As per our current Database, Norman Matlock has been died on 30 September, 2015 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
When Norman Matlock die, Norman Matlock was 90 years old.
| Popular As | Norman Matlock |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 90 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
| Born | August 8, 1925 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) |
| Birthday | August 8 |
| Town/City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nationality | USA |
Norman Matlock’s zodiac sign is Leo. According to astrologers, people born under the sign of Leo are natural born leaders. They are dramatic, creative, self-confident, dominant and extremely difficult to resist, able to achieve anything they want to in any area of life they commit to. There is a specific strength to a Leo and their "king of the jungle" status. Leo often has many friends for they are generous and loyal. Self-confident and attractive, this is a Sun sign capable of uniting different groups of people and leading them as one towards a shared cause, and their healthy sense of humor makes collaboration with other people even easier.
Norman Matlock was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
He chatters a bit then looks at Robert De Niro and says "Bye killer", perhaps his most memorable cinematic quote while playing Charlie T in Taxi Driver (1976). But Matlock was a veteran with a distinguished career before and after the famous movie.
Police commissioners, preachers, detectives and judges are among the characters he played through the years. Among the directors he worked with, there's impressive names like Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, John Landis, Spike Lee, Ivan Reitman and Daniel Petrie.
One of the finest black actors of his generation, with a fine voice and incredible presence, Matlock appeared in different kinds of projects ranging from comedies such as The Blues Brothers (1980) and Ghostbusters (1984) to dramas like The Long Walk Home (1990) and Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) His association with Spike Lee provided back-to-back experiences in Crooklyn (1994) and Clockers (1995), which was produced by Scorsese, who directed him in Taxi Driver some years before.
He died at the age 90 in 2015, leaving behind a limited but outstanding body of work.
