Clarence Gilyard Jr.

Known for ActingBorn 1955-12-24Died 2022-11-23Moses Lake, Washington, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Sons of Thunder

Die Hard

The Perfect Race

Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion

Matlock

Top Gun

Walker, Texas Ranger

Diff'rent Strokes

The Facts of Life

227

CHiPs

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

Simon & Simon

Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire

The Karate Kid Part II

Christmas on the Coast

The Duck Factory

Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

L.A. Takedown

A Matter of Faith

Left Behind II: Tribulation Force

Little Monsters

Left Behind

Off the Mark

Rabbit Days

The Sector

Chasing Shakespeare

The Track

Things Are Looking Up