Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Actor

Born: December 24, 1955 (66 years old)

Died: November 23, 2022

Place of birth: 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.

Filmography (25)

• Sons of Thunder (1999, ★ 9.3)
• Die Hard (1988, ★ 7.8)
• The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990, ★ 6.7)
• Top Gun (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994, ★ 7.3)
• The Perfect Race (2019, ★ 7.4)
• Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005, ★ 6.4)
• The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983, ★ 5.6)
• The Karate Kid Part II (1986, ★ 6.3)
• The Facts of Life (1979, ★ 7.1)
• Matlock (1986, ★ 7.1)
• Christmas on the Coast (2018, ★ 6)
• Simon & Simon (1981, ★ 6.7)
• 227 (1985, ★ 6.8)
• Diff'rent Strokes (1978, ★ 7.1)
• L.A. Takedown (1989, ★ 5.5)
• The Duck Factory (1984, ★ 6.1)
• CHiPs (1977, ★ 6.9)
• Walker, Texas Ranger (1993, ★ 7)
• Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002, ★ 4.5)
• Left Behind (2000, ★ 4.3)
• Little Monsters (2012, ★ 4.4)
• Off the Mark (1987, ★ 3.9)
• A Matter of Faith (2014, ★ 4.8)
• The Sector (2016, ★ 3.4)