‘He Died the Way He Lived, On His Terms’

Matt Clark, an actor whose profession spanned six a long time, died at his Austin Texas, residence from problems after again surgical procedure, TMZ reported on Monday, March 16.

The Army vet’s second film was the 1967 Sidney Poitier basic In the Heat of the Night. He adopted by a string of Westerns, together with 1972’s The Cowboys with John Wayne, Jeremiah Johnson with Robert Redford, and The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean with Paul Newman. Clark additionally starred in Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid in 1973, The Outlaw Josey Wales reverse Clint Eastwood in 1976 — and even 2014’s Western spoof A Million Ways to Die in the West.

Clark could also be most well-known for enjoying the bartender in Back to the Future III and in addition had guest-starring gigs on Bonanza, Kung Fu and Dynasty.

“Clark was an ‘actor’s actor’ who loved and respected the job, but was not concerned with stars and fame. He was impressed when working with good people who loved their families. He felt ‘lucky’ about his career … and ‘he died the way he lived, on his terms,’” his household advised TMZ.

He was 89.

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