# Matt Clark (actor)

Matt Clark (born November 25, 1936) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in Western films.

## Early life

Clark was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Theresa (née Castello), a teacher, and Frederick William Clark, a carpenter. After serving in the U.S. Army, he attended George Washington University before dropping out.

## Career

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.
Clark directed the 1988 film Da, as well as one episode from the television series CBS Schoolbreak Special and two episodes from the television series Midnight Caller. He also wrote the story for the 1970 film Homer.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1964 | Black Like Me | Mugger in Alley | |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Packy Harrison | |
| 1967 | Will Penny | Romulus Quint | |
| 1969 | The Bridge at Remagen | Corporal Jellicoe | |
| 1970 | Macho Callahan | Jailer | |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh | Rufus Brady | |
| 1971 | The Beguiled | Scrogins | |
| 1971 | The Grissom Gang | Joe Bailey | |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Smiley | |
| 1972 | Pocket Money | American Prisoner | |
| 1972 | The Culpepper Cattle Co. | Pete | |
| 1972 | The Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid | Bob Younger | |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson | Qualen | |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Nick the Grub | |
| 1973 | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid | J.W. Bell | |
| 1973 | Emperor of the North Pole | Yardlet | |
| 1973 | White Lightning | Dude Watson | |
| 1973 | The Laughing Policeman | Coroner | |
| 1974 | The Terminal Man | Gerhard | |
| 1975 | Hearts of the West | Jackson | |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Kelly | |
| 1977 | Vengeance | Grover | |
| 1977 | Outlaw Blues | Billy Bob | |
| 1978 | The Driver | Red Plainclothesman | |
| 1979 | Dreamer | Spider | |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Roy Purcell | |
| 1980 | Ruckus | Cece | |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Sheriff Wiatt | |
| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye | Tom McCoy | |
| 1982 | Some Kind of Hero | Mickey | |
| 1982 | Honkytonk Man | Virgil | |
| 1983 | Love Letters | Chuck | |
| 1984 | The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Secretary of Defense | |
| 1984 | Country | Tom McMullen | |
| 1985 | Tuff Turf | Stuart Hiller | |
| 1985 | Return to Oz | Uncle Henry | |
| 1986 | Let's Get Harry | Walt Clayton | |
| 1989 | House III: The Horror Show | Dr. Tower | |
| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III | Chester the Bartender | |
| 1990 | Cadence | Bean Sr. | |
| 1991 | Class Action | Judge Symes | |
| 1991 | A Seduction in Travis County | Dobbs | |
| 1992 | Frozen Assets | J. F. Hughes | |
| 1993 | The Harvest | Hank | |
| 1995 | Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh | Honore Thibideaux | |
| 1995 | Mother | Ben Wilson | |
| 1997 | Hacks | Bus Driver | |
| 1998 | Homegrown | Sheriff Stanley Kroopf | |
| 1998 | Claudine's Return | Pauline | |
| 1999 | Five Aces | Phillip | |
| 1999 | A Stranger in the Kingdom | Judge Forest Allen | |
| 2000 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Burl Dunfries | |
| 2004 | Killer Diller | Barge Captain | |
| 2007 | Rocking the Boat: A Musical Conversation and Journey | — | Documentary |
| 2010 | The Way | Father Frank | |
| 2013 | 42 | Luther | |
| 2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Old Prospector | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1966 | Ben Casey | Patient | Episode: "Where Did All the Roses Go?" |
| 1966 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Paco Perez | Episode: "One Embezzlement and Two Margaritas" |
| 1967 | T.H.E. Cat | Killer | Episode: "The Blood-Red Night" |
| 1967 | Dundee and the Culhane | Smith | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | The Rat Patrol | Corporal Meekin | Episode: "The Kingdom Come Raid" |
| 1967 | Death Valley Days | Montana Joe | Episode: "Lost Sheep in Trinidad" |
| 1969 | N.Y.P.D. | Eddie Anders | Episode: "Face on the Dart Board" |
| 1969 | Bonanza | Fantan | Episode: "The Witness" |
| 1969, 1970 | The Name of the Game | Harris / Frankie | 2 episodes |
| 1973 | The Waltons | Mr. Hennessey | Episode: "The Fawn" |
| 1973 | Kung Fu | Niebo | Episode: "The Elixir" |
| 1974 | The Rookies | Joey Hughes | Episode: "The Late Mr. Brent" |
| 1974 | The Execution of Private Slovik | Dunn | Television film |
| 1974 | Melvin Purvis: G-Man | Charles Parlmetter | Television film |
| 1974 | The Great Ice Rip-Off | Georgie | Television film |
| 1974 | This Is the West That Was | Buffalo Bill Cody | Television film |
| 1975 | The Kansas City Massacre | Vernon Miller | Television film |
| 1975–1979 | Little House on the Prairie | Seth Berwick / Eric Boulton | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | Dog and Cat | Lieutenant Arthur Kipling | 6 episodes |
| 1978 | Lacy and the Mississippi Queen | Reynolds | Television film |
| 1978 | Lucan | Jake Jones | Episode: "Thunder God Gold" |
| 1979 | The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang | George Newcomb | Television film |
| 1981 | The Children Nobody Wanted | Bill Westbrook | Television film |
| 1981, 1982 | Dynasty | Frank Dean | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | In the Custody of Strangers | Mike Raines | Television film |
| 1983 | Highway Honeys | Wolfe Crawley | Television film |
| 1983 | The Winds of War | Hansen | Episode: "Into the Maelstrom" |
| 1983 | ABC Afterschool Special | Phil Cranston | Episode: "Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy" |
| 1985 | Magnum, P.I. | Jack Damon | Episode: "A Pretty Good Dancing Chicken" |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | Fennie Groda | Television film |
| 1985 | Out of the Darkness | John Hubbard | Television film |
| 1985 | Hardcastle and McCormick | Sheriff Dale Cutler | Episode: "The Career Breaker" |
| 1987 | The Quick and the Dead | Doc Shabitt | Television film |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Matt | Episode: "Travelin' Man" |
| 1987 | The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues | Sergeant Grinder | Television film |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance | Chief Clark (Northampton) | Episode: "Part V" |
| 1988 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Pawnshop Clerk | Episode: "Gambler" |
| 1989 | Terror on Highway 91 | Jim Warren | Television film |
| 1989 | Midnight Caller | Pete Holden | Episode: "Bank Job" |
| 1989 | Blind Witness | Lieutenant Schapper | Television film |
| 1993 | Dead Before Dawn | John DeSilva | Television film |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | Edward A. Horrigan Jr. | Television film |
| 1993–1995 | Grace Under Fire | Emmet Kelly | 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Homeless Man | Episode: "All Shook Up" |
| 1995 | A Season of Hope | Wallace Porter | Television film |
| 1995 | Screen Two | Doug Kinross | Episode: "Crazy for a Kiss" |
| 1995 | She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | Paula Coughlin | Television film |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Reverend Bantry | Episode: "The Bride" |
| 1995–1996 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | Walt Bacon | 12 episodes |
| 1996 | Raven Hawk | Ed Hudson | Television film |
| 1996 | Trilogy of Terror II | Roger Ansford | Television film |
| 1996, 2001 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Cooper's Friend / Hank Cotton | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | The Visitor | Monroe | Episode: "The Devil's Rainbow" |
| 1997 | Touched by an Angel | Markus Cavanaugh | Episode: "Venice" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Lyle Bowman | Episode: "Crash" |
| 1998 | The Practice | Jesse Manning | Episode: "Body Count" |
| 2000 | Chicago Hope | Clarence Gates | Episode: "Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope" |