Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Birthday
1955/12/24
Day of death
2022/11/23 (66 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Moses Lake, Washington, USA
Also know as
Clarence Gilyard, Jr., Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr.
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...Read more
Acting
(1988) Die Hard
as Theo
(2005) Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
(2002) Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
(2000) Left Behind
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
(1984) Things Are Looking Up
as Clement McCallister
(1990) The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Roy Bryant
(2012) Little Monsters
as Ben Foreman
(1987) Off the Mark
as James B. White
(2014) A Matter of Faith
as Professor Portland
(1983) The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
as ---
(1986) Top Gun
as Sundown
(1994) Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
(2016) Rabbit Days
as Auguste Porter
(2016) The Track
as Psychiatrist
(2016) The Sector
as Reverend Raines
(1986) The Karate Kid Part II
as G.I. #1
(2018) Christmas on the Coast
as Fletcher Reese
(2019) The Perfect Race
as Coach Michaels
(1989) L.A. Takedown
as Mustafa Jackson
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
(2014) Chasing Shakespeare
as Jeremiah Ward
(1979) The Facts of Life
as Matt
(1986) Matlock
as Conrad McMasters
(1981) Simon & Simon
as Wally Stokes
(1985) 227
as Harold Bailey
(1978) Diff'rent Strokes
as The Student
(1999) Sons of Thunder
as ---
(1984) The Duck Factory
as Roland Culp
(1977) CHiPs
as Benjamin Webster
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger
as Jimmy Trivette
(1978) Diff'rent Strokes
as Frank Simpson