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Known for
Actor
Gender
Male
Birthday
25 November
Location
Washington, United States
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Biography
Matt Clark was an American character actor and film director, born on November 25, 1936, in Washington, D.C., USA. He grew up in Arlington, Virginia, and served in the U.S. Army before pursuing acting. He briefly attended George Washington University before joining a local theatre group. He later studied acting at HB Studio in New York and performed in Off-Broadway productions.
He began his film career with Black Like Me (1964) and gained recognition for his performances in films such as In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Cowboys (1972), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Brubaker (1980) and Honkytonk Man (1982). He also appeared as Uncle Henry in Return to Oz (1985), Stuart Hiller in Tuff Turf (1985) and Chester the Bartender in Back to the Future Part III (1990).
His other notable films include The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Class Action (1991), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014). He also directed the film Da (1988) and several television episodes.
He died on March 15, 2026, in Austin, Texas, at the age of 89.
