Clarence Gilyard Jr.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 24, 1955
- Died
- November 23, 2022 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Moses Lake, Washington, USA
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.
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Filmography
The Perfect Race
Movie · as Coach Michaels
Christmas on the Coast
Movie · as Fletcher Reese
Rabbit Days
Movie · as Auguste Porter
The Track
Movie · as Psychiatrist
The Sector
Movie · as Reverend Raines
A Matter of Faith
Movie · as Professor Portland
Chasing Shakespeare
Movie · as Jeremiah Ward
Little Monsters
Movie · as Ben Foreman
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
Movie · as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
Movie · as Pastor Bruce Barnes
Left Behind
Movie · as Pastor Bruce Barnes
Sons of Thunder
TV · 1 ep
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
Movie · as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
Movie · as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
Walker, Texas Ranger
TV · as Jimmy Trivette · 202 eps
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Movie · as Roy Bryant
L.A. Takedown
Movie · as Mustafa Jackson
Die Hard
Movie · as Theo
Off the Mark
Movie · as James B. White
Top Gun
Movie · as Sundown
The Karate Kid Part II
Movie · as G.I. #1
Matlock
TV · as Conrad McMasters · 87 eps
227
TV · as Harold Bailey · 1 ep
Things Are Looking Up
Movie · as Clement McCallister
The Duck Factory
TV · as Roland Culp · 13 eps
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
Movie
Simon & Simon
TV · as Wally Stokes · 1 ep
The Facts of Life
TV · as Matt · 1 ep
Diff'rent Strokes
TV · as The Student, Frank Simpson · 1 ep
CHiPs
TV · as Benjamin Webster · 22 eps