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Matt Clark, Western and ‘Back to the Future’ actor, dies at 89

Matt Clark, an actor known for several Westerns and featured in "Back to the Future III," has died. He was 89.

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Matt Clark, an actor known for several Westerns and featured in “Back to the Future III,” has died. He was 89. Video above: Remembering those we lost in 2026Amiee Clark, Matt’s daughter, told The Hollywood Reporter that her father died on Sunday in Austin, Texas. She also said that he had broken his back several months ago and was dealing with complications. Clark was best known for his numerous acting credits, mostly in Westerns. Clark had been in numerous Westerns over the course of his career, including “The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,” “The Cowboys” and “The Outlaw Josey Wales.” In “Back to the Future III,” Clark played Chester the bartender.

Matt Clark, an actor known for several Westerns and featured in “Back to the Future III,” has died. He was 89.

Video above: Remembering those we lost in 2026

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Amiee Clark, Matt’s daughter, told The Hollywood Reporter that her father died on Sunday in Austin, Texas. She also said that he had broken his back several months ago and was dealing with complications.

Clark was best known for his numerous acting credits, mostly in Westerns.

Clark had been in numerous Westerns over the course of his career, including “The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,” “The Cowboys” and “The Outlaw Josey Wales.”

In “Back to the Future III,” Clark played Chester the bartender.

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