Matt Clark

Biography: Matt Clark is a distinguished character actor, with credits in both film and television for almost 40 years, who played diverse character roles in Westerns, comedies, and dramas. After serving in the Armed Forces, Clark acted in theater in the 1950s and '60s in Washington, D.C., and New York, before heading to Hollywood. The year 1967 saw the beginning of Matt Clark's long film career, with small roles in Will Penny and the Oscar winner for Best Picture of the Year, In the Heat of the Night. Clark's appearance in Will Penny started the actor's trend of character portrayals in the Westerns of distinguished directors, including Sydney Pollack's Jeremiah Johnson; John Huston's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean; Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; and Clint Eastwood's The Outlaw Josey Wales, with actors such as John Wayne, Robert Redford, and Paul Newman. In the mid-'70s, Clark branched out into television movies, such as This Is the West That Was, and the PeabodyMatt Clark is a distinguished character actor, with credits in both film and television for almost 40 years, who played diverse character roles in Westerns, comedies, and dramas. After serving in the Armed Forces, Clark acted in theater in the 1950s and '60s in Washington, D.C., and New York, before heading to Hollywood. The year 1967 saw the beginning of Matt Clark's long film career, with small roles in Will Penny and the Oscar winner for Best Picture of the Year, In the Heat of the Night. Clark's appearance in Will Penny started the actor's trend of character portrayals in the Westerns of distinguished directors, including Sydney Pollack's Jeremiah Johnson; John Huston's The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean; Sam Peckinpah's Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid; and Clint Eastwood's The Outlaw Josey Wales, with actors such as John Wayne, Robert Redford, and Paul Newman. In the mid-'70s, Clark branched out into television movies, such as This Is the West That Was, and the Peabody Award-winning The Execution of Private Slovik, turning in excellent performances throughout the '80s and '90s. He also appeared as a regular in sitcoms, such as Grace Under Fire, or as a guest in shows including Bonanza and Rat Patrol. Clark continued to maintain a big-screen presence. Two of his more memorable performances were his hilarious portrayal of the Secretary of Defense in the 1984 cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, and his role as Tom McMullen in the Jessica Lange/Sam Shepard film Country, made that same year. Clark also directed a film adaptation of Hugh Leonard's play Da. Martin Sheen, Clark's colleague in Private Slovik, played the lead role of an Irish-American seeking his roots in his native land. Clark continued his work with the 1998 film Claudine's Return, a romantic drama set on Dolphin Island off the Georgia coast. Expand

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tbd Walker, Texas Ranger: Season 9 Oct 7, 2000 Actor tbd
tbd Chicago Hope: Season 6 Sep 23, 1999 Clarence Gates tbd
tbd The Practice: Season 3 Sep 27, 1998 Actor tbd
tbd Touched by an Angel: Season 4 Sep 21, 1997 Markus tbd
tbd Walker, Texas Ranger: Season 4 Sep 23, 1995 Actor tbd
tbd The Jeff Foxworthy Show: Season 1 Sep 12, 1995 Walt Bacon, Jeff's Employee (1995) / Walt Bacon tbd
tbd Grace Under Fire: Season 2 Sep 20, 1994 Emmet Kelly / Emmet tbd
tbd Grace Under Fire: Season 1 Sep 29, 1993 Emmet Kelly / Emmet tbd
72 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Season 1 Sep 12, 1993 Homeless Man 8.4
tbd Magnum, P.I.: Season 5 Sep 27, 1984 Jack Damon tbd
tbd Little House on the Prairie: Season 5 Sep 11, 1978 Seth Berwick tbd
tbd Little House on the Prairie: Season 1 Sep 11, 1974 Eric Boulton 9.0
tbd Kung Fu: Season 2 Sep 27, 1973 Niebo tbd
tbd The Waltons: Season 2 Sep 13, 1973 Hennessy tbd
tbd Bonanza: Season 11 Sep 14, 1969 Fantan tbd