob
- *Kid Vengeance* (1976), as Grover
- *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), as Kelly
- *Hearts of the West* (1975), as Jackson
- *The Kansas City Massacre* (1975), as Verne Miller
- *Melvin Purvis G-Man* (1975), as Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter
- *This Is the West That Was* (1974), as Buffalo Bill Cody
- *The Great Ice Rip-Off* (1974), as Georgie
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), series, as Eric Boulton, Seth Berwick
- *The Terminal Man* (1974), as Gerhard
- *The Execution of Private Slovik* (1974), as Dunn
- *The Laughing Policeman* (1973), as Coronor, Coroner
- *White Lightning* (1973), as Dude Watson
- *Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid* (1973), as J.W. Bell
- *Emperor of the North* (1973), as Yardlet
- *The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean* (1972), as Nick the Grub
- *Kung Fu* (1972), series, as Niebo
- *ABC Afterschool Special* (1972), series, as Phil Cranston
- *The Waltons* (1972), series, Actor
- *The Rookies* (1972), series, Actor
- *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972), as Qualen
- *The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid* (1972), as Bob Younger
- *The Culpepper Cattle Co.* (1972), as Pete
- *Pocket Money* (1972), as American Prisoner
- *The Cowboys* (1972), as Smiley
- *Honky* (1971), Actor
- *Funny Face* (1971), series, Actor
- *The Grissom Gang* (1971), as Joe Bailey
- *Macho Callahan* (1971), as Jailer
- *The Beguiled* (1971), as Scrogins
- *Monte Walsh* (1970), as Rufus Brady
- *The Bridge at Remagen* (1969), as Cpl. Jellicoe
- *The Name of the Game* (1968), series, as Frankie, Harris
- *Will Penny* (1967), as Romulus Quint
- *In the Heat of the Night* (1967), as Packy — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-heat-of-the-night.md)
- *T.H.E. Cat* (1966), series, as Killer
- *The Rat Patrol* (1966), series, as Corporal Meekin
- *Black Like Me* (1964), as Mugger in alley
- *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor
- *Bonanza* (1959), series, as Fantan

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