Clarence Gilyard Jr.

ActingBorn: December 24, 1955in Moses Lake, Washington, USADied: November 23, 2022

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.

Clarence Gilyard Jr.

The Perfect Race

Christmas on the Coast

The Sector

Rabbit Days

The Track

A Matter of Faith

Chasing Shakespeare

Little Monsters

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

Left Behind II: Tribulation Force

Left Behind

Sons of Thunder

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

Walker, Texas Ranger

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

L.A. Takedown

Die Hard

Off the Mark

The Karate Kid Part II

Top Gun

Matlock

227

Things Are Looking Up

The Duck Factory

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Simon & Simon

The Facts of Life

Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

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