Clarence Gilyard Jr.
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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Full filmography
- The Facts of Life (1979) as Matt
- Simon & Simon (1981) as Wally Stokes
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) as Jimmy Trivette
- Matlock (1986) as Conrad McMasters
- CHiPs (1977) as Benjamin Webster
- Top Gun (1986) as Sundown
- Die Hard (1988) as Theo
- 227 (1985) as Harold Bailey
- The Karate Kid Part II (1986) as G.I. #1
- Sons of Thunder (1999)
- The Duck Factory (1984) as Roland Culp
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978) as The Student
- Diff'rent Strokes (1978) as Frank Simpson
- Left Behind (2000) as Pastor Bruce Barnes
- L.A. Takedown (1989) as Mustafa Jackson
- Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005) as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) as Roy Bryant
- Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002) as Pastor Bruce Barnes
- Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994) as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
- Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger (1993) as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
- A Matter of Faith (2014) as Professor Portland
- Christmas on the Coast (2018) as Fletcher Reese
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
- The Sector (2016) as Reverend Raines