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Matt Clark

Matt Clark

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 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. ~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide


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Matt Clark Trivia

When was Matt Clark born?
Matt Clark was born on November 25, 1936

Who did Matt Clark portray in Kiss of Fire?
Matt Clark was Pelican in Kiss of Fire

What role did Matt Clark portray in The Legend of the Lone Ranger?
Matt Clark played Sheriff Wiatt in The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Who did Matt Clark play in An Eye for an Eye?
Matt Clark was Tom McCoy in An Eye for an Eye

What role did Matt Clark portray in Country?
Matt Clark played Tom McMullen in Country

What role did Matt Clark play in White Lightning?
Matt Clark played Dude Watson in White Lightning

Who did Matt Clark portray in Tuff Turf?
Matt Clark was Stuart Hiller in Tuff Turf

Who did Matt Clark play in Return to Oz?
Matt Clark was Uncle Henry in Return to Oz

What role did Matt Clark portray in The Quick and the Dead?
Matt Clark played Doc Shabitt in The Quick and the Dead

What role did Matt Clark portray in The Driver?
Matt Clark played Red Plain Clothesman in The Driver

Who did Matt Clark play in Honkytonk Man?
Matt Clark was Virgil in Honkytonk Man

Who did Matt Clark play in The Harvest?
Matt Clark was Hank in The Harvest

What role did Matt Clark portray in Brubaker?
Matt Clark played Purcell in Brubaker

What role did Matt Clark play in Homegrown?
Matt Clark played Sheriff in Homegrown

Who did Matt Clark play in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!?
Matt Clark was Secretary of Defense in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!

Who did Matt Clark play in In the Heat of the Night?
Matt Clark was Packy Harrison in In the Heat of the Night

Who did Matt Clark portray in Sink or Swim?
Matt Clark was Claude in Sink or Swim

Who did Matt Clark portray in Will Penny?
Matt Clark was Romulus in Will Penny

Who did Matt Clark portray in Dead Before Dawn?
Matt Clark was John DeSilva in Dead Before Dawn

Who did Matt Clark portray in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh?
Matt Clark was Honore Thibideaux in Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh

Who did Matt Clark play in Emperor of the North?
Matt Clark was Yardlet in Emperor of the North

What role did Matt Clark play in The Culpepper Cattle Company?
Matt Clark played Pete in The Culpepper Cattle Company

Who did Matt Clark portray in Some Kind of Hero?
Matt Clark was Mickey in Some Kind of Hero

Who did Matt Clark portray in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid?
Matt Clark was J.W. Bell in Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid

What role did Matt Clark play in The Outlaw Josey Wales?
Matt Clark played Kelly in The Outlaw Josey Wales

Who did Matt Clark portray in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean?
Matt Clark was Nick the Grub in The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Who did Matt Clark play in The Laughing Policeman?
Matt Clark was Coroner in The Laughing Policeman

What role did Matt Clark portray in Jeremiah Johnson?
Matt Clark played Qualen in Jeremiah Johnson

Who did Matt Clark portray in The Grissom Gang?
Matt Clark was Bailey in The Grissom Gang

What role did Matt Clark play in The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid?
Matt Clark played Bob Younger in The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid

Who did Matt Clark play in The Cowboys?
Matt Clark was Smiley in The Cowboys

Who did Matt Clark play in Class Action?
Matt Clark was Judge Symes in Class Action

Who did Matt Clark play in Cadence?
Matt Clark was Bean Sr. in Cadence

Who did Matt Clark play in The Bridge at Remagen?
Matt Clark was Col. Jellicoe in The Bridge at Remagen

Who did Matt Clark portray in Blind Witness?
Matt Clark was Lt. Schapper in Blind Witness

What role did Matt Clark play in The Beguiled?
Matt Clark played Soldier in The Beguiled

Who did Matt Clark portray in Barbarians at the Gate?
Matt Clark was Ed Horrigan in Barbarians at the Gate


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