Actor

Clarence Gilyard Jr.

1983–present1955–2022DramaActionThriller

Chronicler of the Human Condition

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Known For

21 acting credits

as Theo

Die Hard

as Theo

1988

Die Hard

as Sundown

Top Gun

as Sundown

1986

Top Gun

Filmography

2019The Perfect RaceCoach Michaels7.4 2018Christmas on the CoastFletcher Reese6.0 2016Rabbit DaysAuguste Porter3.5 2016The TrackPsychiatrist 2016The SectorReverend Raines3.4 2014A Matter of FaithProfessor Portland4.8

About

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.

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