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This is a testament to what a skilled character actor can accomplish with limited screen time.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Jessie Jones, a veteran TV character actor who guested on such popular series as Murphy Brown, Newhart and Night Court and also was a prolific comedy playwright, has died.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Matt Clark, the familiar character actor who like sagebrush found his way into Westerns including Paul Newman’s The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, John Wayne’s The Cowboys and Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
The longtime character actor was never lacking for work on television, with well over 100 shows to his name.
—Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Jessie Jones, a veteran TV character actor who guested on such popular series as Murphy Brown, Newhart and Night Court and also was a prolific comedy playwright, has died.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2026
Matt Clark, the familiar character actor who like sagebrush found his way into Westerns including Paul Newman’s The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, John Wayne’s The Cowboys and Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
The longtime character actor was never lacking for work on television, with well over 100 shows to his name.
—Kelly Martinez, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Character actor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/character%20actor. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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