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Matt Clark, Veteran Character Actor Known for Westerns, Dies at 89

Family members say he died in Austin from complications after spinal surgery that followed a recent back fracture.

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Overview

  • He died on March 15, 2026, at his home in Austin, Texas, according to his wife, Sharon Mays.
  • Mays attributed his death to complications from a spine operation, and daughter Aimee Clark said he had broken his back months earlier.
  • Over six decades he amassed more than 120 film and television credits, establishing himself as a versatile character actor.
  • Younger audiences remember his turn as the saloon bartender in Back to the Future Part III, after earlier work alongside John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Paul Newman.
  • He is survived by his wife, four children and a large extended family, and his final film appearance came in 2014’s A Million Ways to Die in the West.