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Michael J. Foxs Heartfelt Reunion Before Clarks Death

The Back To The Future actor Matt Clark had a reunion with one of his former costars prior to his death at age 89 on Sunday.One of the Back To The Future III st...

Michael J. Foxs Heartfelt Reunion Before Clarks Death
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March 17, 2026

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The Back To The Future actor Matt Clark had a reunion with one of his former costars prior to on Sunday.

One of the Back To The Future III star's last public appearances was connecting with his castmate Michael J. Fox last year.

Clark joined in for the Back To The Future reunion at the Dallas Fan Expo last year to celebrate the film's 40th anniversary, per TMZ.

He reportedly caught up with Fox backstage before later joining in on the Q&A with the cast of the beloved movie series. 

Clark is best known for starring in the third installment of the Back to the Future film series. 

He played the role of Chester the bartender in the Wild West version of Hill Valley set in 1885.

Matt Clark had a reunion with one of his former costars prior to his death at age 89 on Sunday; pictured in May 2014

One of the Back To The Future III star's last public appearances was connecting with his castmate Michael J. Fox last year; pictured in January 2025

He famously witnessed the battle between Marty McFly (Fox) and Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) in front of the Palace Saloon.

Clark died from complications following back surgery, his wife Sharon Mays told Variety.

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Clark joined in for the Back to the Future reunion at the Dallas Fan Expo last year to celebrate the original film's 40th anniversary

He reportedly caught up with Fox backstage before later joining in on the Q&A with the cast of the beloved movie series

In Back to the Future III, Clark played the role of Chester the bartender in the Wild West version of Hill Valley set in 1885, who famously witnessed the battle between Marty McFly (Fox) and Buford 'Mad Dog' Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson); Fox is pictured in 1985 Back to the Future movie still

Clark had an acclaimed and illustrated career in film, television and theater; pictured in May 2014

He is mostly associated with movies and shows in the Western genre

'I just loved 'em,' Clark said about the Western genre in a 1991 interview. 'Just like you always wanted to do as a little kid, you put on chaps and boots and tie on spurs that jingle when you walk'

He appeared in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and in shows like Bonanza, Kung Fu and Dynasty. 

Clark also directed and helmed the 1988 feature film Da, which followed a New York playwright summoned to Ireland to bury his father. 

'He was the kind of actor that defined Hollywood filmmaking in its greatest era,' Hacks director Gary Rosen said in a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.