Acting credits
28
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Acting
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Movies: 19Series: 9
TMDB ID: 51581
IMDb ID: nm0319739
Known for: Acting
Born: December 24, 1955
Died: November 23, 2022
Age: 66
Place of birth: Moses Lake, Washington, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1977 - 2019
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.33
Wikidata: Q1095435
Also known 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 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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Clarence Gilyard Jr..
7.4
The Perfect Race
as Coach Michaels
2019 Movie
6.0
Christmas on the Coast
as Fletcher Reese
2018 Movie
3.4
The Sector
as Reverend Raines
2016 Movie
3.5
Rabbit Days
as Auguste Porter
2016 Movie
4.8
A Matter of Faith
as Professor Portland
2014 Movie
3.1
Chasing Shakespeare
as Jeremiah Ward
2014 Movie
4.4
Little Monsters
as Ben Foreman
2012 Movie
6.4
Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
2005 Movie
4.5
Left Behind II: Tribulation Force
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
2002 Movie
4.3
Left Behind
as Pastor Bruce Barnes
2000 Movie
7.2
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
1994 Movie
6.5
Walker, Texas Ranger: One Riot, One Ranger
as Ranger James 'Jimmy' Trivette
1993 Movie
6.7
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Roy Bryant
1990 Movie
5.4
L.A. Takedown
as Mustafa Jackson
1989 Movie
7.8
Die Hard
as Theo
1988 Movie
3.3
Off the Mark
as James B. White
1987 Movie
6.3
The Karate Kid Part II
as G.I. #1
1986 Movie
7.1
Top Gun
as Sundown
1986 Movie
5.0
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
1983 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Clarence Gilyard Jr..
9.5
Sons of Thunder
1 eps
1999 Series
6.9
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Jimmy Trivette • 202 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Matlock
as Conrad McMasters • 87 eps
1986 Series
6.7
227
as Harold Bailey • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.0
The Duck Factory
as Roland Culp • 13 eps
1984 Series
6.7
Simon & Simon
as Wally Stokes • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
as Matt • 1 eps
1979 Series
7.1
Diff'rent Strokes
as The Student • 1 eps
1978 Series
6.8
CHiPs
as Benjamin Webster • 22 eps
1977 Series