Acting · Moses Lake, Washington, USA · Born December 24, 1955
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.
MovieThe Perfect Race
2019
as Coach Michaels
MovieChristmas on the Coast
2018
as Fletcher Reese
MovieThe Sector
2016
as Reverend Raines
MovieRabbit Days
2016
as Auguste Porter
The Track
2016
as Psychiatrist
MovieA Matter of Faith
2014
as Professor Portland
MovieChasing Shakespeare
2014
as Jeremiah Ward
MovieLittle Monsters
2012
as Ben Foreman
MovieWalker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
2005
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
MovieLeft Behind II: Tribulation Force
2002
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
MovieLeft Behind
2000
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
TVSons of Thunder
1999
MovieWalker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1994
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
MovieWalker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
1993
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
TVWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Jimmy Trivette
MovieThe Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
as Roy Bryant
MovieL.A. Takedown
1989
as Mustafa Jackson
MovieDie Hard
1988
as Theo
MovieOff the Mark
1987
as James B. White
MovieThe Karate Kid Part II
1986
as G.I. #1
MovieTop Gun
1986
as Sundown
TVMatlock
1986
as Conrad McMasters
TV227
1985
as Harold Bailey
Things Are Looking Up
1984
as Clement McCallister
TVThe Duck Factory
1984
as Roland Culp
MovieThe Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983
TVSimon & Simon
1981
as Wally Stokes
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
as Matt
TVDiff'rent Strokes
1978
as The Student
TVCHiPs
1977
as Benjamin Webster
