Matt Clark was born on November 25, 1936 in Washington, DC. His father was a carpenter who built cabinets and boats. His mother taught school. He served for two years in the United States Army and then attended George Washington University where he studied business administration. He left George Washington University to pursue acting. He studied acting at the HB Studio with Herbert Berghof and Hickey in New York City. He became part of the Living Theatre Company in New York City and appeared in off-Broadway productions. He was an understudy for Martin Sheen in the original Broadway production of The Subject Was Roses from 1964-66.
Matt Clark made his film debut in a smal part in Black Like Me (1964). In the Sixties, he appeared in the movies In the Heat of the Night (1967), Will Penny (1967), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), Monte Walsh (1980), and Macho Callahan (1970). He guest strarred on the shows Ben Casey, Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre, T.H.E. Cat, Dundee and the Culhane, The Rat Patrol, Death Valley Days, N.Y.P.D., Bonanza, and The Name of the Game.
In the Seventies, Matt Clark appeared in the movies The Beguiled (1971), The Grissom Gang (1971), Honky (1971), The Cowboys (1971), Pocket Money (1972), The Culpepper Cattle Col (1972), The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972),. Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972), (1973), Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (1973), Emperor of the North (1973), White Lightning (1973), The Laughing Policeman (1973), The Terminal Man (1974), Hearts of the West (1975), The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), Kid Vengeance (1976), Outlaw Blues (1977), The Driver (1978), The Driver (1978), Dreamer (1979) Brubaker (1980), and Ruckus (1980). On television, he was a regular on the show Dog and Cat. He guest stared on the shows Funny Face, The Waltons, Kung Fu, The Rookies, Lucan, and Little House on the Prairie. He appeard in the TV movies The Execution of Private Slovik. The Great Ice Rip-Off, This Is the West That Was, The Kansas City Massacre, Lacy and the Mississippi Queen, and The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang.
In the Eighties, he apppeared in the movies The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), Some Kind of Hero (1982), Love Letters (1983), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Country (1984), Tuff Turf (1985), Return to Oz (1985), Let's Get Harry (1986), The Horror Shwo (1989), Back to the Future Part III (1990), and Cadence (1990). He guest starred on the shows Dynasty; ABC Afternoon Specials; Magnum, P.I.; Hardcastle and McCormick; CBS Summer Playhouse; CBS Schoolbreak Special, and Midnight Caller. He appeared in the minii-series The Winds of the War and War and Remembrance. He appeared in several TV movies, including The Children Nobody Wanted, The Big Easy, The Quick and the Dead, and Kenny Rogers as The Gambler.
In the Nineties, Matt Clark had recurring roles on the TV sitcoms Grace Under Fire and The Jeff Foxworthy Show. He guest starred on the shows Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Screen Two, Lonesome Dove: The Series, The Visitor Touched by an Angel, The Pretender, The Practice, Chicago Hope. and Walker Texas Ranger. He appeared in the movies Class Action (1991), Frozen Asssets (1992), The Harvest (1993) Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Hacks (1997),. Homegrown (1998), Claudine's Return (1998),. Five Aces (1999), A Stranger in the Kingdom (1999), and South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000). In the Naughts, he appeared in the movies Killer Diller (2004) and The Way (2013). In the Teens, he appeared in the movies 42 (2015) and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014).
Matt Clark also directed episodes of CBS Schoolbreak Special and Midnight Caller, as well as the movie DA (1994).
Matt Clark was an extremely talented actor. Of course, he was best known for Westerns, and he appeared in a number of them. He played his share of outlaws, including Bob Younger in The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid and George Newcomb in the TV movie The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang. He also played lawmen, such as his role as a sheriff in the The Legend of the Lone Rangers, ranch hands (Smiley in The Cowboys), cowboys (Pete in the Culpepper Cattle Co.), and even an old prospector (his final role in the movie A Million Ways to Die in the West). Of course, he appeared in much more than Westerns. He made a brief appearance as the Secretary of Defence in The Adventures of Bucakaroo Banzai in the 8th Dimension. He played a modern day police lieutenant on the TV show Dog and Cat. In Return to Oz, he played Uncle Henry, Dorothy Gale's uncle and Aunt Em's husband. Matt Clark could play a wide array of roles and play all of them well.
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