Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
December 24, 1955 ( 67 years old )
Place of Birth
Moses Lake, Washington, USA
Also Known As
Clarence Gilyard, Jr.
Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr.
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
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.
Known For
Die Hard
1988-07-15Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
2005-10-16Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
2002-10-29Left Behind
2000-10-30Things Are Looking Up
1984-06-24The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990-11-11Little Monsters
2012-01-02Off the Mark
1987-11-01A Matter of Faith
2014-10-17The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983-02-06