Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Birthday: 1955-12-24

Deathday: 2022-11-23

Place of birth: Moses Lake, Washington, USA

Also known as: Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr.

imdb_id: nm0319739

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.

Played in movies:

Die Hard

Score: 7.8

The Perfect Race

Score: 7.4

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Score: 7.2

Top Gun

Score: 7.1

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

Score: 6.7

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

Score: 6.5

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

Score: 6.4

The Karate Kid Part II

Score: 6.3

Christmas on the Coast

Score: 6.0

L.A. Takedown

Score: 5.4

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Score: 5.0

A Matter of Faith

Score: 4.7

Left Behind II: Tribulation Force

Score: 4.5

Little Monsters

Score: 4.4

Left Behind

Score: 4.2

Rabbit Days

Score: 3.5

The Sector

Score: 3.4

Off the Mark

Score: 3.3

Chasing Shakespeare

Score: 3.1

The Track

Score: 0.0

Things Are Looking Up

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Sons of Thunder

Score: 9.5

Diff'rent Strokes

Score: 7.1

Diff'rent Strokes

Score: 7.1

Matlock

Score: 7.1

The Facts of Life

Score: 7.1

Walker, Texas Ranger

Score: 7.0

CHiPs

Score: 6.8

227

Score: 6.7

Simon & Simon

Score: 6.7

The Duck Factory

Score: 6.0