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Matt Clark

Actor · Died March 15, 2026, aged 89 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matt Clark (November 25, 1936 — March 15, 2026) was an American actor and director with credits in both film and television. Clark has played diverse character roles in Westerns, comedies, and dramas. Clark was born in Washington D.C., the son of Theresa (née Castello), a teacher, and Frederick William Clark, a carpenter. Clark grew up in Conyers, Georgia. After serving in the military, he attended college at George Washington University, but later dropped out. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matt Clark (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 25, 1936
Died
March 15, 2026 (aged 89)
From
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 113 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Matt Clark's films like?

Across their 42 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
24%
Self
17%
Survival
15%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 42 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 18 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 27 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 22 · Intense 14

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 20 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 25 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 28 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 35 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 8
Shadow
3 of 8
Threshold guardian
2 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
32
Thrilling
10
Absurd
7
Dread
7
Warm
9
Other
31

How their films linger

Fun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Matt Clark's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Matt Clark's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

113 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page.

  • Z Nation(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ambulance Driver Zombie (uncredited) · as Cult Follower (uncredited) · as Zombie (uncredited) · as Zombie in Storm Z (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • A Million Ways to Die in the West(2014)

    as Old Prospector

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 42(2013)

    as Luther

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Way(2010)

    as Padre Frank

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • And I Lived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kevin

  • Killer Diller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Barge Captain

  • Five Aces(1999)

    as Phillip

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Claudine's Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Pelican

  • Homegrown(1998)

    as Sheriff Stanley Kroopf

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Hacks(1997)

    as Bus Driver

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Visitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Monroe

  • The Practice(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jesse Manning

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Trilogy of Terror II(1996)

    as Ansford

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Lyle Bowman

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Raven Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Ed Hudson

  • The Jeff Foxworthy Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 18 episodes · as Walt Bacon

  • She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Crazy for a Kiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Doug Kinross

  • Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh(1995)

    as Honore Thibideaux

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • A Season of Hope(1995)

    as Wallace Porter

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ben Wilson

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Markus Cavanaugh

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Clarence Gates

  • The Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Hank

  • Grace Under Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Homeless Man

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cooper's Friend · as Hank Cotton

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Barbarians at the Gate(1993)

    as Edward A. Horrigan Jr.

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dead Before Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as John DeSilva

  • Frozen Assets(1992)

    as J.F. Hughes

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • A Seduction in Travis County (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Dobbs

  • Class Action(1991)

    as Judge Symes

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cadence(1990)

    as Bean Sr.

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Back to the Future Part III(1990)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Blind Witness(1989)

    as Lt. Schapper

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • House III: The Horror Show(1989)

    as Dr. Tower

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Terror on Highway 91(1989)

    as Jim Warren

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Chief Clark (Northampton)

  • Midnight Caller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Da (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues(1987)

    as Sgt. Grinder

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • CBS Summer Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Matt

  • The Quick and the Dead(1987)

    as Doc Shabitt

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Let's Get Harry(1986)

    as Walt Clayton

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Out of the Darkness(1985)

    as John Hubbard

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Love, Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Fannie Groda

  • Return to Oz(1985)

    as Uncle Henry

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tuff Turf(1985)

    as Stuart Hiller

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Doug Kinross

  • Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Tom McMullen

  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension(1984)

    as Secretary of Defense

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Phil Cranston

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Love Letters(1983)

    as Chuck Winter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Honkytonk Man(1982)

    as Virgil

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Highway Honeys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Wolfe Crawley

  • In the Custody of Strangers(1982)

    as Mike Raines

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Some Kind of Hero(1982)

    as Mickey

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Children Nobody Wanted(1981)

    as Bill Westbrook

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • An Eye for an Eye(1981)

    as Tom McCoy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of the Lone Ranger(1981)

    as Sheriff Wiatt

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Magnum, P.I.(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Damon

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Ruckus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Cecil 'Cece' Grant

  • Brubaker(1980)

    as Purcell

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang(1979)

    as George 'Bitter Creek' Newcomb

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Dreamer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Spider

  • The Driver(1978)

    as Red Plainclothesman

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Lacy and the Mississippi Queen(1978)

    as Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lucan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dog and Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Lt. Arthur Kipling

  • Dog and Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Lt. Arthur Kipling

  • Outlaw Blues(1977)

    as Billy Bob

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Vengeance(1976)

    as Grover

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)

    as Kelly

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hearts of the West(1975)

    as Jackson

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Kansas City Massacre(1975)

    as Verne Miller

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Melvin Purvis G-MAN(1974)

    as Charles 'Charlie' Parlmetter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • This Is the West That Was(1974)

    as Buffalo Bill Cody

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Great Ice Rip-Off(1974)

    as Georgie

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eric Boulton · as Seth Berwick

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Terminal Man(1974)

    as Gerhard

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Execution of Private Slovik(1974)

    as Dunn

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Laughing Policeman(1973)

    as Coronor · as Coroner

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • White Lightning(1973)

    as Dude Watson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Emperor of the North(1973)

    as Yardlet

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid(1973)

    as J.W. Bell

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean(1972)

    as Nick the Grub

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Kung Fu(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Niebo

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • ABC Afterschool Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil Cranston

  • The Waltons(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Jeremiah Johnson(1972)

    as Qualen

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid(1972)

    as Bob Younger

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Culpepper Cattle Co.(1972)

    as Pete

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Pocket Money(1972)

    as American Prisoner

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Cowboys(1972)

    as Smiley

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Honky(1971)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Funny Face (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Grissom Gang(1971)

    as Joe Bailey

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Macho Callahan(1970)

    as Jailer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Beguiled(1971)

    as Scrogins

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Monte Walsh(1970)

    as Rufus Brady

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge at Remagen(1969)

    as Cpl. Jellicoe

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Frankie · as Harris

  • Will Penny(1967)

    as Romulus Quint

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • In the Heat of the Night(1967)

    as Packy

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • T.H.E. Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Killer

  • The Rat Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Corporal Meekin

  • Black Like Me(1964)

    as Mugger in alley

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Paco Perez

  • Ben Casey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Bonanza(1959)

    Show 1 episode · as Fantan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 113 titles from 1959 to 2014; peak year 1984.

Biggest box office

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

$245M worldwide

Highest rated

Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

Film career

19592014

Peak 1984 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting111 of 113: 111 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting2 of 113: 2 only directing, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s9 · acting1970s38 · acting1980s31 · 29 acting · 2 crew1990s28 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s4 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 43 roles
6772778792

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Matt Clark's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 64; across their 42 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 42

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up23
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th22
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978)

89th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Matt Clark's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles37–84 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles17–58 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles20–82 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles30–58 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles34–75 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Matt Clark work with?

People who share at least 2 of Matt Clark's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Curtis shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles