Clarence Gilyard Jr.
- Acting
- December 24, 1955 · Moses Lake, Washington, USA
- November 23, 2022
Biography
Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr. (December 24, 1955 – November 23, 2022) was an American university professor, actor, and author. As a performer, he appeared in film, television, and stage productions; some sources give his middle name as Alfred. Gilyard was known for his roles as second private investigator and right-hand man Conrad McMasters to Ben Matlock (played by Andy Griffith) on the legal drama series Matlock from 1989 to 1993; Pastor Bruce Barnes in the first two Left Behind movies; Cordell Walker's (played by Chuck Norris) Texas Ranger partner, James "Jimmy" Trivette, in the 1990s crime drama Walker, Texas Ranger; Theo, the terrorist computer expert in Die Hard; and Lieutenant (junior grade) Evan "Sundown" Gough in Top Gun.
Known for
Filmography
- The Perfect Race · Coach Michaels
- Christmas on the Coast · Fletcher Reese
- The Sector · Reverend Raines
- Rabbit Days · Auguste Porter
- The Track · Psychiatrist
- A Matter of Faith · Professor Portland
- Chasing Shakespeare · Jeremiah Ward
- Little Monsters · Ben Foreman
- Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire · Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
- Left Behind II: Tribulation Force · Pastor Bruce Barnes
- Left Behind · Pastor Bruce Barnes
- Sons of Thunder
- Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion · Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
- Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger · Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
- Walker, Texas Ranger · Jimmy Trivette
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake · Roy Bryant
- L.A. Takedown · Mustafa Jackson
- Die Hard · Theo
- Off the Mark · James B. White
- The Karate Kid Part II · G.I. #1
- Top Gun · Sundown
- Matlock · Conrad McMasters
- 227 · Harold Bailey
- Things Are Looking Up · Clement McCallister
- The Duck Factory · Roland Culp
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
- Simon & Simon · Wally Stokes
- The Facts of Life · Matt
- Diff'rent Strokes · The Student, Frank Simpson
- CHiPs · Benjamin Webster