Clarence Gilyard Jr. - Movies, Bio & Filmography

Meet Clarence Gilyard Jr.

★ Acting🎥 21 films📺 10 TV shows📅 1977–2019🔥 1

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

Born in Moses Lake, Washington, USA

1955-12-24 (age 66 at death)

Died 2022-11-23

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.